Mount Carmel Foundation Annual Report 2016 Annual Report | Page 7

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What is the Mount Carmel Community Service
Corporation, and why was it formed?

Mount Carmel has always been ahead of the game
when it comes to caregiving. Sister Gladys Marie
came to Columbus and lent her expertise to addressing
the need for specialized services. This was cutting-edge
for the time. This whole idea of specialized care was new
to the community. In 1984 the Mount Carmel Community
Service Corporation was formed to facilitate community
needs in hospice, senior and social services. These and
many other services are how we continued to transform
lives and our community.

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Mount Carmel is leading some exciting, new and
•innovative efforts. Can you talk about some
of the activities and plans underway?

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Since our very beginning, we have been growing
and continue to develop to meet the needs of
our communities. That includes the new full-service
hospital we’re building in Grove City, the expansion now
underway at Mount Carmel East and the redevelopment
we’ll soon see at Mount Carmel West. But even as
we grow, we will never abandon our deep roots in
Franklinton. We will maintain a strong presence at Mount
Carmel West. Expansion is necessary to continue our
mission and our ministries and also continue to provide
exceptional healthcare to everyone we serve. It’s also
giving us a greater chance to help residents across
central Ohio get the care they need and, for many,
care they can’t afford. Even as we expand, though, our
approach continues to be high-touch. We’re making sure
that people are taken care of emotionally and spiritually,
not just physically.

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How do you see the Foundation supporting
these efforts and how important is it to have
the Foundation involved?

Today, projects underway at Mount Carmel East, West and Grove
City are setting our course for the next century.

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You recently celebrated a very significant
milestone — your 60th anniversary with the
Sisters of the Holy Cross. Can you share a little about
your journey, how you feel, and what you’re looking
forward to accomplishing now?

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I’m fortunate to have done a lot. I have been a
•teacher and a principal, but I wanted to be in a
hospital. I wanted to lead. I went through the ranks. I
wanted to build and make things better for those who
were underserved. I wanted to ensure mission work in
the community or partner with those doing what we
could not — rescue human trafficking victims, saving
drug addicts. We are on the tip of the iceberg. I am
looking forward to continuing to support what we’re
doing and doing it better.

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