Mercy Folsom provides local support to Mercy Village Families and Mirasol Housing Community
This holiday season, Dignity Health, a member of CommonSpirit Health, upheld its tradition of community service and healing by supporting over 15,000 families across California with thousands of presents and food for the holidays. Through the collective efforts of employees, physicians, volunteers, and community partners, Dignity Health provided 7,497 meals and delivered 17,042 holiday gifts to those in need.
“As healthcare workers, we have a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve,” shares Julie Sprengel, president of Dignity Health’s California Region. “Many families we encounter struggle to afford basic necessities like clothing, shoes, and food, let alone gifts for their children. For some, the gifts provided by Dignity Health are the only ones they will receive, and knowing we can spread humankindness beyond the walls of our hospitals during the holiday season is truly rewarding.”
In November and December, Dignity Health touched thousands of lives. From providing Thanksgiving meals to families in our communities and delivering holiday food boxes to multigenerational households, to organizing toy, coat, and clothing drives that reached thousands of families, our employees and partners showed extraordinary generosity and commitment to fostering meaningful connections within our communities.
At Dignity Health Mercy Hospital of Folsom, employees coordinated a food and gift drive for Mercy Village Families, which included clothes, toys, money and other requested items for low income families. Additionally, in November the hospital and the Dignity Health Neurological Institute provided over 400 meals to the Mirasol Housing Community at Thanksgiving.
“Supporting our local communities is at the heart of everything we do,” said Lisa Hausmann, President & CEO of Mercy Hospital of Folsom. “Our employees don’t just work here – they live here, raise their families here, and embody our mission of spreading humankindness every day, whether they’re caring for patients at the bedside or volunteering in our communities. Their dedication to serving others is truly remarkable.”
“Dignity Health is grateful to our health care workers maintaining essential services throughout the holiday period and ensuring continuous care for community members in need,” the hospital added in a press release.
Dignity Health is a multi-state nonprofit network of 10,000 physicians, more than 60,000 employees, 39 acute care hospitals, and 400-plus care-centers, including community hospitals, urgent care, surgery and imaging centers, home health, and primary care clinics in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. Dignity Health is a part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit health system committed to advancing health for all people and dedicated to serving the common good. For more information, please visit our website at www.DignityHealth.org.