Mercy Hospital is a 488-bed acute care

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located in

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. It is

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hospital. Mercy Hospital was established in 1950. It was a member of the Catholic Health East until it was sold to HCA, which is the largest healthcare system in Florida. It is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of

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. The hospital has 2,300 full-time employees. Mercy Hospital's chief medical officer is Dr. Marilu Madrigal. In April 2023, Mercy Hospital opened a new emergency room facility near

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. It is a 10,000-square-foot facility with nine treatment rooms and an on-site laboratory.

Births

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gave birth to her second son on March 5, 2016. * In 2023, quadruplets were born at Mercy Hospital for the first time in the hospital's history.

Deaths

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References

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