MississippiCare Clinics Change Name to Arcare
Name change brings unity across states, new clinic location in Oxford
Oxford, Miss. — Sept 16, 2025 — This September, MississippiCare clinics across the state will adopt a new name: Arcare. The change reflects a unified identity across the South while maintaining the same trusted providers, services, and patient care.
Founded in 1986 in rural Arkansas, Arcare has grown into a regional network of clinics and pharmacies dedicated to ensuring quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare for all. MississippiCare has always been part of the Arcare family and shared its mission; the company simply used a different name in Mississippi. This update brings every Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee location under one name.
“From the beginning, Arcare’s vision has been to improve health outcomes and promote health equality in every community we serve,” said Dr. Steven Collier, CEO of Arcare. “This name change won’t affect the quality of care patients receive. It simply helps us move forward together as one, united organization.”
For patients in Oxford, the transition will also bring a second clinic location. All primary care services currently offered at the South Lamar clinic will move to a new, expanded Arcare facility in Oxford at 1201 Office Park Drive, Suite 102. The South Lamar location will remain open for behavioral health appointments only, ensuring patients continue to have convenient access to specialized support.
“We are excited about the opportunities this transition provides for our patients,” said Chris Gibson, COO of Arcare in Mississippi. “The new Oxford location allows us to grow with the community while continuing to offer the same accessible, comprehensive care people have always relied on. This new location will also include a pharmacy, which will open in November.”
Aside from the new name and additional Oxford clinic location, nothing else will change for patients. Appointments, providers, insurance coverage, prescriptions, and medical records will all remain the same. Patients will simply see the Arcare name and logo on signs, materials, and online at www.arcare.net.
Arcare’s mission, Health for All, remains unchanged: caring for every patient regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
For more information, patients are encouraged to contact their local clinic.
About Arcare
Founded in 1986, Arcare is a medical network striving to fulfill its “Health for All” mission by specializing in primary care, behavioral health, chronic disease care, pharmaceutical care, and insurance. As a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC), Arcare is able to care for every patient regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.
