Mercy Medical Center Mt Shasta

History

In 1854, eight Sisters of Mercy made their way from Ireland to San Francisco, and immediately began caring for residents of a city struck by cholera, typhoid, and influenza. The sisters made their way on to Yreka in 1871 to assess the situation there. Because the gold rush boom had dwindled, they moved on to Red Bluff, where they opened the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy on March 3, 1882. Twenty-five years later, they accepted a donation from Elizabeth Kraft to operate what became known as St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. In the late 1940s, the Sisters of Mercy assumed responsibility for St. Caroline's Hospital - now known as Mercy Medical Center Redding. Finally, in 1985, Eskaton Hospital in Mt. Shasta needed new sponsorship, and the sisters began to serve there. We now call this hospital Mercy Mt. Shasta Medical Center. Sr. Mary Baptist's dream of service in the farthest north of the state was completed.

Specialties

Our lab is licensed per the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and inspected and accredited by The Joint Commission. Our main lab is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We produce quality results to assist health care providers with valuable data to diagnose efficiently, and to treat patients effectively. We offer comprehensive lab services and same day test results. Available tests include: Automated Chemistry Blood Banking Coagulation Hematology Immunochemistry Microbiology Molecular Diagnostics Serology Special Chemistry Urinalysis For specialty testing that we do not perform locally, labs are sent same day to Healthcare Clinical Laboratories, a leading reference lab.