Staff Highlight Archives | Mercy Care Atlanta

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 […]

Erica Stokes 30-years of Hope in Healing

Erica Stokes, a woman with dark hair wearing a navy blazer, white collared shirt, and a necklace, smiles at the camera against a neutral background, embodying Hope in Healing.

Erica Stokes joined Saint Joseph’s Health System five years after Mercy Care began to serve the poor and underserved in the community. She was working as a part-time payroll clerk […]

Rome makes a way

One of the first high-risk populations to be identified in the current COVID-19 outbreak was the elderly, particularly those at senior care centers. Mercy Care Rome offers daytime health services […]

Quilts carry on tradition of lasting warmth

A hand wearing a colorful embroidered bracelet holds a “Blanket Love Project” card next to several crocheted blankets, showcasing geometric patterns and vibrant colors that celebrate tradition and warmth.

Jim Kotaska holds up the vibrant, vintage fabrics of his youth — the very same fabric that his mother used to sew her maternity clothes, his father’s leisurewear, and his […]

Sister Jane Gerety comes home

Sister Jane Gerety, an older woman with short gray hair and a bright blue blazer, smiles at the camera. Colorful, blurred stained glass windows appear in the background.

On Jan. 6, 2020, Dr. Jane Gerety, RSM, will fill the role of chief mission officer for Saint Joseph’s Health System and Mercy Care, reporting to CEO Tom Andrews. In […]

More than meets the eye

Two men in an eye exam room, one in dark blue scrubs at the equipment and the other beside him in a white lab coat—both smiling at the camera, showing there’s more than meets the eye to a great patient experience.

Dr. James Stewart spent his first year at Mercy Care doing what optometrists do — examining eyes and looking for abnormalities — while also hoping to secure grant money to […]

One Day, Two Continents, Three Timezones

Three people stand together smiling at an event. The person in the center holds a trophy and plaque. All three wear business attire and name badges, celebrating success across Two Continents, with a stage and blue lights in the background.

Dermatology clinic and Street Medicine recognized in Milan, Italy and Dallas, Texas. The World Congress of Dermatology in Milan Mark Holzberg, M.D., Mercy Care volunteer physician and founder of Avail […]

“We all go through things.”

A smiling woman with long wavy hair, wearing a blue top, sits at a desk and discusses overcoming adversity with another person whose back is to the camera in an office setting.

In the spotlight. Debbie Stevens, nurse practitioner at Gateway, was recognized by IF Gathering at their women’s conference in February. Debbie was selected as an example of an excellent female […]

“It’s really all I’ve wanted to be.”

A smiling man with glasses and a beard, wearing scrubs and a stethoscope, stands in a well-lit hallway, embodying the aspirations of what I want to be in a medical or healthcare facility.

When you know, you know. By age 5, Dr. Jeff Moore knew he wanted to be a dentist. In elementary school, he dressed up as one for career fairs, and […]

Meet Dr. Onofre

Dr. Onofre smiles while using a stethoscope to listen to a female patient’s chest. The patient is also smiling as they sit together in a medical examination room with equipment visible in the background.

Service runs deep for Dr. Gabriel Onofre. For several years in the early 2000s, he sought to become a monk and dedicate his life to the Mission of Charity Brothers […]