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Mercy Care ‘Conspiracy of Compassion’ invites citizens to prioritize dignity

Health care nonprofit sees affordable housing as key component to well-being

Aerial view of a large, modern multi-story apartment complex with a rooftop parking deck, surrounded by trees and urban streets—designed to promote well-being and offer affordable housing in a vibrant community.

Mercy Care foot washing offers healing for Atlanta’s homeless

Several people sit in chairs while Mercy Care volunteers provide foot washing and tend to their feet. The setting appears to be a community service event for Atlanta homeless, with supplies and equipment visible around them.

Mercy Care’s Street Medicine Team Named Healthcare Champions at Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Annual Healthcare Industry Awards Event

Four adults, three in suits and one in a patterned dress, stand together indoors by large windows. The person second from the right wears a leopard print jacket. All are smiling—true Healthcare Champions from the Mercy Care Street Medicine Team.

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 […]

Community Outreach Champions of the Year: Dr. Monica Parker and Mercy Care Street Medicine Team

Two people in separate frames: on the left, Dr. Monica Parker with short hair, a patterned jacket, and necklace; on the right, a man with short hair and a beard in a light button-down, both set against a light blue geometric background for Mercy Care Street Medicine.

When temperatures drop, who steps up for Atlanta’s homeless?

A snow-covered city street with cars parked along the sides, people walking across the road in cold weather, and tall buildings in the background. Trees and traffic lights line the street on a wintry day.

Kathryn Lawler Makes the 2024 Atlanta 500: Education & Healthcare List

Kathryn Lawler, recognized in Atlanta 500 for her impact in Education & Healthcare, stands indoors near a window and green plants, smiling at the camera with long light brown hair and a teal cardigan over a black shirt.

Mercy Care Rome hopes to grow in 2022

Hand-drawn garden plan for Mercy Care Rome's Meditation Garden, showing new trees to grow 2022, existing trees, benches, a gazebo, circular pathways, and stepping stones—all sketched in pink ink.

For the past 40 years the former Riverside Elementary School has been home to Mercy Care Rome. In 1929, there was a gym and playing field in the back of […]

Mercy Care: healing Atlanta’s homeless

A woman wearing a Love Las Vegas shirt and a blue face mask smiles as a Mercy Care healthcare worker in a white coat and gloves prepares to give her a healing vaccine shot in her upper arm.

Shelters in the Storm

A spacious, well-lit room with cushioned chairs, tables, and blue privacy curtains dividing sections—similar to those found in emergency shelters. Medical equipment and photos on the walls create a comfortable, clinical environment.

Mercy Care’s Recuperative Care programs for men and women provide a safe, healing place for those experiencing homelessness to stay after discharge from hospitals. For the compromised patients currently sheltering […]