Established as a community hospital in 1950, St. Mary’s Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas, was managed by the Dominican sisters of Springfield, Illinois, for more than 40 years. The hospital joined the Sisters of Mercy Health System in 1995. It has 145 acute care beds and 20 skilled nursing beds, and is served by 620 full-time equivalent employees.

The Northwest Arkansas Region, which includes Rogers, has nearly doubled in size every decade for the last thirty years and showing a population growth of 40% in the last ten years is certainly living right. Booming, some would say. At the heart of this "boomtown" are the three big entrepreneurial companies, Wal-Mart, J.B. Hunt Transport and Tyson Foods, Inc.

Northwest Arkansas’ diversity includes museums that chronicle the history of towns, firearms, entrepreneurs and other cultural events, including the Rogers Historical Museum, The Rogers Daisy Airgun Museum, Walton’s 5 & 10 Museum, Pea Ridge National Military Park, Civil War Museum, Shiloh Museum, University of Arkansas Museum, Peel House Mansion and Museum and Bella Vista and Benton County Historical Museums. 

History again shines in the variety of arts and crafts available in Northwest Arkansas. Everything from the treasured handmade quilts, to finely crafted dolls and furniture are available. 

The festivals and fairs, held the first weekend in May and the third weekend in October, are increasing yearly. Besides the popular and giant War Eagle Arts and Crafts Fair, you can visit The Ole’ Applegate Arts & Crafts Festival in Bentonville, the Hillbilly Corner fair, Sharp’s Show of War Eagle, and fairs in surrounding towns including Pea Ridge, Siloam Springs, Fayetteville, Springdale and Eureka Springs.  And each year the War Eagle Seminar gives crafters from all over the country an opportunity to refine existing skills or develop new ones.  For one week nationally recognized instructors are assembled at the historic War Eagle Mills Farm to conduct hands-on classes in woodcarving, basketry, quilting, weaving and much more. 

After seeing all that Rogers and Northwest Arkansas has to offer, it’s no wonder that many vacationers return to this Ozark oasis to retire. The mild climate is one reason. Four beautifully different seasons offer a delightful change of pace. Another important reason is the gentle quality of life.  In Rogers, you can escape smog and nerve-wracking traffic and replace them with winding mountain roads and quiet country living. The cost of living is agreeable, and the recreational attractions abundant.

Here you’ll find many new retirement/resort living communities, plenty of room on the lake to build, or upscale communities with easy access to all amenities.