St. Edward Mercy Medical Center Unveils the  
Mercy Hospice Inpatient Unit

June 16, 2008 – (Fort Smith, AR) St. Edward Mercy Medical Center will unveil its 12-bed Mercy Hospice Inpatient Unit at a dedication and open house for the general public from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, June 23. The dedication will start at 2 p.m. at the St. Edward Mercy Medical Center’s Hennessy Center with the open house taking place at approximately 2:30 p.m. on the fifth floor of the hospital.

The dedication will consist of a prayer and remarks from president and CEO of St. Edward Mercy Health System, Jerry Stevenson. The open house will be an opportunity for those from the general public to take a tour of the new facility.

“The addition of this unit underlines our commitment to provide services of value to our community,” said Stevenson. “We want people to be able to stay close to home as they receive care.”

The unit will provide medical, spiritual, and psychosocial support to hospice patients and their families.  The care delivered will be a manifestation of sustaining the Mercy Difference until life’s close.

For more information about the Mercy Hospice Inpatient Unit, please contact Andra Williamson at 479-314-1150 or Noemi Netherlain at 479-314-2755.