Mercy Medical Center - Immigrant Health Outreach Program-Obstetrics

What is it?

Through its Immigrant Health Outreach Program with a bilingual nurse patient navigator and medically trained interpreters, Mercy Medical Center offers culturally sensitive pre-natal care in its OB clinic. Following delivery, Mercy provides an in-house health education Spanish TV channel. To follow up on each birth, Mercy’s home care provider – with an interpreter – makes one post-partum home visit to ensure proper feeding and infant care.

Who is it for?

Spanish-speaking pregnant women as well as new mothers and their infants.

Why do they do it?

Mercy has recently experienced an influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants coming for care. The obstetrics effort of the Immigrant Health Outreach Program is part of the hospital’s commitment to ensure that “Mercy babies” thrive.

Contact: Sister Carolyn Capuano
Vice President of Mission
Telephone: 330-489-1094
E-mail: carolyn.capuano@csauh.com