Sister Jane Gerety returns home
ATLANTA, GA— On Jan. 6, 2020, Brookhaven resident Dr. Jane Gerety, RSM, will fill the role of chief mission officer for Mercy Care, a community health center with a network of primary care and behavioral health clinics that serve the uninsured and underinsured across greater Atlanta.
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In March 2019, Sister Angela Ebberwein, RSM, retired as vice president of mission after 26 years of service and graciously continued to lead the mission activities for the system through 2019. Sr. Angela will continue to serve on the boards of Saint Joseph's Health System, Mercy Care and Mercy Care Rome.
"Mercy Care has been blessed with consistent leadership from the Sisters of Mercy, because of whom Mercy Care exists," said CEO Tom Andrews. "Sister Angela's steadfast commitment to keeping the mission front and center will live on. While Sister Jane will lead in her own way, the Sisters of Mercy's dedication to educating the poor, healing the sick, and sheltering the homeless is what we do every day at Mercy Care."Sister Jane retired in 2019 from Salve Regina University located in Newport, Rhode Island, where she served as president for 10 years. "But," she says, "Sisters of Mercy never completely retire. When there is a need, we think long and hard about it and always say, 'yes.' What drew me to Mercy Care and makes me want to give my best is the opportunity to work close to people who have so much need and beside those who want to help."Find out what's happening in Brookhavenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Before Salve Regina, Sister Jane was immersed in healthcare at Saint Joseph's Health System from 1992 to 2009. During her time at the health system, she served as senior vice president of sponsorship, corporate compliance officer and executive board officer. Since 1995, she also had been serving as a member of the Salve Regina board of trustees when, in 2009, the board selected her as the seventh president of the institution in existence since 1947.
Prior to her first move to Atlanta in 1992, Sister Jane was the academic dean at Carlow College in Pittsburgh, where she also served as an associate professor of English, and director of the Public Leadership Program. She has also taught at the junior high and high school levels. Sister Jane has served on a number of not-for-profit boards including Saint John’s Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Housing Southeast.
About Mercy CareMercy Care has been a healing presence among Atlanta's homeless and uninsured since 1985. As coverage and access to care issues persist, a growing number of families and individuals rely on Mercy Care to meet their need for affordable healthcare. Mercy Care's network of 10 fixed and mobile clinics provides primary care, behavioral health, child and adolescent psychiatry, and dental and vision services as well as an array of critical wrap around services and case management. Self-pay discounts are offered based on household income and most major insurance plans are accepted including Medicaid and Medicare. In 2018, Mercy Care provided services to nearly 15,000 patients; 75% of whom were uninsured and 67% were homeless.