The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently presented its 100-year milestone award to MercyOne Clinton Medical Center.
Liz Summy, FACHE, the AHA Regional Executive, presented the award to Mellissa Wood, Chief Operating and Nursing Officer, and Dr. Ashton Nickles, Chief Medical Officer.
The award recognizes MercyOne for 100 years of participation and leadership in the AHA. While the AHA was founded in 1898, the first year of admitting institutional members was 1919. MercyOne Clinton Medical Center is among the AHA’s earliest members.
“The AHA 100-year milestone award is a testament to MercyOne’s long-standing commitment to delivering high-quality and compassionate health care to the Clinton community. On behalf of everyone at MercyOne, I want to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the AHA and the Clinton community for their support over the past 100 years,” said Mellissa Wood, COO / CNO of MercyOne Clinton Medical Center.
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
MercyOne Clinton’s history dates back more than 130 years.
Located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River, MercyOne Clinton Medical Center is a faith-based, full-service community health system serving residents in Clinton, Iowa, and surrounding communities in eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois.
MercyOne Clinton provides a wide range of services to help meet the health care needs of residents in the bi-state area. With two main campuses, MercyOne Clinton operates 163 licensed beds.
As the area’s largest employer, MercyOne Clinton's staff of more than 800 provides excellence in patient care. The medical staff, which includes more than 50 providers, many of whom are board-certified, also helps to meet the community's health needs.
PICTURED: Mellissa Wood, Chief Operating and Nursing Officer; Dr. Ashton Nickles, Chief Medical Officer; and Liz Summy, FACHE, the AHA Regional Executive.
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About MercyOne
MercyOne is a connected system of health care facilities and services dedicated to helping people and communities live their best life. MercyOne’s care providers and staff make health the highest priority. The system’s clinics, medical centers, hospitals and affiliates are located throughout the state of Iowa and beyond. Headquartered in central Iowa, MercyOne is a member of Trinity Health (based in Livonia, Michigan) – one of the largest not-for-profit Catholic health care systems in the nation. Learn more at MercyOne.org
About the American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the health improvement of their communities. The AHA advocates on behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, our clinician partners – including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers – and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides insight and education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends. For more information, visit the AHA website at www.aha.org.
