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Free Tick Removal Kits Starting July 2
Hiking season has officially begun in the mountains of Western North Carolina, and that means a steep jump in muddy bootprint sightings, a rise in oversized marshmallow sales — and, unfortunately, the accompanying uptick of tick bite (and tickborne dis…
Read more.$25 Student Sports Physicals
Mercy Urgent Care is offering a special rate of $25.00 on sports physicals for all elementary, middle, and high school students from now through August 31, 2018. Individuals may drop in to one of the four urgent care locations in Buncombe County or the…
Read more.Mercy Urgent Care is Living Wage Certified
Mercy Urgent Care is Living Wage Certified Certified for the second year in a row, Mercy Urgent Care is recognized by local nonprofit Just Economics as a certified living wage employer. Mercy Urgent Care is a part of Western North Carolina’s net…
Read more.Asheville Effort Directs $63K to Haiti Hospital
As featured in the Citizen Times: In the early morning hours of April 1, dozens of patients lined up outside Alpha Omega Ministry in Source Matelas, Haiti. It was Easter Sunday, and the small town’s clinic had just opened to the public for the first ti…
Read more.Bike and Hike for Life
Mercy Urgent Care is gearing up for its seventh annual Bike and Hike for Life fundraisers with Arts for Life and Sports Outreach. The events will start with the Hike for Life, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway on June 9. The fun and fundraising continue…
Read more.Flu Season Takes Toll on Hospitals in Western North Carolina
As the flu is spreading through Western North Carolina, local health officials are asking the young, healthy and those with mild symptoms to visit their nearest urgent care, leaving hospital space and resources for higher-risk patients. High-risk patie…
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