News Releases

Chief Nursing Officer Hired for St. Edward Mercy
Sheryl Tilus has been named chief nursing officer (CNO) of St. Edward Mercy Health System effective September 16, 2009. Tilus will be responsible for the coordination of all nursing activities within the St. Edward Mercy Health System. [More...]

30,000 Lights to Shine at Ninth-Annual Medical Center Lighting
Almost 30,000 lights will be lit at the ninth-annual St. Edward Mercy Medical Center Lighting Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 19 at the Centers of Excellence lobby. All are invited to attend. The Lighting Ceremony is hosted by the St. Edward Mercy Auxiliary. [More...]

St. Edward Mercy Celebrates 45 Years of Mammography Service
St. Edward Mercy Medical Center will celebrate approximately 45 years of providing mammograms to the River Valley at a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7 in the Women’s Imaging Department, located in the Centers of Excellence. The program will include a testimonial by a patient as well as samples of how mammography technology has changed over the years. [More...]

Two-and-a-half Ton CT to be installed at Hembree Cancer Center
August 17, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy is installing a 5500-pound CT machine at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 19 at the Hembree Regional Cancer Center. The media are invited to attend this photo opportunity. No formal program will be offered. [More...]

Mercy Clinic Welcomes Infectious Disease Physician
August 17, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) Infectious Disease physician Dr. Halim Abou-Faycal joined St. Edward Mercy Clinic July 29. Dr. Abou-Faycal sees patients at St. Edward Mercy Clinic – Infectious Disease in addition to his duties as medical director for St. Edward Mercy Infectious Disease. [More...]

Dr. Robert Baker Joins Mercy Clinic
August 10, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) Dr. Robert Baker, family practitioner, has joined the St. Edward Mercy Clinic – Van Buren as of today. Dr. Baker has been practicing in the River Valley for almost 20 years.
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St. Edward Mercy Welcomes Hamilton House
August 7, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) Hamilton House Child and Family Safety Center, a facility which provides a safe, child-friendly environment where comprehensive community services can be provided to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members, will host an open house and check presentation at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 13 at Hamilton House. [More...]

Arkansas Native Joins Mercy Clinic
August 1, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) Arkansas native Dr. Dwight Johnson joined St. Edward Mercy Clinic – Family Medicine in early July. He specializes in family medicine and joins current Family Medicine Clinic physician Dr. Donna Beallis. [More...]

New Physician to Join St. Edward Mercy Clinic – Primary Care Associates
July 28, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) Arkansas native Dr. Joshua Wilkinson joined St. Edward Mercy Clinic – Primary Care Associates July 1. He specializes in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Dr. Wilkinson will join current Primary Care Associates family practice physician Dr. Vikki Sutterfield and Dr. Sean Baker at the Clinic. [More...]

Active Duty Calls Mercy Clinic Physician to Iraq
June 22, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) Mercy Clinic family practitioner, Dr. Sean Baker, has been called to active duty by the National Guard Bureau. During his deployment, Dr. Baker will provide medical care for U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. He deploys at the beginning of July and will return in early November. [More...]

St. Edward Mercy Raises Money for Kids in Need
June 8, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy Medical Center will present a check in the amount of $1500 to the Community Services Clearinghouse at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 22 at Mercy Fitness Center. Media are invited to attend the presentation. Funding for the check presentation comes from the first-ever St. Edward Mercy Zumba-thon. [More...]

Two Local Students Receive Thoele Scholarship
June 2, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) has named 20 students as recipients of the 2009 Charles E. Thoele Scholarship Program with two of those students hailing from the River Valley. Recipients will receive $1,000 each to be used toward educational expenses at undergraduate and vocational-technical schools during the coming school year. [More...]

Mercy Fitness Center Hosts Program to Benefit Backpack Program
May 30, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) Mercy Fitness Center will host Zumba-thon from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 30 at the Mercy Fitness Center. Registration is $20 and t-shirts are $20. All proceeds will benefit the Clearinghouse Backpack Program. [More...]

St. Edward Mercy to Host First-Ever CA-MRSA Community Presentation
May 13, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy Medical Center will host its first-ever CA-MRSA presentation for the public from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 18 at Mercy Fitness Center. [More...]

St. Edward Mercy to Host First-Ever Women’s Event
April 27, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy Medical Center will host its first-ever event designed exclusively for women from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 2 in the Centers of Excellence at St. Edward Mercy. The media is invited to attend. [More...]

Regional Administrator Change at St. Edward Mercy
April 21, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) Jim Maddox, regional administrator for St. Edward Mercy Health System, is stepping down after 34 years of service for health reasons. [More...]

St. Edward Mercy Hosts Successful NICU Reunion
April 21, 2009 -(Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy Medical Center hosted its first-ever Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Reunion from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 at Creekmore Park Community Center. [More...]

St. Edward Mercy Hosts Naming Ceremony for Hospice Inpatient Unit
April 16, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy Medical Center will host a naming ceremony for the Hospice Inpatient Unit on Tuesday, April 21 at 1 p.m. in The Hennessy Center. The Unit will be named for Dr. John Ben and Sue Stewart. [More...]

New Emergency Department Medical Director Announced
March 27, 2009- (Fort Smith, AR) Dr. Matthew Dupree was named medical director of the Emergency Department for St. Edward Mercy by Dr. Robert Patton, president & CEO of St. Edward Mercy Clinic. Dr. Dupree will assume responsibilities of the department effective April 1, 2009. [More...]

St. Edward Mercy to Celebrate National Donate Life Month
March 26, 2009- (Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in conjunction with Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency (ARORA) will celebrate National Donate Life Month by raising a flag in honor of organ donors on Tuesday, March 31 at 10:30 a.m. at the flagpoles in front of the Centers of Excellence. Members of the media are invited to attend. [More...]

St. Edward Mercy Partners with OG&E to “Go Green”
March 11, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in conjunction with OG&E is working to make the Medical Center more energy efficient by replacing light fixtures and lamps with more energy efficient fixtures. OG&E will present St. Edward with a check in the amount of $8,724 as part of OG&E’s Quick Start Program to reduce energy usage. [More...]

St. Edward Mercy Receives Community Education Grant
March 5, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy Medical Center has received a $25,000 community education grant from The National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) for the purpose of education of public health workers, healthcare professionals, school personnel and consumers in the Ft. Smith, Ark.-area about CA-MRSA. [More...]

Night to Remember Benefits St. Edward Mercy Hospice
January 23, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) The St. Edward Mercy Foundation will host the second Night to Remember, an event benefitting St. Edward Mercy Hospice, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, February 14 at Columbus Acres Hall. [More...]

eICU Mobile Unit Coming to St. Edward Mercy
January 16, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy will host an eICU workstation demonstration at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 23. With the mobile eICU workstation on site, both sides of the eICU equation can be seen -- the bedside care as well as the Mercy SafeWatch voice, data and video monitoring capabilities. [More...]

Sr. Mooney Earns Mayor’s Spirit of the Frontier Award
January 5, 2009 - (Fort Smith, AR) Sister Reginald Mooney was named a recipient of the City of Fort Smith’s Spirit of the Frontier award at the Spirit of the Frontier ceremony on December 18, 2008 at the Fort Smith Convention Center. [More...]

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