Community Commitment
At Northwest Health, residents throughout Northwest Arkansas can receive quality care that helps them stay healthy and live well. With five hospitals, six walk-in clinics and numerous affiliated physician clinics, Northwest Health is the largest health system in Northwest Arkansas. As a tax-paying healthcare provider committed to investing in people, we help create better places to live, work and play.
We invest in our employees as well as in the technology and services that help make quality care possible. We also invest in our community. Throughout 2020, Northwest Health had an economic impact that saw more than $349 million flowing into the communities we serve.
We help enrich our communities through tax dollars. In 2020 alone, we paid more than $11 million in local taxes – funds that were allocated by elected officials. As a result, these funds had a direct impact on the public projects and the shared spaces we all enjoy, like better parks and smoother roads. Our communities are great places to work, and getting better every day.
We are also proud to work with organizations that share our commitment to health and wellness, supporting organizations like the American Heart Association, Jackson L. Graves Foundation and the Susan G. Komen Foundation, among others.
The high level of care at Northwest Health can be felt far beyond our walls. In 2020 alone, we contributed more than $115 million in charitable and uncompensated care.
The benefits received by the communities and people we serve throughout Northwest Arkansas are numerous. We are pleased to be able to have a significant impact in making this an even better place to live, work, play and serve.
Download our Report to the Community to learn more.
Total Local Taxes Paid is composed of: Property Tax and Sales Tax. Does not include state or federal income taxes; Total Charitable Contributions/Public Service is composed of: Local Health Improvement Organizations, Local Civic Improvement Organizations and Public Service/Educational Activities; Total Economic Impact on Local Economy is composed of: Salaries/Wages/Benefits, Capital Funds Reinvested and Local Vendor Purchases; Uncompensated Care is composed of: Charity Care, Bad Debt/Uncollected Debt for Services, Medicare Underpayments and Medicaid Underpayments.