A mom brought her approximately eight-year-old daughter to Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh to have her ears cleaned. She noted that her daughter had long-standing trouble hearing and thought ear wax […]
Mission of Mercy 2024
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Preparing for Mission of Mercy 2024
Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh’s 2023 event shattered all records. The two-day annual event provides free vision, hearing, and dental care. This year’s event will be held Nov 1-2, 2024. More […]
Making Care Available to All
S+S, Spring 2024, p. 6 Community care has long been a focus point in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. In the past few years, however, both Departments — along […]
Mission of Mercy 2023
On the first day of the 2023 Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event, a homeless woman who struggles with vision loss as a result of childhood abuse came to the vision […]
OPH Team Runs for GES
The finish line is always the end goal of a marathon. In the case of the Phaco Fanatics team, however, the ultimate goal is to raise $1,000 for the Guerrilla […]
The Impact of Providing Care at Mission of Mercy
Now in its seventh year, Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh has treated over 5,000 patients since its inception. This free two-day dental, eye, and hearing clinic is for the underserved members […]
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Addressing the Needs Within Our Community
S+S Fall 2022 For the first time in its six-year history, Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh had three clinics: dental, vision, and hearing. Over 1,465 patients received free quality care at […]
Vision Care Joins Mission of Mercy
For three years, Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh has hosted a two-day clinic providing free dental care to the underserved members of the community. This year, free vision care was also […]