Promoting Access, Coordination, and Transformation (PACT)

Mercy Arkansas PACT: Preserving Access, Capacity, and Transformation for Rural Care

Funds critical-access hospital services in Booneville, Waldron, and Paris and strengthens Mercy Hospital Fort Smith as a regional hub through preventive, specialty, diagnostic, and procedural care; patient navigation; population-health infrastructure; and facility, safety, accessibility, and emergency-readiness improvements.

Mercy Health Fort Smith Communities

Funds the Mercy Arkansas Rural Digital Health Initiative in five counties, upgrading rural hospitals and clinics with specialty telehealth, AI-enabled SMART rooms, telemetry and imaging equipment, digital integration, and emergency teleconsultation capability.

Rural Specialty Care on Command

Deploys virtual physician carts and portable telemedicine systems in rural hospitals to expand specialty consultation, care coordination, and local clinical decision-making, while reducing avoidable transfers.

Arkansas Rural Health Partnership

Funds the Arkansas Rural Emergency Tele-Consultation and EMS Tele-Triage Network, equipping rural hospitals and EMS providers for emergency teleconsultation and triage through platform onboarding, workflow development, training, implementation, and evaluation.

Community Health Centers of Arkansas Inc.

Funds the Arkansas Community Health Intelligence Platform, building a shared technology platform for 13 federally qualified health centers including health information exchange connections, population health analytics, interoperability tools, cybersecurity services, and implementation support.

Wolfe Street Foundation Inc.

Funds Rural Recovery Connect, installing tablet-based telehealth kiosks, training providers, and supporting clinic-based peer recovery services at rural clinics and detention centers, with later connections from overdose response to peer support.

Subiaco Abbey

Improves Subiaco Abbey's on-site Health Center in Logan County through facility, transportation, telehealth, and workforce investments addressing accessibility, infection control, emergency preparedness, continuity of care, and operations.

Arkansas FQHC Clinical Decision Support & Specialty Access Initiative

Implements VisualDx software, training, and program management to help participating FQHC clinicians diagnose and manage conditions requiring specialty input.

Harbor House Inc. of Fort Smith Arkansas

Funds THRIVE Rural TeleCounseling Project, expanding one-on-one telecounseling with licensed mental health professionals for rural Arkansans with substance-use and mental health needs.