Mercy Senior Friends to Hold Health Fair

From Mercy Medical Center: Mercy Senior Friends will host a FREE Senior Health & Wellness Fair, on Wednesday, May 17 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Mercy Medical Center’s Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Drive NW, Canton.

This event will offer a variety of FREE health screenings and information, FREE refreshments and door prizes as well as open houses and tours of Mercy Pulmonary/Cardiac Rehabilitation and Mercy Weight Management. Various Mercy Medical Center departments will also be on site with health and Medicare information.

Door prizes and refreshments will be provided by several extended care facilities and Mercy Medical Center.This exciting annual event is designed for those 50 and older. Registration is not necessary, just walk in. For more information, please call Mercy Senior Friends at 330-489-1215. Mercy Hall Auditorium is located directly behind the hospital’s main parking deck on the North side.

Mercy Medical Center, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System, operates a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 620 members on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Alliance, Carroll County, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville, North Canton, Plain Township and Tuscarawas County. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continues to be responsive to the needs of the community. For more information, see cantonmercy.org.

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