Sisters of Mercy

As a member of the Sisters of Mercy Health System, St. Joseph’s enjoys a rich heritage of service to the sick and poor. Ours is a mission to meet the changing physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs of the community through health care. St. Joseph’s believes each person, patient and employee has value and dignity and is to be treated with respect, genuine personal concern and compassion. We call these Mercy Values.

Mother Catherine McAuley founded the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic religious order, in Ireland in 1831. Her single House of Mercy is now the worldwide institute of the Religious Sisters of Mercy which operate healthcare facilities in Arkansas and seven other states in the south central U.S. Through faith-based care, Sisters of Mercy institutions have established a rich tradition of care giving and community service. Today three Sisters of Mercy serve the patients of St. Joseph’s right here in Hot Springs, under the Sisters of Mercy Health System headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Just as Mother McAuley and her followers sought out the sick in 19th Century Dublin, St. Joseph’s strives to continually identify the healthcare needs of the communities it serves and develop progressive and innovative services and programs that best fulfill those needs.

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