CHI St. Vincent Gets $5M Match for Advanced Heart Center

Little Rock, Ark. (May 26, 2026) – CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces a new $5 million matching gift from Boots and Alan Warrick in support of the upcoming Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. The Anthony Center is named after John Ed  and Isabel Anthony, whose previous $5 million gift made the creation of the center possible. 

“We are proud to support St. Vincent and the creation of The Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care with this gift,” said Warrick. “The heart health of the community is deeply important to our family. Both our families have suffered heart issues and passed away from heart disease. We want St. Vincent to be the preeminent heart treatment center in Arkansas.”

The Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care will be the new standard for the diagnosis and treatment of heart-related conditions. The Anthony Center will allow CHI St. Vincent to continue to expand its heart program for the most complex cases, combining inpatient and outpatient heart care services including cardiac electrophysiology and cardiothoracic surgery programs in one location. Construction is slated to begin this fall and is scheduled for completion in 2027.

“I am honored to receive this wonderful gift from Boots and Alan Warrick for the expansion of our heart program at the Infirmary.” said market president William G. Jones, MD. “Our heart program at the Infirmary already treats the most complex cases in Arkansas and provides some of the best patient outcomes. This gift will allow us to expand our mission of treating the most vulnerable in the communities we serve.”

CHI St. Vincent Infirmary’s heart program is the largest heart program in Arkansas and boasts a patient satisfaction rating of more than 95%. In addition to ranking #1 in Central Arkansas for Heart Care, U.S. News & World Report recognized CHI St. Vincent Infirmary as high performing for Pacemaker Implanatation, TAVR, Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Bypass Surgery. CHI St. Vincent is 1 of 80 hospitals nationwide to receive the American College of Cardiology’s 2025 NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award and was just named a Top 50 hospital for cardiovascular care by Modern Healthcare. 

Patients at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary have come to expect the best outcomes through our advanced, noninvasive diagnostic techniques and surgical expertise, as recognized by a 3-star rating by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the highest rating that can be achieved.

“Isabel and I are so proud to help establish the Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care at St.Vincent.” said John Ed Anthony. “To have my long-time friend, Alan Warrick, join us in funding this project is yet another indication of how good people step up to do good things for Arkansas. Alan and I belong to the same fraternity at the university, and our wives are old friends.”

About CHI St. Vincent

CHI St. Vincent is a regional health network serving Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Headquartered in Little Rock, the network includes primary care, specialty clinics, urgent care, hospitals, home health, rehabilitation and surgery centers across the state. U.S. News & World Report ranks CHI St. Vincent as No. 1 in Central Arkansas for cardiology, heart and vascular surgery, and as “high performing” in multiple areas, including abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, colon cancer surgery, heart bypass surgery, pacemaker implantation, spinal fusion and transcatheter aortic valve replacement. CHI St. Vincent is part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. Learn more at commonspirit.org/stvincent.