Classic aids health care foundation

Mercy Northwest garners recognition

Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas leaders have another successful Mercy Classic on the scorecard. The charity golf tournament May 3 at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers saw some 53 teams participate.

“Your support raised over $145,000 to advance health care programs and services across Northwest Arkansas. Thank you to all who supported, came out to play and enjoyed the day with us. Your generosity is greatly appreciated,” says Nicole Crawford, director of foundation operations.

This year’s Mercy Golf Classic winners:

Morning flight

• First place – C.R. Crawford

• Second place – Outdoor Cap

Afternoon flight

• First place – Mercy/Pianalto

• Second place – Paint Innovators

Mercy Hospital Northwest has made substantial progress toward its Opening Doors: Our Commitment Continues initiative launched in 2016. The “multi-year expansion to produce exponential, systemic change” has included completing planned improvements and the opening of the hospital’s new tower in 2019.

The hospital’s health care achievements are garnering national attention. According to a news release: “For the third consecutive year, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers has been named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list. Published in Fortune, the honor designates Mercy among the top performing teaching hospitals in the U.S.”

“Our status as the only hospital in the state to be designated a Top 100 hospital while simultaneously holding an A grade from the Leapfrog Group and five-star rating

from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) … is quite a triplicate of achievements and speaks to the quality and safety of our care,” says Clark Ellison, vice president of Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas.

Next up for the foundation will be the return of its Catfish, Corndog and Cornhole fundraiser July 16 at the Mercy Hospital campus in Rogers. Amateur and competitive cornhole brackets for teams of two are available. Catfish and corndogs will be provided by The Catfish Hole.

The CF Outdoor Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at Spring Valley Rod and Gun Club in Gravette will feature fly-fishing and clay-shooting competitions.

On Dec. 4, the traditional O’ Night Divine Charity Ball will return at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers.

Participants in charity events choose whether or not to remove their masks to be photographed, and the NWADG respects those decisions. We are all doing our best to follow guidelines.

(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Carin Schoppmeyer) Jodi Lightener (from left), Christie Lassiter, Dick Trammel and Christy Blackshear welcome golfers May 1 to the Mercy Golf Classic at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers.

(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Carin Schoppmeyer) Dan Cotta (from left), Tim Gossett and Craig Coffelt represent Anheuser-Busch at Mercy Health Foundation Golf Classic.

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(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Carin Schoppmeyer) Kristi Coats (from left), Anita Brightwell, Cheryl Yarbrough and Seth Swafford volunteer at the Mercy Golf Classic.

(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Carin Schoppmeyer) Brad Schulz (from left), Kirk Brown, Spencer Adams and John Campbell stand for a photo before starting their round at the Mercy Golf Classic.

(Courtesy photo) David Dust (left) and Tom Hauge help support Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas at the Mercy Classic.

(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Carin Schoppmeyer) Dr. Stephen Goss, Mercy Clinic NWA president; Alison Levin (left) and Beth Brown of Mercy Health Foundation Northwest welcome golfers to the Mercy Classic.

(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Carin Schoppmeyer) Tom Hauge and Pat Curran, Mercy Health Foundation Northwest board member, visit at the May 3 golf tournament.