Facts and Figures
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Founded by the Sisters of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus in 1913, Mercy Medical center has grown to include:
- 375 Beds
- 700 Attending Physicians
- 1,700 Employees
- 100,000 Annual Patient Visits (Inpatient and Ambulatory)
- 35,000 Annual Emergency Room Visits
- 1,500 Annual Newborn Deliveries
Mercy Medical Center Firsts
Mercy Medical Center is at the forefront of compassionate, state-of-the-art medical care, pioneering numerous procedures and technologies on Long Island.
- First hospital on L.I. to perform laser arthroscopic surgery for sports injuries
- First to provide autologous blood transfusions
- First to perform Cochlear ear implants
- First to use transtracheal oxygen technology
- First to use the “Thermal Choice” procedure for excessive menstrual bleeding
- First to utilize the “Harmonic Scalpel” for virtually “bloodless” surgery
- First to utilize the LightSpeed CT Scanner
- First and only hospital in New York State to offer computer-assisted robotic total knee replacement surgery
- First hospital in the Northeast to offer AMIS® single-incision minimally-invasive total hip replacement surgery
- First hospital in the Northeast to offer EsophyX™ non-invasive transoral surgery for GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- First hospital on Long Island to offer Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) for gastric banding weight-reduction
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