09/17/2026
Today, the Alice L. Walton Foundation and Mercy celebrated the groundbreaking of AWSOM Whole Health Campus, a 120+-acre health care destination in Bentonville that will bring together world-class specialty care, whole-person health, and community in an environment intentionally shaped by nature, art, and evidence-based design.
This milestone advances a long-term collaboration to expand access to high-quality specialty care, advance whole-person health, and position Northwest Arkansas as a destination for leading-edge care and a national example of innovative health care delivery.
Together with Mercy and Cleveland Clinic, we are helping create a health care destination for the region, the Heartland, and beyond.
Today's ceremony also marks a significant philanthropic milestone for AWSOM Whole Health Campus, with the announcement of a major charitable pledge of a $50 million combined contribution from the Tyson Family Foundation and Tyson Foods, Inc. This generous pledge reflects growing community support for the campus vision and its potential to transform health and well-being across the region.
"Today marks an important step toward realizing a vision that has been years in the making. Through prioritizing a whole-health focus and bringing together excellent partners, we're creating a health care destination for our region, the Heartland, and beyond." - Alice Walton
Follow along as we bring this vision to life.