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Mercy Clinic Fort Smith unveiled a new $7.9 million clinic that serves the public as a primary care clinic and students at the new Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine at Chaffee Crossing as a teaching clinic.
With the addition of Mercy Clinic Chaffee Crossing, there are now 49 Mercy Fort Smith Community Clinics in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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This 13,500-square-foot clinic facility at 7003 Chad Colley Blvd. in the Barling portion of Chaffee Crossing is different since it also serves as a teaching clinic for the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education's osteopathic medical college across the street.
“In addition to serving the students, this clinic is all about the community," said Dr. Ray Stowers, dean and provost of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE). "This is all about our patients and offering that care. This clinic also reminds of us of our mission at the College of Osteopathic Medicine to focus on bringing primary care and to serving the underserved in this part of the country."
In addition to a lecture room that seats 16, the clinic has larger rooms to accommodate students and patients, and an OMM (osteopathic manipulative medicine) room for doctors to work out the kinks in a patient’s bones and ligaments.
“We are creating a bridge between the school and the health system,” Martin Schreiber, vice president of Mission for Mercy Fort Smith, said before a blessing of the building.
Schreiber went on to say that he hoped the clinic would also be a “place of hope” for those who are “sick, in fear and especially those who are poor.”
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Dr. Cole Goodman, president of Mercy Clinic Fort Smith, said the new clinic “resolidifies Mercy’s commitment” to the Fort Smith area and “signifies a partnership” between the medical college and Mercy.
Mercy Clinic Fort Smith and ACHE collaborated to build the 13,500-square-foot, $7.9 million clinic on property the college owns at Chaffee Crossing.
The clinic features 28 exam rooms, laboratory, conference and office space to accommodate training requirements of the medical school’s residency program.
The clinic will house eight primary care physicians, three advance practice nurses and about 30 additional co-workers.
Five faculty members from the college will practice at the clinic part time.
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“This building and this partnership of two private, nonprofit entities is the only one I know of in the state of Arkansas,” Goodman said.
Goodman also said it has been a “privilege” for for him to be involved in helping develop the clinic that will “teach the next generation” of health care providers.
Goodman has practiced medicine in Fort Smith for more than 30 years.
Stowers has worked around teaching clinics for more than 25 years in Oklahoma.
On a tour of the new facility with Kyle Parker, president of ACHE, Stowers noted the “openness” of the rooms and plentiful natural lighting.
“We’re very excited about the opening of this clinic,” Stowers said when thanking several people for helping open the facility.
“To me this is the true, in real-life symbolism of the Mercy Health System working together with the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.”
Stowers also pointed out that the clinic will not only possibly be the medical students’ first real-life exposure to real primary care medicine before they go out to serve their residencies, but it will serve as the medical clinic for the medical students.
“This is the absolutely critical with the busy life of students to come across the street and get state-of-the-art health care right here,” Stowers said.
The college welcomes its first class of about 150 students for orientation on July 31, and classes start a week later.
At least two of those new medical students showed up for the event Monday.
Jelena Ivanova, formerly of Sartell, Minn. was on hand with her two young children, and Madhu Murali, a recent transplant from Maryland.
Ivanova said she was a nurse in her native country of Estonia and graduated from St. Cloud State University before her admission to medical college.
Murali said she was spurred early in life, growing up in southern India, to become a physician after she lost her grandfather to a treatable ailment.
Dr. Sean Baker, chairman of primary care services for Mercy Clinic Fort Smith, said the support of the community will make all the difference in the clinic’s and the college’s success.
There are still “many challenges ahead,” he said.
“Soon, these students will go out all over the nation to train in their residencies, and they will represent Fort Smith,” Baker said to the crowd.
“What you have partnered to help us achieve will reach people all around the world. I want us to think about that.
Mercy's Primary Care Clinic at Chaffee Crossing in Barling, AR, provides complete health care to keep you healthy and active at every stage of life.
Our family medicine practitioners are here to provide the very best care, and to take the time to listen and respond to your questions and concerns.
As needed, we can easily connect you with Mercy medical specialists in the Fort Smith area and a full range of laboratory and imaging services.
Prevention is key.
We want to help you stay ahead of illnesses and other health problems before they become more complicated.
OMT therapy involves the use of manually guided forces by a D.O. to improve structural and physiologic function.
It involves the gentle realignment of the spine, joints and tissues for relief of strained or spastic musculoskeletal areas.
OMM specialists use OMT to facilitate normal healing processes, reduce dysfunction and relieve pain.
OMT does not involve the use of pain medications, surgery or needles.
Services Offered at Mercy Clinic Chaffee Crossing
- Primary Care
- Family Medicine
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
- Laboratory Services
- Imaging Services
Key Personnel
- Dr. Cole Goodman: President, Mercy Clinic Fort Smith
- Dr. Sean Baker: Chairman of Primary Care Services, Mercy Clinic Fort Smith
- Dr. Ray Stowers: Dean and Provost, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE)
- Kyle Parker: President, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE)
Clinic Details
Address: 7003 Chad Colley Blvd., Barling, AR (Chaffee Crossing)
Size: 13,500-square-foot
Cost: $7.9 million
Features: 28 exam rooms, laboratory, conference and office space, lecture room (seats 16), OMM room
The following table summarizes the key aspects of Mercy Clinic Chaffee Crossing:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Location | 7003 Chad Colley Blvd., Barling, AR (Chaffee Crossing) |
| Size | 13,500 square feet |
| Cost | $7.9 million |
| Services | Primary Care, Family Medicine, OMT Therapy, Laboratory, Imaging |
| Rooms | 28 exam rooms, laboratory, conference and office space, lecture room (seats 16), OMM room |
| Staff | 8 primary care physicians, 3 advance practice nurses, about 30 additional co-workers, 5 faculty members from ACHE |
| Partnership | Mercy Clinic Fort Smith and Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) |
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