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Portable audiometer at your company’s door
Mercy Occupational Medicine is proud to now offer OSHA-compliant occupational hearing testing in the clinic or on-site at your workplace, using new, portable equipment. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health estimates that 30 million…
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Stress Awareness Month
April also brings awareness to the serious impacts of stress on our bodies during National Stress Awareness Month. It’s no secret: The last few years have been incredibly stressful, and those effects are being felt in the workplace. According to a surv…
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National Foot Health Awareness Month
How often do you think about taking care of your feet? Though they enable us to navigate the world and carry us through our daily lives, feet tend to be one of the most ignored body parts when it comes to health and well-being. So, this April, for Nati…
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Mercy partners with WNC Bridge Foundation to provide MercyMe memberships to area families
Mercy Urgent Care is pleased to announce it has received partnership support from WNC Bridge Foundation to provide yearlong MercyMe healthcare memberships to 32 families in Western North Carolina. The recipients are primarily employees of nonprofit org…
Read more.Update to DOT Physical Non-discretionary Conditions
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has clarified 4 non-discretionary conditions that are absolutely disqualifying without documentation that allows the driver to meet criteria at the time of examination and cannot be put into deter…
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Physical Therapy to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury
There is no exact time frame for recovering from a traumatic brain injury, but the majority of adults will see symptoms subside after 10-14 days. In rare cases, concussion symptoms may persist for weeks, months or even years after the initial injury —…
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