Mercy Rolla to Hold Free Mammogram Screenings Thanks to Generous Donation
ROLLA, Mo. (Jan. 23, 2025) – Mercy Rolla Clinic is getting ready to host its second free 3D mammogram screening event for the underinsured and uninsured on Jan.30 from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.This free community event is thanks to a generous donation from Cancer Gala & Co, which donated more than $26,000 to the Mercy Rolla Health Foundation. That money will go toward hosting two free mammogram screening events in 2025 and will also be used to provide breakfast and lunch to cancer patients who receive
Rolla Family Medicine Doctor Retires After Decades of Service
ROLLA, Mo. (Dec. 31, 2024) – One of Rolla’s long-serving family medicine doctors is retiring. After serving patients in the area for 43 years, Mercy’s Dr. James Felts is hanging up his white coat and beginning a new adventure.Felts, who grew up in Marion, Illinois, first arrived in Rolla in the summer of 1981. At the time, family medicine was a new specialty. It allowed doctors to care for the whole patient instead of only seeing them when they arrived with an emergency. The new practice area also gave