Click below to discover more about upcoming initiatives that will positively impact your community.
If you have any questions or would like more information about how your donations will be utilized in your community, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Patrick Pendleton at patrick.pendleton@mercy.net or call 479.314.1186.
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Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith provides philanthropic support for Mercy Hospital Fort Smith – an acute care hospital with over 300 licensed beds and delivers quality care close to home. The Foundation not only helps Mercy Hospital Fort Smith to provide exceptional health care to the residents in the River Valley, but also supports critical access hospitals in the communities of Booneville, Ozark, Paris and Waldron, Arkansas.
The health care needs of our community will always outpace our resources. Your support will help ensure Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith continues to touch the lives of families, friends and neighbors in our community. The simplest health care initiatives begin by caring for our neighbors. When you choose to invest in Mercy Health Foundation you make a lasting impact on the health of our community.
Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith focuses on improving community health care, enhancing patient programs, funding life-saving equipment and supporting capital projects.
Mercy’s providers offer advanced treatment for the most challenging health concerns while keeping patients close to home, but they can’t do it alone.
Through the generosity of donors like you, the Foundation supports patients at every stage of life. From providing life-saving equipment for our tiniest patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to helping our low-income seniors maintain their independence through medical alert technology. Patients facing the end of life receive medical supplies, comfort items and spiritual guidance.
Your contribution to the Area of Greatest Need fund supports the unique health care needs of your community whenever they arise. This fund enables Mercy to respond swiftly to emerging needs. Whether it’s funding vital medical equipment, supporting patient assistance programs, or advancing health care initiatives, your contribution makes a tangible difference where it’s needed most. You may also donate to Area of Greatest Need Funds in the following communities: Booneville, Ozark, Paris and Waldron.
Your contribution ensures that routine, preventative health care is accessible to underinsured and uninsured patients in our community. Every patient deserves access to convenient, affordable health care and with your support, we can make a difference, right here at home.
Your contribution ensures compassionate support and comfort for individuals during their end-of-life journey. Your generosity helps provide essential medical care, pain management, emotional support, and practical assistance to patients and their families during this difficult time. Join us in providing dignity, comfort, and quality of life to those in need of hospice and home health care services. Together, we can make a profound difference in their journey.
The need for cancer care in the River Valley has increased nearly threefold in recent years and is expected to continue climbing, outpacing our current capacity. With your help, we can help ensure that the nearly half a million residents we serve continue to receive timely, high-quality care and access to life-saving treatments.
Support for Mother and Baby Care provides comprehensive care for women and for our tiniest patients via NICU and pediatric services. Your contribution also enables access to critical women’s services, including preventive screenings, reproductive health care, maternal care, and treatment for conditions affecting women of all ages.
Because of your generosity, our Foundation continues to make a lasting difference for Mercy’s patients, programs and services. In FY25, you helped us raise more than $22.5 million— and together, we allocated over $4.6 million to improve the health of our community. This impact was made possible not only through this year’s gifts, but also through the strength of prior-year reserves and investment income. Thanks to you, we were ready to meet urgent needs with care and compassion.
Every year, lives are changed because donors like you stepped forward to give. This snapshot illustrates some of Mercy’s most critical fundraising initiatives that will benefit not only our patients and their families, but also our caregivers and our community.
$60K raised by Women with a Mission to fund vital projects at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
$26.2M raised to meet the growing need for cancer care in our community
$4.8M to double our residency programs, training future generations of Mercy providers
$2.6M for capital improvement projects including an Electrophysiology Lab, hyperbaric chambers for Wound Care, and a new C-arm x-ray for our Pain Clinic
Dalton and Jessica Francis welcomed their daughter, Josie Lynn, into the world on July 10, 2024. Born at just 34 weeks and weighing 4 lbs., 5 oz., Josie’s arrival came earlier than expected — and with a fight ahead of her.
Jessica’s pregnancy had already been difficult. Complications from preeclampsia led to a six-day hospital stay before delivery, and Josie’s birth marked the beginning of a 42-day stay in Mercy Hospital Fort Smith’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where she received the specialized care she needed to grow strong enough to come home.
Josie’s birth wasn’t Jessica’s first experience with a premature baby. Her son, Jackson, had been born at 32 weeks, weighing just over three pounds. While Jackson’s NICU stay was in Oklahoma City, requiring the family to manage the logistical and emotional challenges of being far from home, the NICU at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith allowed Jessica to stay close to family and loved ones while Josie grew stronger.
Jessica shared, “Being able to stay in my own home, spend time with my husband and Jackson, and still be with Josie every day in the NICU made a world of difference for us.”
Today, as Dalton and Jessica watch their daughter grow and explore the world around her, they’re grateful for the care they received at Mercy. They credit Mercy’s NICU team for giving Josie the chance to thrive — and for helping their family stay together during such a critical time.
