Mercy Health announced that Ronda Lehman will oversee both its Lima and Toledo markets following the departure of Toledo president Bob Baxter.
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Lehman, the Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Athena Award recipient, shared her personal journey to becoming the head of the medical center. Speaking to local businesswomen and men, she reflected on stories from her childhood through college and beyond, emphasizing the importance of relationships and staying true to oneself.
ercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center has opened its newly renovated pediatric care unit, marking the end of a nearly $6 million project aimed at improving care for the hospital’s youngest patients.
LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - Mercy Health St. Rita’s held its 6th annual Red Door Gala this evening, with all proceeds from this year’s event going tow…
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A new partnership between The Ohio State University and Mercy Health-St. Rita's is now in full swing.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Mercy Health-St. Rita's looked to the community for help caring for Lima area mothers and newborns.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Mercy Health St. Rita's raised money for behavioral health services with a night full of surprises on Thursday.
It was a chance to say thank you for all their hard work. Clients, staff, and administration from the Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities making stops at local hospitals with a special gift. We caught up with them at Mercy Health Saint Rita’s as they handed out baskets of snacks and thank you cards made just for the health care workers
We are just days away from Christmas, and local health officials are afraid that people will be sharing more than joy when they get together with friends and family. They say a recent surge of COVID- 19 cases and hospitalizations is partially to blame because of Thanksgiving gatherings. Around 90% of the people admitted into local hospitals with the coronavirus are unvaccinated. They are afraid that with Christmas and New Year’s Eve a week after, they will continue to see higher numbers of both at the start of 2022.
Starting December 20th, there will be a little over 1,000 guardsmen deployed in hospitals, mostly in the Northeastern part of the state. 150 of the members have medical training and will be helping on the front lines, the other 900 will be used with other duties like transportation and food service. The Ohio Department of Health is also working with a staffing company to bring in additional medical help from outside the state. As for the Lima hospitals, staffing is an ongoing concern.