Tipperary woman honoured at Mercy Stars awards in Cork
Stories of compassion, dedication and teamwork take centre stage
Mercy University Hospital in Cork and The Mercy Foundation have honoured hospital teams, as well as individuals and community groups, whose extraordinary dedication and commitment have made a lasting difference to patients and their families across the region.
Their stories of compassion, dedication, and teamwork took centre stage at the annual Mercy Stars on Friday, September 11 at Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork.
Among those recognised at the Mercy Stars Awards was Máire Wixted from Upperchurch, Tipperary, who has become a valued supporter of “The Mercy” by sharing her passion and gift for gardening.
Máire created and developed Garville Gardens, a passion project and shared vision of Máire and her late husband Seán.
She regularly opens the gardens to the public to raise funds for Mercy University Hospital, with her fundraising particularly focused on supporting research into myelofibrosis and improving outcomes for patients with rare blood cancers.
Speaking at the event, Rachel Stevenson, CEO of The Mercy Foundation, said “We are incredibly proud to recognise our hospital teams, whose compassion, professionalism and dedication make such a difference to patients and their families every day.
“Mercy Stars is about saying thank you to all of these people and celebrating the community of staff, volunteers, fundraisers and supporters who are at the heart of ‘The Mercy’ family”.