Becker's Healthcare January 27, 2025
Mercy is banking on partnerships and other initiatives to help tackle issues related to costs, access, provider shortages and an aging population.
For the St. Louis-based health system, which has approximately 50,000 employees, 50 hospitals and more than 1,000 outpatient locations across multiple states, this means teaming up with the Alice L. Walton Foundation and the Heartland Whole Health Institute.Together, they are investing $700 million over 30 years to improve care access in Northwest Arkansas.
“It’s really the product of different parties coming together around a shared vision,” Mercy President and CEO Steve Mackin told Becker’s.
As part of the initiative, Cleveland Clinic will provide cardiovascular expertise for Mercy’s opening of a cardiovascular center on its campus in...