The Sisters of Mercy have a long history of healing ministry in the South. President Abraham Lincoln recognized them for their compassion and dedication to all soldiers in our Civil War. In 1880 they opened the first hospital in metro Atlanta, Atlanta Hospital, later named Saint Joseph's. In 1985 Mercy Care Services was incorporated as a non-profit and in 2001 built their current headquarters and clinic on Decatur Street in downtown Atlanta.
A LEGACY OF SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
More than $13 million dollars were raised in grants and donations in 2015.
88% of Mercy Care patients are uninsured and 84% live at or below the poverty line.
Mercy Care had 48,000 total encounters in 2015 including 7,435 dental visits, 5,207 case management efforts, and 9,101 mental health visits.
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The Georgia Bulletin, With dental drills, Mercy Care clinic extends healing, compassion (July 7, 2016)
(Feb. 17, 2016): Mercy Care Successfully Completes Capital Campaign for New Clinic in Chamblee
Mercy Care's 'Field of Light' Video
Atlanta Business Chronicle, Mercy Care plans greatly expanded health clinic in Chamblee (May 29, 2015)
Latest "Mercy Care Matters" Newsletter
Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Invisible Epidemic: Poor and mentally ill in Georgia (Sept. 21, 2015)
Atlanta Journal Constitution, 'Street Medicine' for city's homeless (Sept. 20, 2015)
