Healthcare services unite to expand regional care

By Kyle Kellams

Published September 26, 2024 at 3:19 PM CDT

Alice L. Walton, left, and Mercy President and CEO Steve Mackin.

A partnership between the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Mercy, Heartland Whole Health Institute and Cleveland Clinic will create a 30-year, $700 million affiliation to expand health care to the region. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams asked Dr. Scotty Cooper, regional physician executive with Mercy Arkansas, about the initiative.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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