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!" MACONMAGAZINE.COM MERCER MEDICINE 250 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD MACON, GEORGIA 31201 (478) 301-4111 | MERCERMEDICINE.COM Mercer Medicine is described as a multi-specialty physician practice. What does this entail, and what are the advantages of this for patients? Establishing the "multi-specialty" clinic is a direct result of assembling physicians with different areas of practice or "specialties" in one location or clinic. In developing this practice site, we have created a centralized and accessible location where our patients can continue to receive the highest quality healthcare available in Central Georgia. We have family medicine, internal medicine, cardiology, pulmonology; sleep medicine, endocrinology, psychiatry and nephrology physicians all in our downtown facility. This clinic allows us to provide the highest quality healthcare in one facility. In addition to the convenience to our patients, we have established DPHGLFDORI´FHSUDFWLFHRIIHULQJ the best in comprehensive medical FDUHWRSDWLHQWVE\KLJKO\TXDOL´HG physicians. Our advanced primary and specialized outpatient health care is provided exclusively by faculty physicians with the Mercer University School of Medicine. How many physicians are employed, and do patients need referrals to see them? The building's interior has undergone extensive renovation to accommodate approximately 25 physicians specializing in the areas mentioned previously. Some patients will need referrals based on their insurance coverage. Patients are welcome to call for appointments or referral assistance. Our staff is more than willing to help patients with insurance needs. Mercer Medicine physicians are also faculty and teach at the Mercer Medical School. How does this help patients and contribute to their care? Our advanced primary and specialized outpatient healthcare is provided exclusively by faculty physicians. Their role as teachers provides them with the opportunity to be actively engaged in evaluating, developing, and practicing the newest healthcare innovations while providing high quality medical care using the most up to date best practices. Mercer Medicine physicians also conduct groundbreaking clinical UHVHDUFKLQWKHLUVSHFLDOL]HG´HOGVRI study, which aids them in their goal to provide care to patients using the latest healthcare innovations, treatments and procedures. Is Mercer Medicine included on most insurance plans? Mercer Medicine is included in most major insurance plans, LQFOXGLQJ0HGLFDUH2XURI´FH staff can assist in verifying your coverage and setting your appointment. What else should potential patients know or understand about Mercer Medicine and its specialties and range of services? Our practice location at 250 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. includes an onsite laboratory, pulmonary- function testing lab, and a nuclear cardiac stress-testing lab, vascular lab and echo lab. Other clinics include a Sports Medicine facility housed on the Macon Campus, Infectious Disease and Marriage and Family Therapy clinics in downtown Macon. Mercer Medicine currently employs more than 35 faculty physicians at its clinic locations in downtown Macon, at our partner hospital Navicent Health, Medical Center and on the Mercer University campus. Healthy . . . Innovations SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION