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Memories…let them fill your mind, warm your heart, and lead you through this Christmas season.

As the Christmas Season is upon us, we joyfully celebrate the promises of His birth and look anew to the year ahead. For many however, the excitement of the holidays is shared with a deep sense of nostalgia, and even longing, for those we have lost. 

We at Mercy Hospital Downtown and Mercy Hospital Southwest are humbled by the responsibility to care for patients whose bodies can no longer be sustained by our compassionate physicians and nurses, but whose healing will come through an eternal journey. Partnering with our physicians, the Palliative Care Nurses, Chaplains, and Social Workers at Mercy Hospital come alongside patients and families during this darkest time. When chaos and uncertainty swirl, and the darkness envelopes, these compassionate, skilled caregivers begin to map the path toward light. They serve as the eyes when one cannot see, and they are a gift. 

In addition to ensuring every patient’s wishes are honored, they are experts in pain control, grief, emotional support and resources. They are here to coordinate care, educate on options and sometimes simply listen and pray. They do some of God’s most challenging, yet greatest work, for those in greatest need. 

This Christmas Appeal is our way of asking you to join us in our efforts to comfort those who have had a loss. Please consider celebrating the Christmas season by making a gift to the Friends of Mercy Foundation. A gift to our appeal will support the Palliative Care and Chaplain services by ensuring they have resources to support patients and families during the end of life. 

By contributing to this appeal and sharing your kindness with others, you will help continue the legacy of healing that the Sisters of Mercy started more than 100 years ago when they established Mercy Hospital in 1910. 

Join us this Christmas season and make a gift to the Friends of Mercy Foundation and Mercy Hospitals and help us care for our community.

It is because of you and your support, that we celebrate the legacy we have built, and gratefully look toward our future of continuing the compassionate, state of the art care you expect, right here in our community.

Thank you in advance for your incredible generosity, advocacy and support.

God Bless,

   
Sister Judy Morasci
Vice President of Mission Services            
   

 

 







Please be assured that 100% of your generous gift supports Mercy Hospitals Bakersfield and the continuing mission of the Sisters of Mercy. 

We at Mercy Hospital Downtown and Mercy Hospital Southwest are humbled by the responsibility to care for patients whose bodies can no longer be sustained by our compassionate physicians and nurses, but whose healing will come through an eternal journey. Partnering with our physicians, the Palliative Care Nurses, Chaplains, and Social Workers at Mercy Hospital come alongside patients and families during this darkest time. When chaos and uncertainty swirl, and the darkness envelopes, these compassionate, skilled caregivers begin to map the path toward light. They serve as the eyes when one cannot see, and they are a gift.