Through her generosity, the Sisters opened Mercy Hospital in 1908. The gift of the H.H. Timken residence and 30 acres of land from businessmen W. Robert and Henry H. Timken in 1950 led to the opening of Timken Mercy Hospital in 1952. Significant expansions to Timken Mercy led to the 1970 consolidation of services there and the closing of old Mercy Hospital. Now sponsored by the Canton partnership of CSA Health System and University Hospitals Health System, it is still Stark County's only Catholic hospital. Representing more than 500,000 members, Ohio Health Choice creates and maintains statewide networks of more than 170 hospitals and 22,000 physicians, along with claims repricing and comprehensive medical management programs.
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The Open House also sponsors education and prevention programs for adolescents and adults. Providing medical and respiratory care equipment to nursing homes, hospices and patient homes since 1985. At the request of Bishop Emmet M. Walsh of Charleston, the Sisters expanded their ministry to open Providence Hospital in 1938. Widely respected for maternity care, the hospital shifted focus in 1974 to establish Providence Heart Institute, a nationally recognized referral center for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. LifeReach, one of the first hospital-based air ambulances in the State, flies critically ill and injured patients within the Carolinas and Georgia.