December 8, 2020 – The Sisters of Charity Health System and Cleveland Clinic have signed an agreement for Mercy Medical Center to become a full member of the Cleveland Clinic health system.
Mercy Medical Center is 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 2,700 people. U.S. News & World Report ranks Mercy Medical Center as 17th on its list of Ohio’s best hospitals.
All services at Mercy Medical Center, including COVID-19 response, will continue without interruption throughout the regulatory approval process.
Mercy Medical Center will maintain its Catholic identity through sponsorship by the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine. The agreement has met requirements of the Vatican and the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown.
The transaction, which follows a letter of intent signed Sept. 27, 2019, is expected to be finalized Feb. 1, 2021, subject to regulatory approval.