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Georgia Health Foundation Chooses Mercy

May 1, 2009 by Tracy Thompson

Georgia Health Foundation announced in November 2008 that Mercy Health Center was awarded a $25,000 grant to aid in hiring a nurse practitioner. The Georgia Health Foundation was created in 1985 through the conversion of the Georgia Medical Plan, Georgia’’s first nonprofit health main...

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Mercy Health, Interfaith Hospitality Network receive Jackson EMC grants

Jan 14, 2009 by Online Athens

Mercy Health Center in Athens, a volunteer-based nonprofit that provides no-cost medical, pharmaceutical and dental care, has been awarded an $8,400 grant by the Jackson EMC Foundation to develop a volunteer command center and training program. Above left, Mercy Health director Paul Buczynsky and...

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Cure Proving Elusive for health care system

Oct 11, 2008 by Crystal Owens

Office manager Mary Baxter probably has one of the most difficult jobs at Mercy Health Center. For more than an hour every Tuesday, Baxter must turn away most of the people who call the center wanting an appointment. There are only nine available appointments for the more than 150 people that cal...

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Gunsmoke Gala to Benefit Mercy Health Center

Mar 6, 2007 by Natalie Glenn, Plexus Web Creations

Mercy Health Center, a volunteer based 501©(3) nonprofit Christian health clinic that provides care for uninsured individuals in and around Athens, will present “Gunsmoke Gala – An Afternoon of Family Fun” on Saturday, March 24. The event will be held at Tucker Plantation in Colbert, Georgia...

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