Area of Greatest Need Fund (Northwest Arkansas)

Area of Greatest Need Fund (Northwest Arkansas) is sponsored by Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas. This fund supports the unique healthcare needs of the community in Northwest Arkansas.

Northwest Arkansas - Mercy Health Foundation - Our Foundation Together we can touch more lives. Save more lives. Together we can touch more lives.

Save more lives. Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas Click below to discover more about upcoming initiatives that will positively impact your community. We are always creating ways to help better the lives of people in the community.

Check back soon for upcoming events. Catfish, Corndogs and Cornhole 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 Nicole Crawford at nicole. crawford@mercy.

net or call 479. 338. 2930 .

Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas provides philanthropic support for Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, serving the communities of Rogers, Benton, Carroll, Madison and Washington counties in Arkansas and McDonald and Barry Counties in Missouri. Through charitable support, we partner together with the community to provide increased access to care at our hospitals and clinics across the region.

The health care needs of our community will always outpace our resources. Your support will help ensure that the work of Mercy continues to touch the lives of families, friends and neighbors in our community. The simplest health care initiatives begin by caring for our neighbors.

Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas is a nonprofit organization. We are dependent on the donations and support of generous foundations, corporations and caring individuals like you. Your gifts to Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas help enhance patient programs, fund life-saving equipment and capital projects, and support charity care programs and services for those who need it most.

When you donate to Mercy Health Foundation, you support critical projects in our community. That’s right. Every dollar you give advances health care right here at home.

Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas continues its crusade 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’s and Children’s Services Catherine McAuley, Mercy’s founder, had a particular concern for the poor.

More specifically, she worked to assist women and children in need. Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas continues Catherine’s legacy by providing program and equipment needs for the hospital’s labor and delivery unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and breast health services. Your contribution supports the unique health c are needs of your community whenever they arise.

This fund enables Mercy to respo nd 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. Your gift to the Co-worker Scholarships fund helps cover academic tuition and fees for current Mercy caregivers seeking to advance their careers in health care.

Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic Your gift supports the highly specialized care provided at our Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic –one of only two such clinics in the state of Arkansas. Our team of caregivers consists of physical and respiratory therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, and more – all dedicated to improving the lives of adults with cystic fibrosis.

Mercy’s physicians are treating the most challenging cardiovascular disorders while keeping patients close to home, but they can’t do it alone. Your support ensures that patients with cardiovascular disease have access to advanced diagnostic equipment, enhanced facilities and life-saving treatments, when minutes matter.

Your support ensures that our youngest and most vulnerable patients and their parents have access to compassionate care, close to home. Mercy Kids treats children of all ages, from birth through adolescence, through anything that childhood brings. Some newborns need specialized, life-saving care from the very start.

Mercy provides around-the-clock treatment, advanced technology, and compassionate support for fragile babies and their families. Your gift helps provide the critical care these tiny patients need to grow and thrive. Your contribution allows Mercy to continually invest in advanced technologies, equipment and services that help reduce surgical times and complications, and improve patient outcomes.

Donor support allows more patients to access high quality neurological care close to home. Your contribution ensures that routine, preventive 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 support provides comprehensive care for every stage of a woman’s life, from pregnancy and childbirth to post-menopausal care, and everything in between. Thanks to you, women of all ages have access to preventive screenings, reproductive health care, maternal care, and other women’s health services, right here at home.

Forever Mercy Capital Campaign Your contribution helps Mercy respond to the rapid growth of our region by offering new procedures and treatments that allow patients to receive the health care services they need, right here in Northwest Arkansas. Yo ur support allows Mercy to invest in the health of our community by bringing top physicians, new medical specialties and advanced technologies to Northwest Arkansas.

Thanks to donors like you: was raised in support of our community in FY25 was allocated in support of our community in FY25 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 $4. 4 million — and together, we allocated over $6.

9 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.

