Emergency Services
Outpatient Therapy Center
Home Health
Pediatrics
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Safe Sitter Program
Same Day Surgery
Intensive Care Unit
Women and Children’s Services
Laboratory Services
Wellness and Fitness Center
Other Services
Vintage Club
Live Well Lunch & Learn Series
Saint Mary’s Emergency Department (479) 968-6211
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center offers advanced treatment and personalized care. Our 24-hour, physician-staffed emergency department is here to meet your needs. Our caring, competent staff of nurses, technicians and administrative personnel are here to serve you, while striving to ensure that patient safety, comfort and dignity are constantly preserved. Under the direction of experienced, board-certified medical physicians, in partnership with a complement of ancillary services and on-call specialists, the emergency team at Saint Mary’s is ready to respond to your needs with some of the most current medical technologies and treatments right here at our disposal.
In order to keep in touch with scientific advances in the continually evolving system of healthcare today, continuing education is a must. Emergency Department nurses hold current certifications in both ACLS and PALS. The administration and medical staff at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center promote the professional growth and competency of its patient care providers by offering numerous opportunities for staff development through advanced emergency and critical care certification such as CEN, CCRN, ENPC and TNCC. Our emphasis on training and customer service is coupled with decades of combined experience. Rest assured, from hay fever to heart attack, we are here to serve you and your family's medical needs, all day, everyday.
At Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center we are here for you, because we care. For more information on our Emergency Department, please call (479) 968-6211.
Saint Mary’s Outpatient Therapy Center (479) 968-3733
Personal care is our top priority at the Outpatient Therapy Center. Our team consists of Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Rehab Aides, Social Worker, Psychologist, Dietician, Registered Nurse and a Physician who will oversee your plan of care. While a patient at the Outpatient Therapy Center, our staff will carefully address your individual needs.
Our team of professionals at the Outpatient Therapy Center is there for you, the patient. We want you to get the most out of your outpatient rehabilitation. Our Medical Director will monitor your plan of care and progress, every step of the way. The treatment team will work with you to make decisions regarding your treatment and program discharge.
You and your therapist will set realistic goals, and as those goals are met you will edge closer to discharge from our program. From the moment you make your first contact with the Outpatient Therapy Center, you will be treated professionally. We are here for you, and your health is our primary concern.
We provide an attractive, low-cost rehabilitation alternative to hospital placement and other expensive medical treatments. At the Outpatient Therapy Center each patient receives an individually tailored, integrated and coordinated rehabilitative program. Our goal is to maximize each person’s ability to function physically, mentally, emotionally and vocationally. At the Outpatient Therapy Center we are here for you. Because we care.
Some diagnosis treated by the Outpatient Therapy Center:
• Stroke
• Arthritis
• Amputation
• Bone Fractures
• Swallowing Problems
• Chronic Pain
• Diabetes
• General Weakness
• Joint Replacement
• Neurological Disorders
• Speech Deficits
Programs offered at the Outpatient Therapy Center:
• Diabetes Self-Management Program (12 week intensive program)
• Fluorescein and ICG Angiography
• Cardio-Pulmonary Rehab
• Post-Mastectomy Rehab
• Incontinence Program
• Work Hardening (Industrial Rehab)
• Back School
• Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE)
• Industrial/Occupational Medicine
• Healthy Life Program (for CORF graduates only)
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Low Vision Rehab
• Fall Risk Assessment / Prevention
• Flexibility Assessment
• Osteoporosis Prevention & Management
The team at Saint Mary’s Outpatient Therapy Center would be happy to evaluate your specific needs to determine whether you are a likely candidate for outpatient rehabilitation therapy. If you feel that you or someone you know may benefit from our program, contact Saint Mary’s Outpatient Therapy Center at (479) 968-3733.
Saint Mary’s Home Care Services (479) 968-4544
What are the Benefits of Home Care?
There is often no place more conducive to a quick recovery than home, surrounded by loved ones, your favorite easy chair, your own bed and familiar routines. At a certain stage in your recovery, an illness or disability may often be treated at home at a cost much less than hospitalization. Saint Mary’s Home Health is here for you.
Home Care is designed to provide home care to patients who have a condition due to either an illness or injury, which restricts their ability to travel to their physicians’ offices, outpatient rehabilitation or other related services. Patients are able to recover in the comfort of their own homes. Familiar surroundings, coupled with the loving care of family and friends, creates a supportive and healing atmosphere for many individuals.
Patients who may benefit most from home care are those compliant with their physician’s treatment plan, and who are committed to following through with this plan under the supportive guidance and care of the Home Care team.
Saint Mary’s Home Care supports the continuity of care between the hospital, rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility, physicians’ offices, and our patients’ homes. We offer numerous services to our patients, and these services are designed to meet each person’s needs. Services are provided on an intermittent visit basis in your home. Many supplies involved may be delivered directly to your home.
