Mercy Sleep Center-Fort Smith opened new additions at the sleep center as part of a more than $2 million investment made by Mercy over the past five years to expand its sleep medicine program.
Mercy Sleep Center – Fort Smith recently opened two additional bedrooms designed for sleep studies, bringing the total to eight. The additions increase capacity for the center, meaning eight additional sleep studies can take place each week at the Fort Smith location. The program will now also offer weekend study options for patients for the first time. Mercy’s sleep center locations in Booneville and Ozark remain available to patients as well, with two bedrooms for sleep studies at each center.
The expansion also includes the creation of a home sleep test program. The program, which will get underway in early 2022, is designed for patients who meet certain criteria for an at-home study. Not all patients will qualify, but adding the at-home option will help Mercy accommodate more sleep patients than ever before, said Juli Stec, vice president of operations at Mercy Fort Smith.
Mercy blessed the rooms with Mercy leaders and co-workers on site to help dedicate the new space.
Mercy Sleep Center – Fort Smith is located at 5401 Ellsworth Road.