Community Rallies to Support Mercy Medical Center and late friend, Andy Yee
June 22, 2023
Categories: Philanthropy
Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, MA has embarked on an important initiative to benefit the local community and honor the late Andy Yee, a local restaurateur and longtime supporter and friend to the hospital. Following his cancer diagnosis, Andy sought treatment at the Sister Caritas Cancer Center, where Yee and his family developed a strong relationship with Dr. Philip Glynn, his oncologist. Grateful for the high quality, compassionate care Yee received until his passing in 2021, Sarah Yee approached hospital leaders about creating a space dedicated to palliative care for patients.
The Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit will be located on the fifth floor of Mercy Medical Center and will be overseen by Philip Glynn, MD, Director, Sister Caritas Cancer Center, and Laurie Anne Loiacono, M.D., Chief of Critical Care. The Unit will be designed to provide an inviting, soothing space for end-of-life care for patients and families, as well as patients with chronic illnesses requiring pain and symptom management. It will include eight (8) private, warmly decorated rooms, a family comfort area with a prayer room, and a family and physician consultation room.
This new unit will be a fitting tribute to a very special individual, who, during the course of his life, touched and welcomed so many. Throughout the pandemic, Andy Yee, with his business partner, Peter Picknelly, owner, Peter Pan Bus, delivered thousands of meals, in one of Peter’s buses to Mercy colleagues as well as to other organizations throughout the Springfield community. His first stop was always Mercy Medical Center.
With gifts from former Governor Charlie Baker, former Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Liberty Bank Foundation and many friends, family and local organizations, Mercy is ready to begin renovations to complete the Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit and start caring for patients and their families during their most difficult times.
To learn more about the Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit, click here.
The Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit will be located on the fifth floor of Mercy Medical Center and will be overseen by Philip Glynn, MD, Director, Sister Caritas Cancer Center, and Laurie Anne Loiacono, M.D., Chief of Critical Care. The Unit will be designed to provide an inviting, soothing space for end-of-life care for patients and families, as well as patients with chronic illnesses requiring pain and symptom management. It will include eight (8) private, warmly decorated rooms, a family comfort area with a prayer room, and a family and physician consultation room.
This new unit will be a fitting tribute to a very special individual, who, during the course of his life, touched and welcomed so many. Throughout the pandemic, Andy Yee, with his business partner, Peter Picknelly, owner, Peter Pan Bus, delivered thousands of meals, in one of Peter’s buses to Mercy colleagues as well as to other organizations throughout the Springfield community. His first stop was always Mercy Medical Center.
With gifts from former Governor Charlie Baker, former Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Liberty Bank Foundation and many friends, family and local organizations, Mercy is ready to begin renovations to complete the Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit and start caring for patients and their families during their most difficult times.
To learn more about the Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit, click here.