Normal business hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. On-call staff is available to you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Saint Mary’s Home Care offers specialty clinical staff that provides the treatment and education designed to help you and your family adjusts to your illness, and maximize your potential for recovery. We are available to serve you and your family. We travel as far as a 30-mile radius of Russellville.
Is home care covered by insurance?
Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance companies have specific guidelines for home care coverage. Expenses for appropriate skilled care may be covered under Medicare, Medicaid and by many private and group medical insurance policies. We welcome the opportunity to provide you with further information regarding your individual situation.
Do you qualify for home care?
To be eligible for home care, you must be homebound, require intermittent, skilled nursing or rehabilitative care, and be unable to participate in outpatient services or programs. Services are rendered in accordance with physicians’ orders. If you feel you could benefit from home care services, contact your physician or call Saint Mary’s Home Care further assistance: 479-964-4544.
Who will provide your care?
Saint Mary’s Home Care carefully selects home care specialists who have met our requirements, as well as State licensing regulations.
Members of our team and some of their responsibilities include:
• Registered Nurses
• IV therapies
• Medication management
• Phlebotomy
• Wound care
• Diabetic education and instruction
• Pain control
• Ostomy care
• Catheter care
• Enteral feedings
• Mother-baby care
• Chemotherapy
Physical Therapists: Evaluation and training in mobility, transfers, gait, training, strengthening, pain and edema control, therapeutic exercises, instruction with equipment and home safety
Occupational Therapists: Evaluation and training in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) including feeding, bathing and dressing, upper extremity dexterity, strengthening, range of motion, and coordination exercises, evaluation for adaptive equipment and splints
Speech Therapists: Evaluation and training in speech, language, voice, swallowing and cognitive disorders
Medical Social Workers: Evaluation and counseling in: social, emotional, insurance information, durable power of attorney, advanced directives, community support, placement, and Adult or Child Protective Services. They also provide personal care such as bathing, hygiene and dressing under licensed staff supervision.
Saint Mary’s Home Care
• JCAHO accredited
• Medicare certified
• State licensed
• For information call (479) 968-4544 or (479) 964-9382
• Fax (479) 964-5653
Saint Mary’s Pediatric Unit (479)-964-9293
The Pediatric Unit at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is here to serve the children and youth of Russellville and the surrounding community. This unit is designed to care for all pediatric patients from newborns to age 16.
Services within the unit include:
• Pediatric Orthopedics
• Inpatient Surgery
• Outpatient Surgery
• Chronic & Acute Diseases
• IV Therapy
• Pulmonary dysfunction
• Crisis Intervention
The patient care manager directs the unit, under the supervision of the assistant administrator. The unit consists of a highly trained staff of RNs. For questions or more information please call pediatrics at (479)-964-9293.
River Valley Hyperbaric & Wound Care Inc. (479) 967-0799
If you have a wound that has not improved in two weeks or is not healing after one month, the answer may be a comprehensive Wound Healing Program.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is an adjunctive treatment that is beneficial to many hard to heal wounds. HBOT is breathing 100% oxygen while the entire body is pressurized to greater than sea level for a limited period of time. The whole body must be pressurized to receive the benefits of HBOT.
Comprehensive wound care services include an aggressive, integrated approach to wound management. The program focuses on improved patient results through the use of proven and adjunctive therapies. These therapies are selected based upon your specific needs and may include:
• Compression
• Whirlpool
• Artificial skin grafting
• Nail care
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Debridements
• Callous reduction
The Wound Healing Program offers these services:
• Evaluation by a Wound Care Specialist
• Development of a treatment plan to meet your individual needs
• Changing wound dressings
• Instruction about proper wound care and prevention of new injuries
• Referrals for other medical care and services to help you achieve maximum recovery
Types of wounds evaluated in the wound care clinic:
• Diabetic Ulcers
• Arterial Ulcers
• Venous Stasis Ulcers
• Pressure Ulcers
• Surgical Wounds
• Thermal/Chemical Burns
• Other Non-Healing Wounds
Medicare Conditions accepted for HBOT:
• Acute carbon monoxide intoxication
• Decompression illness
• Gas embolism
• Gas gangrene
• Acute traumatic peripheral ischemia
• Crush injuries and suturing of severed limbs
• Progressive necrotizing infections
• Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency
• Preservation of compromised skin graphs
• Chronic refractory osteomyelitis
• Osteoradionecrosis
• Soft tissue radionecrosis
• Cyanide poisoning
• Actinomycosis
Medicare now covers diabetic wounds of the lower extremity in patients who meet the following three criteria:
1. Patient has Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes and has a lower extremity wound due to diabetes
2. Patient has a wound classified as Wagner grade three or higher
3. Patient has failed an adequate course of standard wound therapy
Program Referrals
• Primary care physicians or consultants contact the Hyperbaric Wound Care Clinic for an evaluation.
