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Mercy Urgent Care to open ninth location in Boone

Mercy Urgent Care is proud to announce its newest location in Boone, opening in 2025 in the Watauga Village Shopping Center off Blowing Rock Road. Once open, this clinic will provide patients in Watauga County with access to walk-in care at a fraction…

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Don’t be a ‘turkey’ this November

Celebration, family fun and the promise of a big meal often take center stage around the holidays, but it’s important to remember that things still can (and do) go awry — even during the most joyous of festivities. In fact, house fires increase mo…

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Occ-Med services post Hurricane Helene

On September 27, all eight Mercy Urgent Care clinics closed their doors for what we assumed would be one day. No one expected Hurricane Helene to cause the level of devastation to Western North Carolina that it did. After making sure our staff was safe…

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Hurricane Relief Resources

Our hearts are devastated at the destruction caused throughout Western North Carolina by Hurricane Helene. As of Sunday, October 13, all eight of our clinics have reopened and are seeing patients. A master list of resources including where to find food…

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Summer safety tips

As summer begins and the temperature turns up in Western North Carolina, Mercy Urgent Care urges you to keep your cool, whether you’re hard at work in the sunshine or floating down the French Broad River. Here are some tips to beat the heat and sy…

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Let’s Heal Healthcare

An abbreviated version of this op-ed appeared in the May 26 edition of The Asheville Citizen Times. At its core, healthcare is a trusting relationship — people serving people, people working together, people trusting one another. Not only is trust the…

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