Becker's Healthcare November 11, 2024
Elizabeth Gregerson

Cleveland Clinic, Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy and Bentonville, Ark.-based nonprofit organizations the Alice L. Walton Foundation and the Heartland Whole Health Institute have partnered to invest $700 million over 30 years to address the “$950 million lost annually” as patients leave Northwest Arkansas for specialty care, according to a Sept. 24 news release shared by Cleveland Clinic.

Leaders from each of the organizations spoke to Becker’s about the initiative and what it means for the future of cardiovascular care.

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Suma Thomas, MD, cardiologist and vice chairman of operations and strategy at Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, said the partnership marks the first time in 20 years that Cleveland Clinic personnel will be on site to...

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