Mercy Fort Smith
Mercy Fort Smith Creates Dedicated Education Unit for Student Nurses
The hospital is piloting the program this spring with nursing programs at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Arkansas Tech University in Russellville and Carl Albert State College in Poteau, Oklahoma. read more >
Lauren Price Opens Foot & Ankle Clinic in Benton (Movers & Shakers)
Price earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Central Arkansas and a doctorate of podiatric medicine from Kent State University. read more >
Stephanie Whitaker Named Chief Nurse at Mercy Fort Smith
Whitaker joined Mercy in late 2021 as vice president of patient care services. read more >
Ryan Gehrig Named President of Both Mercy Hospitals in NWA
Mercy Northwest's current president, Eric Pianalto, will assume a new role as chief strategic growth officer. read more >
Mercy Brings On Neurohospitalists (Movers & Shakers)
Neurohospitalists Dr. Jacob Didion and Dr. Sujan Reddy have joined Mercy Fort Smith. read more >
Mercy Fort Smith Announces $162M Expansion of ER, ICU
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith announces plans for a $162 million expansion of its emergency room and intensive care unit. read more >
Mercy Fort Smith Kicks Off New Residency Programs
Mercy Fort Smith prepares to welcome its first internal medicine and family medicine residents. read more >
UAFS, UA Little Rock Use 3-D Printers to Make Face Shield Parts
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are using 3-D printers to make face shields for the state's health care workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Nighswonger Moves to Mercy; Khanga Settles In at Visit Bentonville (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Todd Nighswonger has joined Mercy Fort Smith as senior media relations and communications specialist. Amanda Khanga has joined Visit Bentonville as meeting and sales manager. read more >
Mercy Clinic, Cooper Clinic Announce Merger
Cooper Clinic and Mercy Clinic in Fort Smith announced Wednesday that they have merged. The organizations' boards of directors approved the agreement last month. read more >
Cooper Clinic, Mercy Clinic In Merger Talks
The boards of Cooper Clinic P.A. and Mercy Clinic Fort Smith announced Thursday that they are discussing a possible merger. read more >
Supply Lags Demand for Osteopathic Residencies
Two new osteopathic medical schools preparing to open in Arkansas aim to address the state’s shortage of primary care physicians, but the pipeline of required residencies may be too narrow to handle a flood of new medical school graduates beginning in 2021. read more >
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Wal-Mart Foundation Gives $150,000 Grant To Help Mercy Fort Smith NICU
Mercy Fort Smith received a $150,000 contribution from the Wal-Mart Foundation to assist with the purchase of critical care equipment for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). read more >
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