Mission
Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care, Inc. exists to provide cost-effective
quality-oriented health care to the residents, businesses and
industries of North Carolina, adhering to the core values of
the Sisters of Mercy, which are: sacredness of life, dignity
of the individual, justice, mercy, service and excellence.
Overview
The Sisters of Mercy have served the healthcare needs of the
people of Western North Carolina since their arrival in Asheville
in 1900. Today, we provide the people of Asheville, Buncombe
County and surrounding counties with medical care, physical
therapy and substance abuse counseling at our not-for-profit
facilities.
The three Sisters of Mercy
Urgent Care Centers provide evaluation and treatment of
injuries and illnesses of a non-life-threatening nature to the
general public on a walk-in basis. Our centers also provide
medical care to the employees of over 70 percent of all businesses
and industries in Buncombe County.
Our organization also takes health care directly into the workplace
and correctional institutions through Health
Designs, our occupational medicine division. In addition,
ARP/Phoenix,
our behavioral health division, provides prevention and treatment services in 28 counties of Western North Carolina.
Services
Urgent Care - Medical
care for non-life-threatening injuries and illness
Three Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care Centers provide evaluation
and treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses
to the men, women and children of the region regardless of their
ability to pay. The Urgent Care Centers serve more people than
any other facility of their type in Western North Carolina,
with over 67,000 patient visits last year.
Health Designs
- On-site medical care for business and industry
Sisters of Mercy physicians and nurses take health care into
the workplace and correctional institutions through Health Designs,
our occupational medicine division. Last year Health Designs
engaged in over 135,000 occupational patient interactions, serving
over 1,000 businesses and industries as well as inmates and
offenders at local jails and juvenile detention centers.
ARP/Phoenix
- Substance abuse and other behavioral health and wellness programs
In 2006, ARP/Phoenix’s facilities and programs ministered to over 7,000 patients and provided over 90,000 services in over 30 counties in North Carolina. Through individual and group counseling, education programs, information dissemination, and community building work, ARP/Phoenix helps individuals, families, and communities lead healthier and more fulfilling lives.
Last
year approximately 225,000 patient visits/encounters took place
at Sisters of Mercy Services Corporation healthcare facilities
in North Carolina.
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