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Mercy General Volunteer Recognized at Mayor's State of the City Address
Raynia Kinniston has been volunteering at the hospital since 1960
Raynia Kinniston with
City Councilman Steve Cohn |
Sacramento, CA, February 25, 2010 - Mayor Kevin Johnson today recognized a Mercy General Hospital volunteer for her 49 years of service during his annual State of the City address before the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce.
Mayor Johnson delivered his State of the City address this afternoon before hundreds of business and government leaders at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Sacramento.
Mayor Johnson spoke about his volunteerism initiative as a huge success during his first year in office. He introduced Raynia Kinniston as an outstanding volunteer. The 95-year-old Land Park resident takes light rail and the bus three times a week from her home to volunteer at Mercy General. "She's been volunteering at Mercy Hospital since 1960. She has donated more than 45,000 hours of service to the hospital," said Mayor Johnson. "That is equivalent to 22 years of fulltime work. Truly amazing."
Kinniston volunteers at the information desk and in the gift shop at the hospital. She turns 96 in June and says nothing will stop her from volunteering at Mercy General. "I'm going to continue to volunteer as long as I can, as long as I'm able."
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About Mercy General Hospital
Mercy General Hospital has been serving the Sacramento community for more than 100 years. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy General has been at its current site in the heart of East Sacramento since 1925. Mercy General Hospital has 342 licensed beds, a physician staff of more than 800, delivers 2,700 babies annually and leads the state in open-heart surgery. Mercy General is one of six Sacramento area hospitals that are part of Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), a system of 41 hospitals and medical centers in California, Arizona and Nevada and the nation's eighth largest healthcare system. In 2009, CHW provided more than $1 billion in community benefit and free care for the poor.
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