Celebrated $1M raised by Women with a Mission throughout their 15 years of service $4M raised for a new Electrophysiology Lab and state-of-the-art Interventional Radiology Suite $4.

2M invested in robotic technology for neuroscience, orthopedic and surgical applications Laurice Hachem Roberts, a dedicated member of Mercy Health Foundation’s Board of Directors, brings both passion and purpose to her work — especially when it comes to health care. Her commitment to neurosurgery is personal and profound, shaped by the loss of her beloved husband Sam to Lewy body dementia.

Laurice and her daughter, Mechelle Meredith-Ehardt, are long-standing members of Women with a Mission. Recently, Laurice’s mother, Nouha Ellis, experienced a concerning episode. Given her mother’s advanced age, Laurice wanted to avoid the stress of a long emergency room wait.

She reached out to her Mercy primary care provider’s office for help. The care team at Dr. Johnson’s office quickly gathered the necessary details and arranged for an appointment with a nurse practitioner at a nearby Mercy Clinic. Thanks to their responsiveness and compassion, Laurice’s mother was able to avoid the ER, and received prompt care when she needed it most.

“The entire staff was welcoming, attentive and truly thoughtful with my mom,” Laurice shared. “They immediately recognized her hearing challenges and made sure to speak directly to her, clearly and respectfully. It meant the world to us.

” Nouha recently celebrated her 100th birthday and Laurice is grateful to Mercy for providing access to high quality care so close to home. “I’m incredibly thankful for this clinic and the outstanding medical providers who serve our community with such dedication and heart.

” More Grateful Family Stories 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.

Northwest Arkansas Programs Join Women With A Mission Catfish, Corndogs and Cornhole Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | 2710 Rife Medical Lane | Rogers, AR Mercy Health Foundation invites you to make an impact by joining us for this year’s O’ Night Divine Charity Ball.

Combined Sponsorship Opportunities Check out our Combined Sponsorship Opportunities brochure below to see the many ways you can collaborate with Mercy Health Foundation in 2025. Thank you for your generous support and partnership as we continue to carry out Mercy’s mission in the communities we serve.

Shaping Health Care in NWA with Staff and Board of Directors Clark Ellison, Vice President Development/Mercy Ministries Nicole Crawford, Director of Operations nicole. crawford@mercy. net Beth Brown, Senior Development Officer Alison Levin, Senior Development Officer Josh Strother, Senior Foundation Coordinator joshua.

strother@mercy.

net Stefan Sterns, Chair | Partner, NewRoad Capital Partners Shana DeSmit, Vice Chair| Vice President, DMM, Meat and Seafood, Sam’s Club Ryan Faust, Secretary | Partner & Managing Principal, Buf Studio Melanie Belford, Treasurer | VP, Finance Transformation & Digital Acceleration, Walmart Inc. Mike Curtis, Immediate Past Chair | VP, Walmart & Sam’s Club, Anheuser-Busch Corey Bender | SVP, GMM, Hardlines, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Pat Curran | Former COO, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Charan Dhaliwal | Managing Member, IPH Enterprises Eric Fritts | President & Vice President of Sales, Tyson Foods Tina Gabbard | Market Vice President, Arkansas, Cox Communications Steve Galen | Community Leader Laurice Hachem-Roberts | President, Hachem Investments Ryan Harrington | Vice President of Sales, Walmart & Sam’s Club, General Mills Brandon Hurlbut | SVP, Head of Sales, Poultry, Tyson Foods Bert Kell | Trust Officer, SVP, Arvest Bank Jennifer Necessary | Community Leader Dick Trammel | Retired, Arvest Bank Christy Blackshear | Volunteer, Mercy Hospital Auxiliary Clark Ellison | Vice President, Mercy Health Foundation Rhett Stover | President, Mercy Northwest Arkansas Communities Michele Villines | Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Mercy Hospital NWA Greta Wilcher | Chief Financial Officer, Mercy Arkansas Communities