by - February 8, 2023 4:41 pm
Recent extreme winter weather has not slowed the progress of a major expansion of Mercy Fort Smith, but inflation has added more than $20 million to the hospital project that…
by - November 29, 2022 6:24 pm
Mercy Fort Smith will open three new urgent care centers in the next few months. The three new Mercy-GoHealth centers will replace two existing Mercy Convenient Care centers in Fort…
by - November 16, 2022 6:25 pm
Officials with Mercy Fort Smith and Fort Smith Mayor George McGill gathered on a cold Wednesday (Nov. 16) to break ground on a $3.6 million primary care clinic at 4600…
by - July 21, 2022 3:52 pm
An announced plan by St. Louis-based Mercy health system to build a cancer center in Northwest Arkansas will not halt plans for a similar center in Fort Smith, according to…
by - February 22, 2022 5:17 pm
More than 100 people braved frigid temperatures Tuesday morning (Feb. 22) to mark the beginning of construction on a $162.5 million expansion of Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith that will…
by - October 5, 2021 7:17 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an ordinance Tuesday night (Oct. 5) for a planned zoning district (PZD) Along Rogers Avenue, South 74th Street and Dallas Street that will…
by - June 30, 2021 11:12 am
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith will begin construction on a $162 million expansion of its emergency room and intensive care unit in early 2022 with completion estimated in 2024. The project…
by - May 21, 2021 8:20 pm
Mercy Fort Smith broke ground on the 62,570-square-foot Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital-Fort Smith in Chaffee Crossing on a rainy Feb. 12, 2020. Friday (May 21), another rainy day, dignitaries cut the…
by - February 20, 2020 5:32 pm
A partnership between Mercy Fort Smith and Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) will bring a new residency program to Mercy and an annual $23 million economic boost to the…
by - February 12, 2020 4:34 pm
A little cold, a little rain, a little mud did not stop Mercy Fort Smith from breaking ground Tuesday (Feb. 12) on the the 52,967-square-foot Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Fort Smith…
by - January 23, 2020 5:24 pm
Mercy Fort Smith has a new chief operating officer. Ryan Geib, of Pensacola, Fla., joined the hospital Jan. 6, replacing Juli Stec as the COO. Stec moved to vice president…
by - October 16, 2019 6:01 pm
First National Bank of Fort Smith on Wednesday (Oct. 16) announced a donation of $100,000 to help expand neurological services in the area. Bank CEO Sam Sicard presented the donation…
by - June 12, 2017 5:43 pm
In 1867, the Sisters of Mercy posted an advertisement in a St. Louis newspaper. “Wanted,” the ad stated. “Young women willing to work hard for little pay on the frontier…
by - March 17, 2016 5:40 am
Dr. Timothy Trotter has joined Mercy Clinic Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in Fort Smith, and Cherrie Phouthavong has moved up to a new role as an acute care nurse practitioner…
by - September 11, 2015 2:52 pm
Amy Fore has been named chief operating officer (COO) for Mercy Clinic Fort Smith. Fore joined Mercy as an administrative fellow in Springfield, Mo., in 2008, and most recently worked…
by - September 1, 2015 1:23 pm
Mercy Clinic General Surgery in Fort Smith has moved to a new location and has added two new surgeons, Drs. Jonathan Ferrari and Joshua McElderry. Ferrari received his medical degree…
by - August 17, 2015 5:10 pm
Mercy Clinic Fort Smith has added four advanced practice clinicians. Sarah Anderson, APRN, Carla Hill, APRN, Gayla Johnson, APRN, and Donnelle Wagner, DNP, bring more than 55 years of nursing…
by - August 10, 2015 7:52 pm
Registered Nurse Jennifer Thomas has been named chief nursing officer (CNO) for Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, according to Ryan Gehrig, president of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. Thomas is vice president…
by - February 18, 2015 7:41 am
Mercy Fort Smith has announced it is the only certified cancer Survivorship Training and Rehab (STAR) program in Arkansas. Through the Mercy Oncology Rehabilitation certified Survivorship Training and Rehab (STAR)…
by - February 5, 2015 7:46 pm
Urologic Specialists Inc., founded more than 60 years ago in Oklahoma, has now expanded its services into the Fort Smith region. The group, which consists of 21 urologists, is now…
