News & Happenings

March is National Nutrition Month
March marks National Nutrition Month and at Mission of Mercy Arizona, we are grateful to have our very own Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Cecilia Chapman, RDN, CDCES, on our team to help our patients forge a path to good health. Over the past decade, the number of patients with Type 2 diabetes in more »

Spring Into Wellness 2023 in Photos
Please enjoy these great photos from our event! Hope you will join us next year for some great fun!

Register for the FREE 3rd Annual Spring Into Wellness Walk & Health Fair
1-Mile Family Walk & Health Fair At North Phoenix Baptist Church On March 11 Spring is the perfect time to get out and enjoy the great weather and put some well-deserved time into your own health and wellness, all for a good cause. Mission of Mercy is hosting our third annual Spring Into Wellness outdoor event more »

Managing Type 2 Diabetes
Recent Grants Provide Continued Funding to Tackle Chronic Condition In Arizona alone, nearly 600,000 adults are living with diabetes and one in every three adults is completely unaware they have pre-diabetes, a condition in which your body does not properly respond to insulin resulting in higher-than-normal more »

Catching Up With Elena Konerko
In celebration of MOM’s 25th anniversary, we visit with first nursing director in Arizona As part of MOM AZ’s 25th anniversary celebration, we’re visiting with past and present volunteers, patients, staff and community partners who have been integral to MOM’s mission over the years. We recently connected with Elena Konerko, who was MOM AZ’s first nursing more »

From Patient to Donor
MOM helps Paul Treadwell with skin cancer diagnosis As part of MOM AZ’s 25th anniversary celebration, we’re visiting with past and present volunteers, patients and community partners who have been integral to MOM’s mission over the years. Today we connected with Paul Treadwell, who was a MOM patient for a decade and now gives back to more »

My Trip to Israel: Finding Similarities a World Apart
By Shoshana Simones, Community Engagement Manager Last month I embarked on a 10-day professional development trip to Israel. The trip was part of my participation in a two-year fellowship through the Hadassah Women’s Organization to focus on building healthcare connections for women and underserved individuals, which aligns perfectly with our mission here at MOM. more »

Sonora Quest Labs Receives Lifetime Cornerstone Award
Former AZ Health Partnership Fund board member shares her inspiration for getting involved When Kim Fleurquin, Chief Risk Officer for Sonora Quest Laboratories, got involved with Mission of Mercy more than two decades ago, a part of her passion for the mission stemmed from a deeply personal healthcare crisis that her family faced. Following more »

Mission of Mercy Celebrates 25 Years of Delivering Free, Quality Healthcare to Arizonans in Need
Mission of Mercy Celebrates 25 Years of Delivering Free, Quality Healthcare to Arizonans in Need Sonora Quest Laboratories, Banner Health, CenterWell Pharmacy and Dignity Health, to Receive Awards Mission of Mercy Arizona, a Phoenix-based nonprofit dedicated to providing free primary medical care and prescription medications to those in need, will celebrate its 25-year anniversary with more »

Thank You Volunteers! 25th Anniversary Reception
Special thanks to all who attended our volunteer appreciation gathering in October 2022! We are grateful to be supported by so many dedicated current and former volunteers over the past 25 years. Here are some photos from that event: