Mercy Health is expanding access to rural health care in the Mahoning Valley. Walk-in care is now available at Mercy Health – East Palestine Primary Care and virtual specialty care sites are available at Mercy Health – East Palestine Primary Care and Mercy Health – Sebring Primary Care.

“Mercy Health continues to respond and adapt to the ever-changing health care needs of the Mahoning Valley, through new, enhanced points of care,” said Dr. Jim Kravec, chief clinical officer for Mercy Health – Youngstown and Lorain. “We know access to care close to home can significantly impact health outcomes for patients, which is why we’re expanding access in our rural communities.”

Mercy Health – East Palestine Primary Care is seeing walk-in patients Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. These walk-in visits are equivalent to an appointment with a primary care provider, with the added benefit of not having to schedule an appointment ahead of time. This is Mercy Health’s ninth walk-in care location in the Mahoning Valley.    

In addition, Mercy Health developed new virtual specialty care clinics within Mercy Health – East Palestine Primary Care and Mercy Health – Sebring Primary Care, where patients can have virtual appointments with their specialty care providers from the convenience and comfort of their primary care practices. Right now, these virtual specialty clinic appointments are available to oncology and cardiology patients.

Each location has specific rooms that are equipped with virtual conferencing technology to enable patients to interact with their specialty provider, while having a medical assistant on-site. These are typically follow-up or consultation appointments, and if blood work or other testing is necessary, that can be done on-site within the primary care office.

“Our virtual specialty clinics allow a patient’s primary care physician to provide even more comprehensive, patient-centered care, while also giving patients more convenient access to specialty care close to home,” said Missy Russo, MHA, chief operating officer, Mercy Health Physicians -Youngstown. “These clinics give patients who may have limited or no internet connectivity an opportunity to access virtual specialty appointments, and it keeps patients, especially those who may be more vulnerable, from having to make long, unnecessary trips to the hospital.”

Russo added, “Our virtual specialty clinics will not replace traditional in-person specialty care, but rather support it, by giving patients more options and access points to the care they need.” 

Additional Mercy Health walk-in care sites include:

Mercy Health — Austintown Walk-in Care
5533 Mahoning Ave., 2nd Floor
Austintown, OH 44515
Hours:  Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Phone: 330‐793‐2701

Mercy Health — Church Hill Walk-in Care
4694 Belmont Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44505
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Phone: 330‐480‐7667

Mercy Health — Columbiana Walk-in Care
107 Royal Birkdale Dr.
Columbiana, OH 44408
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sat: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Phone: 330‐482-9350

Mercy Health — East Palestine Walk-in Care
132 N. Market St.
East Palestine, OH 44413
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Phone: 330‐426‐9484

Mercy Health — Howland Walk-in Care
1932 Niles Cortland Rd. NE
Warren, OH 44484
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Phone: 330‐856‐7702

Mercy Health — North Lima Walk-in Care
9471 Market St., Suite A
North Lima, OH 44452
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sat-Sun: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Phone: 330‐726‐7100

Mercy Health — Salem Walk-in Care
564 E. Second St.
Salem, OH 44460
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Phone: 234‐567‐8150

Mercy Health — Sebring Walk-in Care
605 E. Ohio Ave.
Sebring, OH 44672
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Phone: 330‐752‐0108

Mercy Health — Wick Walk-in Care
330 Wick Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44503
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Phone: 330‐747‐4660