Shelly Capps, MD

08/21/2025

The best offense is a good defense. Make sure you and your family are protected from measles.

08/20/2025

Every journey begins with a first day! This August, we're welcoming 94 new physicians to Mercy as they begin their careers of service and healing. Just like the first day of school, there is energy and excitement in every step.

08/19/2025

They met a bear, made some fishy friends and had a blast doing it!

Sister Serafia and Sister Michael, Daughters of St. Francis, serve in Mercy’s Springfield communities and recently gathered for Mass and lunch with Bishop Rice. Afterward, they took their very first visit to Bass Pro Shops and the smiles say it all.

We’re so grateful for their joyful presence and for the many ways they help care for our communities.

08/18/2025

Our Mercy family just grew by one future nurse! Leighton, who spent her first weeks of life in the NICU at Mercy St. Louis, is now starting kindergarten with big dreams of one day wearing the Mercy badge herself. We hope all students enjoy a joyful and safe school year! 🍎

08/17/2025

Now that’s playing with purpose! Pozo launched this home run using a –designed bat dedicated to his son Paul and pediatric stroke awareness. We're glad to be part of his big day!

08/17/2025

For , we'd like to celebrate the donors, caregivers and patients who make our work at Mercy Health Foundation possible.

Because of you, we can provide advanced technology, critical programs and compassionate care to those who need it most. Through generous donations and community support, we continue to build more healing spaces and equip them with the life-saving supplies that serve everyone who walks through our doors.

Every gift, every act of kindness, every moment of service makes a difference. Thank you for helping us carry out our mission.

Visit https://bit.ly/4fHiL6Q to join us today.

08/16/2025

They heal with compassion — and humor. Our caregivers shared their favorite jokes for .

08/15/2025

When passion meets purpose ⚾❤️ St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yohel Pozo invited to help design his game bat for MLB Players Weekend — turning it into a powerful symbol of hope for kids in the hospital and their families — a position he's familiar with personally.

08/15/2025

In the spirit of "gadugi" (working together for the greater good), Nation and broke ground on a new cancer center to expand life-saving care. An $8 million Cherokee Nation investment will help change the face of cancer care by spring 2027.

🪏 Cherokee Nation and Mercy Hospital Fort Smith recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a new cancer treatment center, a collaboration that will improve a...

08/15/2025

Are you ready for the back-to-school morning hustle? Hanna Baxendale, pediatric nurse practitioner at , shares three unexpectedly simple habits that could transform your mornings. From tweaking sleep schedules to rethinking screen time and health check-ins, her advice might be the game-changer your family needs.

Local medical professionals are urging families to begin adjusting sleep and screen time routines as the school year approaches.

08/14/2025

Recess could wait when Sister Angelique had a story to tell. In April 1998, she read to kiddos at the Mercy Co-Worker’s Children Center in St. Louis. She served at Mercy Hospitals in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas and spent many years at in radiologic technology. Many co-workers still remember the joy and energy she brought to both the classroom and the hospital halls.

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