April 7, 2025 (ATLANTA): Mercy Care is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Ellen Garrett as the new board chair of Saint Joseph’s Health System. Ms. Garrett succeeds outgoing board chair Michael Anderson. Ms. Garrett has been actively involved with Mercy Care since the early 2000s. “When I was introduced to Mercy Care, I…
He has never been given a reason to trust anyone: Gregory is a 73-year-old ex-con who served 20 years at Rikers in New York. After serving his time, he returned home to find his older sister, younger brother, and cousins had all succumbed to the temptation of crack. While serving parole in his childhood neighborhood,…
March 20, 2025 (ATLANTA): Mercy Care is pleased to announce that its Street Medicine Team has been selected as an honoree in the Community Outreach Champion of the Year category for Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2025 Health Care Champion Awards. The Annual Health Care Champion Awards honors the city’s frontline health care heroes alongside the industry’s…
Mental Health Specialist Sr. Beverly Kerr-Caesar Receives Esteemed Accolade named for Sisters of Mercy Founder Catherine McAuley Mercy Care, a federally qualified health center with four locations in Metro Atlanta and 274 employees, named Beverly Kerr-Caesar as the 2024 recipient of its McAuley Award for exhibiting the same qualities as Catherine McAuley, the founder of…
On Thursday, December 19th at dusk, Mercy Care hosted its annual Robert L. Mason Jr. Candlelight Memorial where more than 100 attended the service honoring the 176 metro Atlantans who died in 2024 while experiencing homelessness. Held outside of Mercy Care’s first clinic in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood, the assembled crowd lit a candle while…
Join us on December 19th as we come together to honor, remember, and inspire hope for the future. Mercy Care staff, board members, and clients invite the public to join them in honoring the passing of individuals from DeKalb and Fulton counties who have died in 2024 while experiencing homelessness. During the coldest and darkest…
Phase I adds 170 units of mixed-income family housing to the McAuley Park master plan in Southeast Atlanta November 4, 2024 — Mercy Care, Pennrose and project partners celebrated the grand opening of McAuley Station Phase I today, delivering 170 high-quality, mixed-income apartments adjacent to the Mercy Care campus in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of…
Last Monday, Maxim Barbers in Decatur hosted nine Recuperative Care clients at their shop. Six ladies and three men received haircuts, washes, and trims. Steve Siler, President of the Mercy Care Foundation, who goes to Maxim, pioneered the event. “I started going there because of the beard guy,” Steve said. “But I felt so much…
From Brooklyn, New York, to Marietta, Georgia, Yolanda Davis, Doctor of Ministry and board-certified chaplain, brings her love for God’s people. Growing up in Brooklyn, Yolanda was emerged in multiple cultures and religions. “This initiated my curiosity about God,” she says. So, it is no surprise Yolanda grew her interest in theology while traveling the…
Over two years ago, Earl Everson came to Mercy Care Decatur Street for a regular checkup. His visit went as expected. The nurse checked his vitals, asked a series of questions, and left the room. When the doctor came in, Earl thought he would get a good report and be back next year. Instead, he…
