CHI St. Vincent Announces New $1 Million Gift for Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care

Little Rock, Ark. (August 4, 2026) – CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces a new $1 million gift from Grace and John Steuri in support of the upcoming Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. The gift from the Steuri family will benefit the Anthony Center’s structural heart program. This $1 million gift is the third major donation for the Anthony Center, following two matching $5 million gifts from John Ed and Isabel Anthony, and from Boots and Alan Warrick.

“We are excited to show our support of the new Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care,” said Grace and John Steuri. “We have both benefited from the excellent structural heart care at CHI St. Vincent, and are thrilled to now join as supporters of this state-of-the-art facility that will be created to improve the heart health of Arkansans for years to come.”

The Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care will provide  the diagnosis and treatment of heart-related conditions. It 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 2028.

“I am delighted to receive this wonderful gift from Grace and John Steuri for the growth of our structural heart program at the Infirmary.” said William G. Jones, MD, Market President of St. Vincent. “This gift will help us continue our mission and ministry in treating some of the most complex cardiovascular cases for the most vulnerable patients in Arkansas.”

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 implantation, Transcatherter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), aortic valve surgery and 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. 

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.