AR 2018 Spreads

Mercy Care at City of Refuge
1300 Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30314
In 2017, our team at
the City of Refuge met the
community’s needs through:
Established 21 years ago to meet the needs of women and children
wanting to escape poverty, homelessness and abuse, the City of
Refuge is located in the middle of one of Atlanta’s most historic
and struggling neighborhoods. A strategic partnership between
the City of Refuge and Mercy Care began in 2012 when Mercy
Care started managing its expansive 10,000-square-foot clinic and
providing healthcare to the surrounding community as well as the
women and children living at the City of Refuge.
Mercy Care at City of Refuge provides HIV treatment one day a
week for those who are HIV positive (available 5 days a week at
Mercy Care Decatur Street) and a robust peer support program
for women that runs for six months, four days a week, five hours a
day. The ladies in peer support work on self-care techniques that
aid in their recovery such as performing random acts of kindness
in the community; volunteering at nursing homes and food banks;
learning to eat healthy and exercise; completing art therapy and
community gardening classes; and mastering anger and mood
management.
2,849
adult primary care visits
335
pediatric primary care visits
740
dental visits
436
vision visits
2,784
adult behavioral health visits
6
child behavioral health visits
(service for children
started late 2017)
27
case management consultations
2017 Community Report
14