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Bon Secours Mercy Health
Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026
Intelligence summary
Documented successes: Since 2017 the programs have attracted $7.4 million (Mercy Health institution-level figure, not a Northern Region program metric) in grants and matching funds to support regional technology and entrepreneurship efforts (Mercy Health research and innovation page); Runs "Getting Your Business Started," a free eight-week entrepreneurship class funded by the PNC Foundation with laptops awarded to participants; Holds annual Innovation Challenges at its Toledo hospitals for associate-submitted ideas; Staffs a dedicated Entrepreneur in Residence with more than 25 years in innovation and product development; Bon Secours Mercy Health also employs a Chief Nurse Innovation Officer, Brian Weirich, DHA, MSN, RN, named on Becker's 2026 chief innovation officers list
Mandate and remit
Bon Secours Mercy Health's Mercy Health innovation team in its Northern Region runs an entrepreneurship and idea-commercialization program built around a Director of Innovation, an Entrepreneur in Residence, a Business Advisor for underserved entrepreneurs and an Innovation Grant Manager. Internally it holds annual Innovation Challenges at its Toledo hospitals, where associates submit ideas to improve patient care, and convenes clinician ideation sessions on specific problems. Externally it serves community entrepreneurs through "Getting Your Business Started," a free eight-week entrepreneurship class funded by the PNC Foundation that awards laptops to participants. The team draws on state and federal economic development programs including Ohio Third Frontier's Entrepreneurial Services Program and Technology Validation Start-up Fund and the SBA Community Navigator Program. This program is separate from the system's venture arm, Accrete Health Partners (formerly Accel Health).
These routes appear in the program's sourced public record.
Documented successes
Since 2017 the programs have attracted $7.4 million (Mercy Health institution-level figure, not a Northern Region program metric) in grants and matching funds to support regional technology and entrepreneurship efforts (Mercy Health research and innovation page); Runs "Getting Your Business Started," a free eight-week entrepreneurship class funded by the PNC Foundation with laptops awarded to participants; Holds annual Innovation Challenges at its Toledo hospitals for associate-submitted ideas; Staffs a dedicated Entrepreneur in Residence with more than 25 years in innovation and product development; Bon Secours Mercy Health also employs a Chief Nurse Innovation Officer, Brian Weirich, DHA, MSN, RN, named on Becker's 2026 chief innovation officers list
Organizational home: Mercy Health Research and Innovation (Northern Region innovation team), Bon Secours Mercy Health
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