St. Mary Mercy Livonia to host 26th annual charity gala to benefit Healthy Livonia Initiative

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Bobby Maldonado

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

248-858-6662

Bobby.Maldonado@stjoeshealth.org

September 20, 2018

LIVONIA, Mich. (Sept. 20 2018) – St. Mary Mercy Livonia will host its 26th annual charity gala on Friday, October 12 at Laurel Manor Banquet and Conference Center in Livonia. This year's black-tie event, Harleys & Hot Rods, is expected to draw more than 600 attendees and help raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the Healthy Livonia initiative, a collaboration the hospital helped launch in 2016 to create a healthy, supportive environment across Livonia and a good quality of life for all residents.

"The mission of Healthy Livonia is to energize a community-wide focus on healthy living," said Dave Spivey, president & CEO of St. Mary Mercy Livonia. "Along with our partners in this initiative, we have already accomplished so much. Healthy Livonia has helped provide funding to redevelop a family-friendly playground, established a summer swimming program for children, and promoted exercise in the community by offering free family memberships to the Kirksey RecreationCenter."

The Platinum Sponsor of this year's charity gala is the DTE Energy Foundation, which generously donated $25,000. Josie Norcia and Kelly Athens are serving as honorary co-chairwomen of the event.

Sponsorships and tickets to the gala are still available. For more information, or if you would like to make a donation to help support Healthy Livonia, please contact St. Mary Mercy's Office of Philanthropy at 734-655-2980, or e-mail livoniaevents@stjoeshealth.org. ###

About St. Mary Mercy Livonia

St. Mary Mercy Livonia 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, Senior ER, 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.

About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a health care organization serving seven counties in southeast Michigan including Livingston, Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Jackson, and Lenawee. It includes 537-bed St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, 443-bed St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy Livonia, 136-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, and 133-bed St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea. Combined, the five hospitals are licensed for 1,553 beds, have five outpatient health centers, six urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 13,400 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians. SJMHS has annual operating revenues of about $1.9 billion and returns about $120 million to its communities annually through charity care and community benefit programs.