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Mercy Health Foundation Lebanon
100 Hospital Dr,
Lebanon, MO 65536
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We are always creating ways to help better the lives of people in the community.
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If you have any questions or would like more information about how your donations will be utilized in your community, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Karen Simpson-Neasby at karen.simpson-neasby@mercy.net or call 417.553.6192.
Mercy Health Foundation Lebanon is here to help meet the health care needs of those we serve throughout Laclede and Pulaski Counties. The Foundation raises funds to improve patient care programs, fund lifesaving equipment and provide resources that benefit patients at Mercy Hospital Lebanon and Mercy Clinics in Lebanon and neighboring communities.
Mercy Health Foundation Lebanon is a nonprofit organization. We are dependent on the donations and support of generous foundations, corporations and caring individuals like you. Your gifts to Mercy Health Foundation Lebanon help enhance patient programs, fund lifesaving equipment and capital projects, and support charity care programs and services for those who need it most.
When you donate to Mercy Health Foundation, you support critical projects in our community. That’s right. Every dollar you give advances health care right here at home.
Mercy Health Foundation Lebanon supports the hospital by enhancing patient programs, funding lifesaving equipment and supporting capital projects.
Curry Cancer Center
Hundreds of patients are diagnosed with cancer in our community each year. Mercy’s oncologists offer advanced treatment for the most challenging diseases, while keeping patients close to home. But they can’t do it alone. Funds raised by Mercy Health Foundation Lebanon benefit technology-driven programs and projects, as well as provide continuing education for co-workers, keeping them knowledgeable in rapidly changing, specialized fields.
Mercy Rolla
A new campaign to bring 3D mammography to the Rolla community demonstrates our commitment to supporting cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment options. We’re thankful for great partners like Team Anita Pay It Forward and Adrienne’s Wonder Warriors. These organizations understand the need for more women to have access to this advanced screening technology and are standing alongside us to help bring 3D mammography to Mercy Rolla.
Mercy Kids
Catherine McAuley, Mercy’s founder, had a particular concern for the poor. More specifically, she worked to assist women and children in need.
Donors like you continue Catherine’s legacy by supporting the Foundation’s Mercy Kids campaign. This initiative is improving the quality of care for Mercy’s littlest and most vulnerable patients with renovations to the labor and delivery suites and updates to the children’s pre-operative and recovery bays. Waiting areas are being enhanced with play spaces and family-friendly furnishings to bring comfort to pediatric patients and their families.
Your contribution to Janet’s Wish provides comfort items for hospice patients and their loved ones.
Your contribution to the Red Door Pantry supports Mercy co-workers experiencing food insecurity by providing access to nutritious foods for free. These services can be accessed through our administrative offices or crisis committee.
Your contributions provide school supplies for underserved students in Phelps County.
Team Anita is a Memorial Fund created to honor the memory of Anita K. Lynch after her courageous battle with cancer. Your contributions help provide items like nutritional supplement shakes, transportation assistance, wigs and hats, and more to patients battling cancer at Mercy Hospital Rolla.
Your contributions to Brighten the Journey bring vital support to Curry Cancer Center patients during their most challenging times. From providing nutritional supplement shakes and transportation assistance to wigs and hats, you help ensure patients have the resources they need to navigate their journey with strength and dignity.
Your contributions to Catherine’s Closet provide necessities for new mothers and their babies. Families in need can access car seats, pack and plays for safe sleeping, onesies, diapers, breast pumps, and more. Items provided by Catherine’s Closet are also available to families receiving treatment in our Emergency Department.
Because of your generosity, our Foundation continues to make a lasting difference for Mercy’s patients, programs and services. In FY25, you helped us raise more than $300,000 — and together, we allocated over $500,000 to improve the health of our community. This impact was made possible not only through this year’s gifts, but also through the strength of prior-year reserves and investment income. Thanks to you, we were ready to meet urgent needs with care and compassion.
Every year, lives are changed because donors like you stepped forward to give. This snapshot illustrates some of Mercy’s most critical fundraising initiatives that will benefit not only our patients and their families, but also our caregivers and our community.
More than $92K to purchase lifesaving equipment for the ER
Over $78K for a newborn warmer, two birthing beds and new bassinets for Labor and Delivery
Over $123K for transportation and prescription assistance, wigs for patients with cancer, and support for Catherine’s Closet, providing basic needs for underserved families
Over $150K raised at our annual Charity Bash to support cancer care at Mercy Hospital Lebanon
In 2003, Brenda Nutter’s life changed with her annual mammogram. What began as suspicious calcifications in her left breast turned out to be cancer, and it was spreading. Within months, she underwent a bilateral mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.
The following year, an abnormal Pap smear revealed more cancer, leading to multiple surgeries, including a radical hysterectomy. Then in 2005, tests confirmed thyroid cancer, and Brenda’s thyroid was removed. Through all her health challenges, Brenda was determined to keep a positive attitude.
In August 2019, Brenda noticed a lump in her breast. At first, she thought it was scar tissue from her previous mastectomy. But her instincts — and her faith — led her to get it checked. Tests confirmed Brenda had cancer again, this time estrogen-positive, HER-2 positive breast cancer. Brenda began a 12-week chemotherapy regimen, split between Mercy Hospital Lebanon and the Mercy Cancer Center in Springfield. She also received radiation treatments and ongoing care from her oncology team.
“God was blessing me through all of this,” Brenda says. “I was able to keep working most of the time. The trips to Springfield even gave me quiet time, just me and God.”
Today, Brenda is celebrating five years cancer-free. While she still experiences neuropathy, she considers it a small price to pay for her health and life.
“If I hadn’t done that self-exam in 2019, I might not be here today,” she says. “Even after a mastectomy, some breast tissue remains. My cancer came back in the same spot. Listen to your body. Know your body. And listen to God.”
Thanks to donor support, Mercy Cancer Center and the beautiful chapel at Mercy Hospital Lebanon have been places of healing, hope and spiritual renewal for countless patients in our community. Because of you, patients like Brenda can receive high quality, compassionate cancer care close to home.
Striving to continue the legacy of Catherine McAuley, Women with a Mission giving society combines resources, vision and passion for helping others to support and improve health care in our communities.
We are always creating ways to help better the lives of people in the community. Check back soon for upcoming events.
Please continue to check back for scholarship opportunities.
Scholarships – Learn more about the GOCAPS Scholarship. Deadline is April 1, 2025.
Thank you for your generous support and partnership as we continue to carry out Mercy’s mission in the communities we serve.
Mercy Health Foundation Lebanon
100 Hospital Dr,
Lebanon, MO 65536