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50th Anniversary Celebration!
5K run/walk for Cancer and Community Open House
- Healthy fun for the whole family! -
(Livonia, MI) – St. Mary Mercy Hospital is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year with festivities on Sunday, September 13. We are hosting our 3rd Annual 5K run/walk for Cancer at 9 a.m. and our Community Open House immediately following from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the theme, “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” It will surely be a day packed full of activity and fun!
5K Run/Walk for Cancer – sponsored by BrightHouse Networks
9 a.m. - Race Begins
The 5K run/walk is for cancer awareness…it is a celebration of life for cancer survivors, for those who have cancer, and an opportunity for family members and friends to participate to honor or remember a loved one. It is a time and place to come together to support and strengthen each other.
• Awards will be given to the first, second and third place overall male and female winners of each age division of the 5K Run.
• The USATF-certified course begins on St. Mary Mercy Hospital grounds and runners/walkers are then routed through the residential streets of Livonia.
• Runners and walkers who register before September 4 are guaranteed a race T-shirt.
• Registration is now open online at www.active.com/or visit www.stmarymercy.org/ for more information. Registration is $20 before September 4, 2009; and $25 from September 5 to Race Day.
• Any proceeds from this event go toward St. Mary Mercy’s Cancer Services to assist patients in need.
Community Open House - “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. – A variety of FREE activities for everyone! This event is celebrating our history and current progress, as well as future growth.
Health and Safety Events
• Health Education and New Technology
• Blood Pressure and Bone Density Screenings
• “Ask the Doctor” Booth
• Meet our Robot B.U.S.T.E.R.
• Joint Replacement Traveling Truck
• Cancer Prevention, Diabetes and Stroke Education, and more
• Hospital Tours
Events and Games for Kids
• Kids activities for all ages
• Teddy Bear Clinic (bring your stuffed toys)
• Inflatable Moonwalk (sponsored by the Livonia Family YMCA)
• Hockey Slap Shot Game (sponsored by Plymouth Whalers Hockey)
• Face Art
Community Rescue Teams
• Livonia Fire and Rescue
• The Big Red Fire Truck!
• Livonia Police
• MedFlight Helicopter
• Concord Ambulance
• Huron Valley Ambulance
• Livonia Civil Air Patrol
Special Guests and Entertainment
• Music by the Sunset Boulevard Band
• Special Show by Radio Disney AM 910 - “Choose Your Healthy Groove”
• Meet our Pet Therapy Dogs
• Detroit Tigers mascot Paws
• Food and Refreshments, prizes, and more!
St. Mary Mercy Hospital is located at 36475 Five Mile Road, Livonia (at the corner of Five Mile and Levan Roads). Register for the 5K on www.active.com. All activities at the Open House are FREE! For more information, visit www.stmarymercy.org/, or call 734-655-1590.
About St. Mary Mercy Hospital
St. Mary Mercy Hospital is a 304-bed hospital providing acute-care medical and health services to our community by board-certified doctors and registered nurses. We provide the highest quality services with leading-edge technology in our 24-hour Emergency Center, Heart & Vascular Center, Cancer Center, Birthing Center, Women’s Center, Center for Joint Replacement, Inpatient and Outpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Units, Sleep Center, Wound Care Center, and Michigan Bariatric Institute. We also offer same-day diagnostic testing and a variety of community health education services.
For a physician on staff at St. Mary Mercy, please call 1-888-464-WELL or visit www.stmarymercy.org/.
About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a newly expanded health care organization serving southeast Michigan. Health coverage spans six counties, including Livingston, Macomb, Oakland,
St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne. It includes 537-bed St. Joseph Mercy in Ann Arbor, 443-bed St. Joseph
Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy in Livonia, 136-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, 119-bed St. Joseph Mercy Port Huron, 113-bed Chelsea Community Hospital and 74-bed St. Joseph Mercy Saline. Combined, the seven hospitals are licensed for 1,726 beds, have five outpatient health centers, five urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 14,000 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians.
A member of Trinity Health, the nation’s fourth largest Catholic health care organization, SJMHS is committed to providing a remarkable patient experience by using leading edge technology in a comforting and healing environment. As a mission based organization, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System hospitals provides approximately $100 million in community benefit to the communities it serves each year.
For more information on health services offered at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, please visit www.stmarymercy.org/.