By The Catholic Week Mercy Medical and the Sisters of Mercy’s legacy in Daphne is being recognized. The first installment of a display for the Daphne History Museum honoring the Sisters of Mercy and their history in Daphne was unveiled during a ceremony Sept. 19. The display includes Mercy Medical’s history, newspaper clippings and other historical documents. Several Sisters of Mercy attended a ceremony to unveil the display and be recognized. “Today, our youth want to be influencers on social media platforms. However the influencers of our generation, who many of us here had the privilege to work alongside at Mercy Medical, are the religious Sisters of Mercy,” said Mary Kay Polys, former president and CEO of Mercy Medical. “Their energy in ministering to the sick and economically poor, establishing schools, health care programs and hospitals across the world, impacted so many of us.” Mercy Medical was founded in 1949 as Villa Mercy, a convalescent home in Daphne. In its heyday, Mercy Medical grew to the largest employer in Baldwin County and the largest revenue generator in Daphne. Mercy Medical pioneered hospice in the late 1970s in South Alabama, opened the first regional Alzheimer’s and Dementia Community on the Gulf Coast, and launched Mercy Life, the first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). The Daphne History Museum is located at 405 Dryer Ave. It is open from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays and 1-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.