Alice L. Walton Foundation and Mercy Break Ground on AWSOM Whole Health Campus, Marking a New Era for Whole-Person Health in the Heartland
The campus will add cardiac, cancer and other specialty services, with a 709,000-square-foot first building expected to open in 2029.
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Mercy, Alice L. Walton Foundation break ground on healthcare campus
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Philanthropist Alice Walton and Mercy President and CEO Steve Mackin gathered with others Thursday to break ground on a 120-plus-acre medical and specialty healthcare campus near Bentonville that officials said could also affect healthcare in Southwest Missouri.
Alice Walton plans Bentonville hospital and cancer center
Alice Walton says Bentonville healthcare campus to expand Arkansans’ access to specialty care
Billionaire philanthropist Alice Walton addresses the crowd of a groundbreaking ceremony for the AWSOM Whole Health Campus in Bentonville on Sept. 17, 2026 as Mercy CEO Steve Mackin (left) and John Tyson, board chairman of Tyson Foods, listen. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)https://arkansasadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026AWSOMHealthCampus_ArkansasAdvocate.mp3 Listen to an audio version of this story produced by report…
Mercy, Alice L. Walton Foundation break ground on Arkansas health campus - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News
BENTONVILLE, Ark., (KBSI) — The Alice L. Walton Foundation and Mercy broke ground Thursday on a health care campus that will bring expanded specialty services to northwest Arkansas. The AWSOM Whole Health Campus will be developed on more than 120 acres about 2 miles east of downtown Bentonville. Plans include cardiac and cancer care, orthopedics, gastroenterology, neurology and virtual care....
Alice L. Walton Foundation and Mercy Break Ground on AWSOM Whole Health Campus, Marking a New Era for Whole-Person Health in the Heartland
Buildings for world-class specialty care, including cardiac and cancer care, will anchor the first phase of a 120+-acre destination
Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: Alice Walton Foundation and Mercy Break Ground on 120-Acre Whole Health Campus I Sutter Health Invests in Expansion Projects I Renown Health to Build Children’s Hospital
Alice L. Walton Foundation and Mercy have broken ground on AWSOM, a 120-acre health care campus in Bentonville, AR. The specialty care and whole-health destination will include cardiac services in partnership with Cleveland Clinic, as well as cancer, orthopedic and gastroenterology programs designed to serve patients across multiple states. Sutter Health will use proceeds from... Continue Reading
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