Mercy Medical Center (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)

Mercy Medical Center
Ascension Northeast Wisconsin
Main entrance
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Geography
Location	Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates	44.012886°N 88.601101°W / 44.012886; -88.601101
Organization
Care system	Ascension Health
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Services
Emergency department	Level III trauma center
Helipads
Helipad	(FAA LID: WS50)[1]
Number Length Surface ft m H1 40 12 Concrete
Public transit access	GO Transit
History
Opened	1891
Links
Website	www.affinityhealth.org/Mercy-Medical-Center
Lists	Hospitals in Wisconsin

Mercy Medical Center, officially Ascension Northeast Wisconsin Mercy Hospital, is a hospital founded in 1891 that serves the city of Oshkosh, in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Its emergency department is a level III trauma center.^[2]

History

Mercy Medical Center was founded by Father Roman Scholter, pastor of St. Mary's Church in 1891. He convinced the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother to come to Oshkosh and start St. Mary's Hospital. In 1895 the hospital moved into a four-story facility on the corner of Merritt and Boyd Streets which could accommodate 26 patients. In 1918, St. Mary's bought Lakeside Hospital on the other side town which they renamed as Mercy Hospital. The current building opened in 2000.^[3]

As of February 2018, the St. Mary's building operates as city-owned low-income apartments. The Lakeside Hospital building operates as a retirement community.

Affiliations

Mercy Medical Center associated with Appleton's St. Elizabeth Hospital in 1995 to form the Affinity Health System,^[4] which later incorporated Calumet Medical Center in 1998.^[5]

The hospitals and clinics of Affinity Health System were absorbed by and began using the Ascension name beginning September 20, 2016.^[6]

References

1. "AirNav: WS50 - Mercy Medical Center Heliport". airnav.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
2. "Winnebago County Designated Trauma Care Facilities". Wisconsin Department of Health Services. 2014-03-05. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
3. "Mercy Medical Center". www.affinityhealth.org. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
4. "St. Elizabeth Hospital". www.affinityhealth.org. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
5. "Calumet Medical Center". www.affinityhealth.org. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
6. "Wisconsin Catholic Healthcare Systems Unify as Ascension". www.affinityhealth.org. Retrieved February 1, 2018.