Many speakers at Thursday’s dedication suggested the addition of the new, state-of-the-art Thomas M. Hardt Tower at Mercy Hospital Southwest will help propel the hospital — and the larger health care community — into a better future marked by excellence and high expectations.
Mercy Hospital President and CEO Simon Ratliff thanked dozens of individuals and groups at Thursday's event. Ratliff said they were instrumental in making it possible to conceive of and develop the Thomas M. Hardt Tower, which was described as a world-class addition to the Mercy Southwest campus.
Sister Judy Morasci, of the Sisters of Mercy, helps cut the ribbon — actually one of four ribbons — at Thursday's dedication of the newly constructed Thomas M. Hardt Tower at Mercy Hospital Southwest.
Mercy Hospital Community Board Chairman Morgan Clayton was one of several speakers at Thursday's ribbon-cutting and dedication of the long-awaited addition to Mercy Hospital Southwest, the Thomas M. Hardt Tower.
"I'm just so thankful for our community who give their time, their resources, and their energy to make sure that as our community grows, we collectively are well placed to continue serving well into the future," said BJ Predum, president of Dignity Health’s Central Valley market in California.
"We started with a vision of excellence, quality and service for Kern County, and now it's become a reality," said Julie Sprengel, president of the California region of Common Spirit, Dignity Health's parent company.
Many speakers at Thursday’s dedication suggested the addition of the new, state-of-the-art Thomas M. Hardt Tower at Mercy Hospital Southwest will help propel the hospital — and the larger health care community — into a better future marked by excellence and high expectations.
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Thomas Hardt, accompanied by his wife, Barbara, cuts the ribbon at Thursday’s dedication of the Thomas M. Hardt Tower at Mercy Hospital Southwest.
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Mercy Hospital President and CEO Simon Ratliff thanked dozens of individuals and groups at Thursday's event. Ratliff said they were instrumental in making it possible to conceive of and develop the Thomas M. Hardt Tower, which was described as a world-class addition to the Mercy Southwest campus.
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Sister Judy Morasci, of the Sisters of Mercy, helps cut the ribbon — actually one of four ribbons — at Thursday's dedication of the newly constructed Thomas M. Hardt Tower at Mercy Hospital Southwest.
Rod Thornburg / For The Californian
The newest addition to Mercy Hospital Southwest is the Thomas M. Hardt Tower, which was dedicated at a well-attended event Thursday.
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Mercy Hospital Community Board Chairman Morgan Clayton was one of several speakers at Thursday's ribbon-cutting and dedication of the long-awaited addition to Mercy Hospital Southwest, the Thomas M. Hardt Tower.
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"I'm just so thankful for our community who give their time, their resources, and their energy to make sure that as our community grows, we collectively are well placed to continue serving well into the future," said BJ Predum, president of Dignity Health’s Central Valley market in California.
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Close to 200 people attended Mercy Hospital Southwest’s dedication Thursday of the new Thomas M. Hardt Tower.
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"We started with a vision of excellence, quality and service for Kern County, and now it's become a reality," said Julie Sprengel, president of the California region of Common Spirit, Dignity Health's parent company.
The gleaming-new four-story Thomas M. Hardt Tower stood tall behind him as Mercy Hospital President and CEO Simon Ratliff began his remarks at the tower’s dedication Thursday at Mercy Hospital Southwest.
“So my wife recently asked me what I wanted for Christmas,” Ratliff said, drawing laughter from nearly 200 in attendance.