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424 Decatur Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30312

Our Legacy

Shortly after the Civil War, four pioneering Sisters
of Mercy came from Savannah and established Saint
Joseph’s Hospital. When Saint Joseph’s relocated to
the suburbs a century later, volunteer physicians,
nurses and other hospital staff took to the streets of
downtown Atlanta and used their healing skills to
serve homeless people in soup kitchens and shelters.
In this compassionate and inspiring mission were the
seeds of Mercy Care, founded in 1985. Today, Mercy
Care continues to further the healing ministry of the
Sisters of Mercy.