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Park Ridge Hospital and Sisters of Mercy Collaborate

Tim Johnston, President and CEO of Sisters of Mercy Services Corporation, and Jimm Bunch, President and CEO of Park Ridge Hospital are pleased to announce the operation of a new Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care at 77 Airport Road beginning April 1. This location is currently operated by Park Ridge Hospital as an Urgent Care facility. The Airport Road site offers patients, business, and industry convenience and access to quality treatment of minor illness and injuries by expanding Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care�s existing network which includes:

Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care-West, 1201 Patton Avenue, Asheville
Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care-North, 155 Weaver Boulevard, Weaverville
Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care-South & Health Designs Occupational Medicine, 1812 Hendersonville Road, Asheville

�The collaboration of Park Ridge Hospital with Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care is a natural fit as these two faith-based organizations continue to meet the healthcare needs of WNC while focusing on their respective strengths,� noted Paul Tax, Executive Director of Operations for Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care. Jimm Bunch added, �We all need to focus on our core strengths to provide the highest quality service. This is what our friends at Sisters of Mercy do best.�

The Sisters of Mercy have owned and operated urgent care centers successfully in Buncombe County for nearly 30 years and served Western North Carolina�s healthcare and service needs since 1900. In addition to Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care, Sisters of Mercy Services Corporation includes ARP/Phoenix Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Services (Assessment, Treatment, Prevention and Crisis Stabilization/Detox), Mountain Health Contracting general contractors, and the Catherine McAuley MERCY Foundation. Additional information is available by calling 828-210-2121.

Park Ridge Hospital is an acute care facility that has provided superior medical care with Christian compassion since 1910. The hospital is one of 37 hospitals in the U.S. belonging to Adventist Health System. To request a copy of the Park Ridge Hospital physician directory, contact the Business Development office at (828) 687-3947.

(Images provided by Park Ridge Hospital.)