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The City of Mt. Shasta is fortunate to have the finest medical professionals and the latest healthcare technologies, which provide residents with compassionate, high-quality service. With numerous physicians, surgeons, and various other highly skilled medical professionals in and around the city, the quality of healthcare is superb in a very rural area.

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Siskiyou County benefits from a multitude of state-of-the-art health facilities with over 75 physicians and surgeons. Within the county are two medical centers, one in the City of Mt. Shasta with 55 total bed capacity.

The county has two convalescent hospitals, five assisted living centers, seven outpatient physical rehabilitation facilities, 10 community clinics, 13 psychologists, and numerous home health agencies, three facilities serving people with developmental disabilities, 28 dentists, eight optometrists, 27 chiropractors, and 12 physical therapists.

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With our pristine glacial waters, natural mineral springs, pure mountain air, and unsurpassed scenery, the area has long been the destination resort and rejuvenation for natural health and personal enrichment. Mount Shasta has been considered a sacred mountain and draws thousands of spiritual seekers yearly who are on sacred journeys, pilgrimages, vision quests, and healing retreats. There is an abundance of natural, healthful opportunities available in Mt. Shasta, and there are a large number of alternative health and wellness practitioners who offer a wide variety of healing modalities for mind, body, and spiritual health.

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An active lifestyle and an abundance of recreational opportunities help maintain the good health and physical fitness of many Mt. Shasta residents. There are many appealing options for keeping fit, such as swimming, boating, hiking, rock climbing, golf, tennis, bicycling, fishing, skiing, ice skating, and other outdoor activities.

 

Hospitals

 

Dignity Health Center Mt. Shasta
914 Pine Street, Shasta, CA 96067
(530) 926-6111


A member of the Dignity Health network of healthcare facilities, Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta is a non-profit healthcare facility, designated as a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and a member of the American Hospital Association.

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With over 270 skilled professionals and support staff, approximately 45 active staff physicians, and more than 100 helpful volunteers, Mercy Mt. Shasta is nationally rated as a leader in providing “5-star” world-class health care services.

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Facility Services:

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  • Level III Emergency/Trauma Unit

  • Cancer Treatment Center (Chemotherapy and Radiation Oncology)

  • Intensive Care Unit

  • Labor/Delivery/Recovery

  • Medical/Surgical Unit

  • Surgical Services (In-patient & Outpatient)

  • Orthopedic Services Program (arthroscopy; hip resurfacing; minimally invasive hip, knee, back, shoulder surgeries; spinal compression, etc.)

  • Ophthalmologic Services (cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, vitreous and retinal surgery, laser surgery, retinal tear treatment, etc.)

  • Skilled Nursing Facility/Care Center

  • Hospice Services

  • Cardio-Pulmonary Services (ECG testing, pulmonary function testing, cardiac stress testing)

  • Diagnostic Imaging (Nuclear Medicine, CT, MRI, Advanced Ultrasound, Mammography/CAD, Angiography, Interventional Imaging, Myelography

  • Physical, Occupational, Speech Therapies (inpatient services, plus 3 out-patient locations: Weed, Lake Shastina, Mt. Shasta)

  • Laboratory (diagnostic, pathology, blood bank)

  • Nuclear Medicine

  • Chaplain/Ministerial Services

  • Pharmacy

  • Transportation Services provided by Mercy Auxiliary Mt. Shasta

  • Nutritional Services/Registered Dietitian

  • Financial Patient Advisor Services

  • Physician Directory Services

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Physicians:

 

The majority of physicians on the medical staff are “Board Certified” in their specialty, which means they have taken additional oral and/or written examinations designed to assess their knowledge, skills, and experience in their specialty.

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Physician specialties include, but are not limited to, the following:

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  • Cardiology

  • Diseases/Surgery of the Retina/Macula Vitreous

  • Emergency Medicine

  • Family Practice

  • General Surgery/Trauma/Vascular/Thoracic/Endoscopic

  • Hospice

  • Internal Medicine

  • Obstetrics/Gynecology

  • Oncology/Hematology

  • Ophthalmology

  • Orthopedics

  • Pathology

  • Pediatrics

  • Radiology

  • Radiation Oncology

  • Sleep Studies

  • Urology

 

Clinics

 

Dignity Health Community Clinic
912 Pine Street, Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
530-926-7131

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Shasta Cascade Health Centers

824 Pine St. Mt Shasta CA 96067

530-926-4528​

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Shasta Family Care
Deborah Higer, MD
725 Pine Street, Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
(530) 926-4556

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