Mercy Hospital

Description

At Carolinas Medical CenterMercy we believe that providing truly outstanding healthcare involves more than just treating a symptom it means caring for a person a person whose needs include a comfortable environment a friendly face and a reassuring touch in addition to stateoftheart medical services For almost 100 years weve been treating our neighbors from Charlotte and the surrounding region with that special combination of unsurpassed human compassion and leadingedge expertise

CMCMercy was established in 1906 by the Sisters of Mercy as the first Catholic Hospital in North Carolina On June 5 1995 this notforprofit adult health tertiary acute care facility was sold by the Sisters to Carolinas HealthCare System CMCMercy is licensed for 196 beds

As an adult acute care facility CMCMercy provides a fullrange of services from emergency room care to surgery to rehabilitation In addition we serve as the home to some of the areas most advanced specialty services such as The Heart Center The Lung Center Southeast Pain Care The Sleep Center and several others

Empowered by our dedicated team of caregivers doctors nurses technicians administrators and more many of whom have been a part of the CMCMercy family for decades were confident in our ability to provide excellent healthcare that incorporates quothightouchquot as well as quothightechquot

Bariatric Center
CMCMercy is home to one of the only surgical weight loss centers in our region to be designated as a Center of Excellence by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Deciding to undergo surgical weight loss procedures can be difficult but if you have been unable to sustain weight loss and have a body mass index of 35 or greater surgery may be a good option

The Heart Center
Providing hope and healing for those diagnosed with cardiac disease is an area of specialization at CMCMercy and has been for decades In fact some of the first openheart procedures in the region were performed here in the 1950s Even now the boardcertified cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons at The Heart Center have access to some of the most advanced technologies and utilize the latest treatment techniques Together with The Heart Centers nurses dieticians therapists and patient educators they work as a team to ensure each patient receives the most personal compassionate and effective care available

The Lung Center
The mission of The Lung Center is to help patients with serious pulmonary conditions breath as normally as possible and improve the quality of their lives The Lung Center treats patients afflicted with a widerange of problems from asthma and lung cancer to sleepdisordered breathing Under the supervision of director Peter Loper MD The Lung Center brings together a team of specialists committed to providing a comprehensive range of services

Whether they require diagnosis therapy or education patients can rest assured knowing they will receive stateoftheart treatment in a soothing atmosphere