Mercy Hospital Jefferson

About Us

Mercy, one of the 25 largest U.S. health systems, serves millions annually with nationally recognized quality care and one of the nation’s largest Accountable Care Organizations. Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including more than 40 acute care, managed and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has 900 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 3,400 Mercy Clinic physicians and advanced practitioners, as well as more than 40,000 co-workers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

• Recognized by the American College of Cardiology in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” issue for commitment to hospital care for heart patients.
• Earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Hospital Accreditation as a symbol of quality that reflects commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.
• Earned four stars from the CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Five-Star Quality Rating System.
• Earned an "A" grade in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.
• Earned Missouri TCD (Time Critical Diagnosis) Level II Certification for STEMI (a type of major heart attack).
• Earned Missouri TCD (Time Critical Diagnosis) Level III Certification for stroke.
• Named to the Best Maternity Hospitals 2021 list by Newsweek and the Leapfrog Group.
• Earned a Bariatric Center of Excellence certification.
• Selected by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as one of four hospice providers in Missouri to participate in the new Medicare Care Choices Model.
• Quality & Patient Safety