‘Make Your Mark on Cancer’ charity walk in aid of the Mercy Cancer Appeal to honour Micheál Sheridan on Sunday, July 14th
This year’s ‘Make Your Mark on Cancer’ charity walk, which will take place on Sunday, July 14th, will honour Micheál Sheridan, CEO of the Mercy University Hospital Foundation, who sadly lost his battle with cancer on June 4th, after a short illness. Hundreds of walkers take to the road for the 22km charity walk from The Viaduct to the Town Hall in Bandon, which will once again raise funds for the Mercy Cancer Appeal. This year’s walk marks a very special milestone in the history of the event, as the
Mercy University Hospital Cork introduces Kids Packs to support families in the midst of End of Life Care
In today’s society, death has largely been removed from the home, with over three quarters of deaths happening in a healthcare setting. The death of a family member or someone close affects many aspects of a child or young person’s life; and adults may question whether children should be visiting someone dying in hospital, out of concern for the child’s wellbeing. It is important for healthcare professionals to consider any child who may be affected by the death of a loved one and to engage with the
The Mercy University Hospital Foundation funds revolutionary FibroScan technology for non-invasive liver disease assessment at ‘The Mercy’
Technology funded by the Mercy University Hospital Foundation, which is used to assess the severity of liver disease, is now operational at Mercy University Hospital Cork. Traditionally patients needed to have a liver biopsy to assess and tell if there was significant permanent damage in the liver, but the new FibroScan works like an ultrasound and is quick, non-invasive, and painless. The FibroScan gives a computer generated image and a readout that tells exactly what the damage to the liver is