ST Bernards Hospital Inc.

ST Bernards Hospital Inc., operating through its Crossridge Community Hospital Division as Cross County Hospital, serves the federal government primarily as a grant recipient and sub-recipient in substance-use prevention and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) workforce development programs. The organization is a tax-exempt nonprofit hospital located in Wynne, Arkansas, and operates as a subsidiary of the parent entity ST Bernards Hospital Inc. (headquartered in Jonesboro, Arkansas).

Cross County Hospital's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated within the Department of Health and Human Services. The organization holds a prime grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276): a $125,000 project grant awarded July 1, 2026, running through June 30, 2031, funding the Cross County Hometown Health Coalition's Youth for Health Project. The coalition, based in rural eastern Arkansas and serving Cross County including Wynne, Cherry Valley, and Parkin, implements youth substance-use prevention activities including youth-led prevention campaigns, parent education, peer mentoring programs, medication take-back initiatives, and enforcement of underage drinking laws. The 2023 Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment documented 34 percent of local 12th graders reporting lifetime alcohol use and 7 percent reporting prescription drug misuse.

Across its recent award portfolio, Cross County Hospital operates predominantly as a sub-recipient (80% of awards). It receives multiple sub-awards from Arcare, the prime grantee, under federal MAT programs spanning 2022 through February 2025. These sub-awards target establishment and improvement of support and prevention services for patients and families in recovery, enhancement of MAT workforce through recruitment and training, development of peer mentorship networks, and building community capacity for effective MAT service delivery.

Activity has grown sharply in 2024 (ten awards) but slowed in 2025 and 2026 (one award each for 2025 and 2026). The vendor serves three distinct customer agencies within HHS: the Health Resources and Services Administration (16 awards), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2 awards), and a second HRSA line (2 awards). Total dollars obligated across all twenty awards since 2008 is $1.5 million, reflecting the grant-recipient rather than prime-contractor scale of the organization's federal footprint. Cross County Hospital does not hold federal contracts or IDVs and does not compete on government-wide acquisition vehicles.