• You are evaluated in the Wound Care Clinic by our staff of Certified Wound Specialists and the Physician Medical Director.
• If you are found to have a condition that would benefit form HBOT, the Hyperbaric Physician will inform your referring physician and perform the necessary pre-certification procedures.
• The Hyperbaric and Wound Care Department will keep your referring physician updated regarding your response to treatment.
For more information or to make a referral, please call River Valley Hyperbaric & Wound Care Inc. at (479) 967-0799.
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center Respiratory Therapy (479) 964-9170
The Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center Respiratory Therapy Department encompasses activities in diagnostic evaluation, therapy, and education of the patient, family and public.
Respiratory therapists and respiratory therapy technicians — also known as Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCPs) — evaluate, treat, and care for patients with breathing or other lung and heart disorders.
RCPs, like nurses in the hospital, do treatments as well as testing. RCPs will consult with physicians and other healthcare workers to help develop and modify a patient’s care. Respiratory therapists use considerable independent judgment caring for patients on life support in hospital intensive care units.
To evaluate patients, RCPs interview them, perform limited physical examinations, and conduct diagnostic tests. For example, respiratory therapists test patients’ breathing capacity and determine the concentration of oxygen and other gases in patients’ blood.
To evaluate a patient’s lung capacity, respiratory therapists have the patient breath into an instrument that measures the volume and flow of air during inhalation and exhalation. By comparing the reading with normal values for the patient’s age, height, weight, and sex, respiratory therapists can provide information that helps determine whether the patient has any lung problems. Your doctor may order this test for you.
To analyze oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH levels, therapists draw blood samples from arteries. Most laboratory tests are done on blood from veins. This "artery blood" is placed in a complicated instrument. The test results rapidly tell how well a patient’s heart and lungs are working. RCPs relay the results to your doctor. Doctors rely on data provided by RCPs to make treatment decisions. Often, RCPs make independent decisions to help patient conditions that need help fast.
RCPs at Saint Mary’s treat all types of patients, ranging from premature infant — whose lungs are not fully developed — to elderly persons whose lungs are unhealthy. Respiratory therapists provide temporary relief to patients with asthma or emphysema (also known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD). RCPs give life-saving care to patients who are victims of a heart attack, stroke, drowning, vehicle accidents or shock.
To treat patients, respiratory therapists use oxygen and blended oxygen mixtures, chest treatments (vibrating the chest, helping people cough up mucous). RCPs give many medicines by having patients inhale them. When people have trouble getting enough oxygen, therapists increase the patient’s oxygen by placing several kinds of oxygen enriched masks or prongs for the nose on them. Sometimes this isn’t enough…so RCPs may connect patients who can’t breathe on their own to ventilators that deliver pressurized oxygen into the lungs. The therapists use a tube that’s placed into the patient’s trachea (windpipe); they attach the tube to the ventilator; and set a breathing pattern and just the right amount of oxygen entering the patient’s lungs. A recent, exciting development is a ventilator that works for short periods by a mask instead of the tube mentioned above.
Therapists spend much of their time carefully checking on patients and equipment. If a patient appears to be having difficulty breathing, or if an "artery blood test" is abnormal, therapists change the ventilator settings to help the body get better. We often teach in-home care to patients and their families to use ventilators and other life-support systems at home if the patient gets better but can’t breathe on their own for some reason.
Respiratory therapists perform chest treatments on patients to help remove mucus from their lungs and make it easier for them to breathe. For example, during surgery, anesthesia depresses respiration, so these chest therapy may be prescribed to help get the patient’s lungs back to normal and to prevent congestion or even pneumonia. Chest treatments also help patients suffering from lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, that causes mucus to collect in the lungs.
Respiratory therapists also administer aerosols—liquid medications suspended in a gas that forms a mist, which is inhaled—and teach patients how to inhale the aerosol properly to ensure its effectiveness. Sometimes this is done
For more breathing health news please call the Respiratory Therapy Department at (479) 964-9170.
Saint Mary’s Rehab Center (479) 964-9255
Saint Mary’s Rehab Center is dedicated to treating the needs of persons with disabilities from illness or accidents requiring physical rehabilitation. A complete range of therapies and services are provided under the supervision of the Rehab Medical Director. Our team-oriented concept of treatment enables us to give you the best treatment and services available, including the necessary encouragement to make each person as independent as possible.
Our goal is to insure a patient’s optimum level of recovery while providing cost-effective outcomes for each patient. To reach your goal, the Medical Director works with and coordinates the efforts of a team of professionals focusing on improving the function of each patient, in an effort to restore the patient to his/her fullest potential.
