Hundreds of families celebrated the season at the 2025 Healthy Families Expo, enjoying holiday activities while accessing dozens of community health resources and screenings.
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Mercy Health Lima has been granted $300,000 as part of the Ohio Department of Health's "Health Improvement Zones" project. It's an initiative to improve health disparities faced by many people. Mercy Health will be working to get more information from residents by focusing on specific neighborhoods.
Bluffton University students learned more about one local health professional's story Tuesday morning. Ronda Lehman, president of Mercy Health Lima, spoke with the students about how she rose to the position that she has today. This presentation is part of Bluffton University's forum series. Lehman hopes that hearing about health care might inspire some of the students in the audience to pursue a career in that field.
Wapakoneta City Schools and Mercy Health Lima have announced they will be entering into a ten-year partnership. Mercy Health Lima is one of the partners that will be contributing to Wapak's athletic facilities, including the $1.75 million grandstand stadium project. Mercy Health will also offer training and speakers for the schools to help educate students and staff. Both parties hope the partnership will not only benefit the students, but also the community of Wapak as a whole.