Their story is a powerful reminder of the importance of having high-quality, specialized care close to home.
Striving to continue the legacy of Catherine McAuley, Women with a Mission giving society combines resources, vision and passion for helping others to support and improve health care in our communities.
Your corporate support will ensure the availability of health care services to those in our community who need them most.
In Summer 2025, we’re breaking ground on a 40,000+ square foot expansion/renovation of our cancer facilities. It’s a multi-phase $41M-$55M project that we’ll complete in Spring of 2027. It’s all part of Mercy’s commitment to provide the quality healthcare our community needs and deserves!
Check out our Combined Sponsorship Opportunities brochure below to see the many ways you can collaborate with Mercy Health Foundation in 2025.
We are always creating ways to help better the lives of people in the community. Check back soon for upcoming events.
Thank you for your generous support and partnership as we continue to carry out Mercy’s mission in the communities we serve.
Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith
2901 S 74th Street
Fort Smith, AR 72903
Click below to discover more about upcoming initiatives that will positively impact your community.
Click below to discover more about upcoming initiatives that will positively impact your community.
See what we've accomplished
Provided enhancements to the Nurse Residency Program to retain talented nurses through Windgate Foundation funding
Provided transportation to and from appointments for more than 2,000 patients
If you have any questions or would like more information about how your donations will be utilized in your community, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Patrick Pendleton at patrick.pendleton@mercy.net or call 479.314.1186.
.
Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith provides philanthropic support for Mercy Hospital Fort Smith – an acute care hospital with over 300 licensed beds and delivers quality care close to home. The Foundation not only helps Mercy Hospital Fort Smith to provide exceptional health care to the residents in the River Valley, but also supports critical access hospitals in the communities of Booneville, Ozark, Paris and Waldron, Arkansas.
The health care needs of our community will always outpace our resources. Your support will help ensure Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith continues to touch the lives of families, friends and neighbors in our community. The simplest health care initiatives begin by caring for our neighbors. When you choose to invest in Mercy Health Foundation you make a lasting impact on the health of our community.
Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith focuses on improving community health care, enhancing patient programs, funding life-saving equipment and supporting capital projects.
Mercy’s providers offer advanced treatment for the most challenging health concerns while keeping patients close to home, but they can’t do it alone.
Through the generosity of donors like you, the Foundation supports patients at every stage of life. From providing life-saving equipment for our tiniest patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to helping our low-income seniors maintain their independence through medical alert technology. Patients facing the end of life receive medical supplies, comfort items and spiritual guidance.
Your contribution to the Area of Greatest Need fund supports the unique health care needs of your community whenever they arise. This fund enables Mercy to respond swiftly to emerging needs. Whether it’s funding vital medical equipment, supporting patient assistance programs, or advancing health care initiatives, your contribution makes a tangible difference where it’s needed most. You may also donate to Area of Greatest Need Funds in the following communities: Booneville, Ozark, Paris and Waldron.
Your contribution ensures that routine, preventative health care is accessible to underinsured and uninsured patients in our community. Every patient deserves access to convenient, affordable health care and with your support, we can make a difference, right here at home.
Your contribution ensures compassionate support and comfort for individuals during their end-of-life journey. Your generosity helps provide essential medical care, pain management, emotional support, and practical assistance to patients and their families during this difficult time. Join us in providing dignity, comfort, and quality of life to those in need of hospice and home health care services. Together, we can make a profound difference in their journey.
The need for cancer care in the River Valley has increased nearly threefold in recent years and is expected to continue climbing, outpacing our current capacity. With your help, we can help ensure that the nearly half a million residents we serve continue to receive timely, high-quality care and access to life-saving treatments.
Support for Mother and Baby Care provides comprehensive care for women and for our tiniest patients via NICU and pediatric services. Your contribution also enables access to critical women’s services, including preventive screenings, reproductive health care, maternal care, and treatment for conditions affecting women of all ages.
Striving to continue the legacy of Catherine McAuley, Women with a Mission giving society combines resources, vision and passion for helping others to support and improve health care in our communities.
Your corporate support will ensure the availability of health care services to those in our community who need them most.
November 27, 2025 | 8 a.m.
Friday, December 12 • 6:00 p.m.
In Summer 2025, we’re breaking ground on a 40,000+ square foot expansion/renovation of our cancer facilities. It’s a multi-phase $41M-$55M project that we’ll complete in Spring of 2027. It’s all part of Mercy’s commitment to provide the quality healthcare our community needs and deserves!
Check out our Combined Sponsorship Opportunities brochure below to see the many ways you can collaborate with Mercy Health Foundation in 2025.
We are always creating ways to help better the lives of people in the community. Check back soon for upcoming events.
Thank you for your generous support and partnership as we continue to carry out Mercy’s mission in the communities we serve.
Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith
2901 S 74th Street
Fort Smith, AR 72903