Mercy Health awarded $250K grant to upgrade MRI equipment at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

YOUNGSTOWN — Mercy Health-Youngstown was awarded a $250,000 grant to upgrade outdated MRI equipment at Mercy Health — St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and create three new jobs.

"As a health system, our continued reinvestment in both how and where we deliver care is based on the needs of those here in the Mahoning Valley," Dr. John Luellen, market president for Mercy Health-Youngstown, said in a news release. "This grant enhances our ministry's local investment in both equipment and associates by supercharging our capacity to treat people close to home."

By upgrading the existing MRI equipment at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Mercy Health will be able to significantly increase its capacity to quickly and accurately diagnose and treat patients, the release states.

In addition to Appalachian Regional Commission funds, local sources will provide $439,990, bringing the total project funding to $689,990.

"St. Elizabeth Hospital and our frontline health care workers are second to none and serve the people of Mahoning Valley with grit and determination every day," U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, said. "I am proud that this badly needed funding will be coming to our community to ensure that we have the highest quality care."

This story was originally published August 25, 2021 at 4:24 AM with the headline "Mercy Health awarded $250K grant to upgrade MRI equipment at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital."