February 2, 2019

Mercy Medical Center plans third annual Caritas Gala

REGIONAL
Staff report

Pictured at last year’s Caritas Gala are (left to right) Mark Fulco, president of Mercy Medical Center; Sister of Providence Mary Caritas Geary; Gov. Charlie Baker, Caritas Award recipient; Dr. Robert Roose, chief of addiction medicine and recovery services for Trinity Health Of New England; and Sister of Providence Kathleen Popko, president of the Sisters of Providence congregation. (IObserve photo/courtesy of Mercy Medical Center)

SPRINGFIELD – Plans are underway for Mercy Medical Center’s third annual Caritas Gala on Saturday, March 23, at MGM Springfield. 

With “An Evening at the Emmys” as its theme, the Caritas Gala will raise funds to benefit the greatest needs of Mercy Medical Center, “helping us to provide the best patient care in a first-class environment,” according to a Feb. 1 press release. “

These needs include renovations to our Emergency Department (ED) which will ensure reduced wait times, provide additional patient beds, and deliver a greater patient experience,” the press release stated.

Honorary chairpersons for the event include Paul Marchese, current vice chair of Mercy Medical Center’s Board of Trustees; Louis Durkin, medical director of the Emergency Department; Erin Daley, director of emergency room services; and Carolyn Meuse, emergency department complex care quality coordinator.

“We are thrilled to bring our gala to MGM this year and have had such a great response from the community,” said Carrie Fuller, chief development officer for Mercy Medical Center. “The event will sell out, helping to ensure that we are able to invest important philanthropic dollars into Mercy to provide the best of patient care when individuals need us most.”

The Caritas Gala will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, live entertainment, and a silent auction. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m., followed by a live auction and dancing until midnight.

Preregistration is required by March 1. For more information or to purchase tickets to the Caritas Gala, visit www.mercycares.com/CaritasGala.