Northwest Arkansas
Together we can touch more lives. Save more lives. And improve more lives.
Who We Are
Through collaborative partnerships,
Mercy Health Foundation impacts the flourishing of our communities by inviting into our ministry those who have a passion to improve quality of life and make care accessible for all.
Mercy was founded in gratitude.
When a young Irish woman named Catherine McAuley received an unexpected inheritance, she gave thanks to God and her benefactor. Catherine used those funds to open the first house of Mercy, serving impoverished women and children in Dublin. Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, a new kind of religious community – one that lived outside cloistered walls. The sisters were known as the “walking Sisters” because of their willingness to go out and serve the community.
Since 1950, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas has served the people of Northwest Arkansas and surrounding communities. Today, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas is an acute care hospital with over 200 licensed beds. The campus includes a Heart and Vascular Center, Outpatient Surgery Center and a Level IIIA Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Catherine’s legacy lives on through the generous gifts of donors like you. Gifts to Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas support critical projects in this community. That’s right. Every dollar you give advances health care right here at home.
Access and Assistance
Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas continues its campaign to deliver the highest quality of care possible while keeping patients close to home. Campaign donors are helping increase the capacity of the hospital as well as open seven new clinics to support the growing health care needs of our community.
Women & Children’s Health
Catherine McAuley, Mercy’s Founder, had a particular concern for the poor. Even more specifically, she worked to assist women and children in need. Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas continues Catherine’s legacy by providing for program and equipment needs for the hospital’s labor and delivery unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and breast health services.
Annual Report | FY 2019
Thank you for your generous support and partnership as we continue to carry out Mercy’s mission in the communities we serve.
View the Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas Annual Report
26th Annual O’ Night Divine Mercy Charity Ball
Thank you for your support of the 2019 Mercy Charity Ball! With your generous contributions, we raised over $1.1 Million Dollars to expand and enhance Mercy’s health care for our friends and neighbors in Northwest Arkansas.
To learn more or view event photos, click here.