Whole Health Institute

Founder Alice Walton’s dream is to remake health care by training prospective doctors to treat patients’ through a “whole health” concept. The marching orders for the medical school’s architecture and landscaping were to complement and emphasize that concept. read more >

The new medical school is set to break ground this spring in Bentonville and will incorporate holistic principles in its teaching. read more >

Local boosters in northwest Arkansas have been working to ensure that the region offers all the key advantages of choice communities. read more >

The partnership will increase access to specialty care services, expand clinical services, train the next generation of health care professionals and more. Expand clinical services. read more >

The Alice L. Walton Foundation and the Cleveland Clinic say they’re collaborating on ways to provide access to the academic medical center’s specialty care services in northwest Arkansas. read more >

Arkansas faces a high demand for doctors while medical school residencies remain in short supply. read more >

The director of Alice Walton's nonprofit Whole Health Institute says its School of Medicine in Bentonville will be the first of its kind, making a holistic approach to health care foundational to the medical school's curriculum. read more >

Alice Walton's nonprofit Whole Health Institute announces plans to put a new medical school in northwest Arkansas. read more >

Timelines for Whole Health Institute, Alice Walton’s dream of a multimillion-dollar center for holistic wellness Bentonville, have so far proved COVID-resistant. read more >

Alice Walton’s nonprofit Whole Health Institute will be designed by famed Fayetteville architect Marlon Blackwell and will be located on the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. read more >

Walmart Inc. heiress Alice Walton says the health care system in the United States is broken and, to fix it, she is starting the Whole Health Institute in Bentonville. read more >