Polo at the Point 2009 - Point Clear Charities, Inc.

This year, Point Clear Polo has designated Mercy’s Guardian Angel the fund-raising program supporting Mercy’s pediatric home care program, as the main beneficiary of the 2010 Polo at the Point.

Since 1998, Mercy Medical’s pediatric home care has served more than a thousand critically ill children. It was the first and one of the only programs in the area that solely focused on delivering home healthcare, palliative care and hospice care to children up to 18 years of age in Mobile and Baldwin counties. The program helps children with chronic illness needing close monitoring, medication administration, care of infusion catheters, wounds, failure to thrive and other treatments. A registered nurse, trained in pediatrics provides treatment and educates the family about medications, diet, and the emotional effects of a serious illness of a child.

Mercy Medical provides care to any child in need, no matter of their family’s ability to pay. Because Medicaid or private insurance doesn’t always cover many pediatric home care services, sometimes more than 70 percent of these costs are funded through Guardian Angel. Learn about families that have shared their stories to show how vital Mercy’s pediatric program is to our community.

Other beneficiaries of Polo at the Point include:

Donations
If you would like to make a donation, you may do so online or by calling 621-4464.