NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Jill E. McCormick, Director, Marketing & Planning
St. Edward Mercy Health System
Phone: 479-314-6037
Email: jill.mccormick@mercy.net

Dr. Robert Baker Joins Mercy Clinic

Fort Smith, Ark. –August 10, 2009 - 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.

Dr. Johnson is board certified in family medicine.

St. Edward Mercy Clinic –Family Medicine welcomes both established and new patients. For more
information or an appointment, call the St. Edward Mercy Clinic – Van Buren at 479-314-4000. The Clinic is
located at 2800 Fayetteville Road in Van Buren.

St. Edward Mercy Clinic is a physician-led and professionally-managed multispecialty medical group practice. Mercy Clinic was founded by St. Edward Mercy Health System in 2008 to expand the base of available primary care and selected specialty physicians in the River Valley. The Clinic currently operates three physician offices and employs over 70 physicians.