Program Services:
• Gait evaluation and training
• Ten (10) day evaluation of acute rehabilitation potential
• Family conference
• Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Training
• Psychological evaluation and counseling
• Wheelchair positioning
• Community re-entry activities
• Continuous Passive Motion (CPM)
• Home evaluation to assess need for adaptive equipment and environmental modifications
• Anti-inflammatory medications and medication management
• Pain management and relaxation training
• Stress management and relaxation training
• Family training and education
• Discharge planning
• Joint protection
• Energy conservation
• Residual limb care
• Gait training with prosthesis
• Balance training
• Splinting and orthotics
• Speech and cognitive evaluation and training
• Swallowing evaluation, training, and education
Saint Mary’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Services provides services for patients with one or more of the following diagnosis:
Orthopedic Conditions
• Hip fractures
• Multiple musculosketal impairments
• Multiple joint involvement, secondary to arthritis
Degenerative Neurological Disorders
• ALS; Guillian Barre’; Huntington’s Chorea; MS; Parkinson’s
Cerebral Vascular Accidents
• Stroke
Amputations
Neurological Disorders Secondary To Trauma
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury
Other Disabling Conditions
Saint Mary’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Center accepts referrals from physicians, social workers, nurses, case managers, therapists, patients, and families. Candidates for admission will receive a free evaluation to determine their Rehab potential. For more information or to make a referral, call Saint Mary’s Rehabilitation Center at (479) 964-9255.
Safe Sitter Program
We've created this blog as part of our commitment to inform the Russellville area of the Safe Sitter Program where sitters, parents, and teachers can share ideas, concerns, and information. Click here to visit our Safe Sitters blog.
Saint Mary’s Same Day Surgery (479) 964-9376
Nobody likes to stay in a hospital longer than necessary. The goal of our Same Day Services program is to make it possible for you to recover from minor procedures in the comfort of your home. After all, isn't that where you'd rather be?
Since some surgical needs do not require overnight stays, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center has developed a same-day surgical program for patients in Russellville and surrounding communities. The focus of Same Day Services is not only providing convenience and, in some cases, substantial cost savings, but also earning your trust in our ability to make both surgery and recovery as comfortable as possible.
Instructions for Same Day Surgery Patients
• Do not eat or drink anything after midnight prior to the day of surgery. Take nothing by mouth, including coffee, juice, water, food or medicine, (If you are taking medicine, bring it with you; you may take it after surgery.)
• You may brush your teeth prior to surgery, but do not swallow the liquid.
• Do not drink alcoholic beverages 24 hours before surgery.
• If requested, bring an early morning urine sample.
• Someone must accompany you to the hospital to drive home. (Note: If a child is having surgery, two adults must be present, one to drive and one to care for the child.)
• Wear loose fitting, easy to change clothing.
• Perform your usual bathing routine.
• Do not wear fingernail polish or any kind of eye makeup.
• Bring a case for eyeglasses, contact lenses or dentures, if necessary.
• Please bring all insurance claim forms and identification cards, including Medicare/Medicaid.
• Do not bring jewelry or other valuables. The hospital cannot be responsible for their safekeeping.
• We strongly urge that you do not bring children, since they may become restless while waiting.
Canceling Surgery
Your surgery may have to be canceled or rescheduled if you eat or drink anything beforehand, or if you have a change in you physical condition, such as a cold, fever, persistent cough or rash. If these or other unforeseen reasons cause you to cancel surgery, please contact Same Day Services and your physician as soon as possible.
Other Instructions
A consent form for surgery must be signed upon your arrival. For patients under 18 a parent or guardian must sign the form. Your arrival time has been arranged so that you may go directly to Same Day Services one hour before surgery. Your temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure will be checked. At this time, any tests ordered by your physician will be performed.
Pre-surgical Testing
Your physician may order pre-surgical tests. These tests may be completed fourteen (14) days prior to your surgery or on the day of surgery, you must report to Same Day Services one-and-a-half hours early. If you are not prompt, surgery may have to be rescheduled.
Surgery Instructions for Children
The instructions in the brochure apply to children as well as adults. Babies and young children may wear pajamas to the hospital and bring their favorite toy or blanket, if desired. It is not safe for anyone to care for a child who has had surgery and drive a car at the same time. Please bring another adult to assist you. Be prepared to stay at the hospital until your child is discharged.
About Discharge
You will not be permitted to leave Same Day Services alone following the administration of anesthetic drugs. Please make arrangements for someone to drive you home. We strongly recommend that, if you live more than an hour drive from the hospital, you should plan on overnight accommodations near the hospital. If you need help making these arrangements, please contact Same Day Services. You will be discharged according to your physician's orders. Our staff will provide you with a list of the doctor's instruction.
For More Information Or In Case of Emergencies
If you develop a medical problem, call your physician. If the doctor is not available, call either the Emergency Room at (479) 968-6211, or come directly to the hospital’s Emergency Room.
For more information on Same Day Services or a referral, call (479) 964-9376.
Intensive Care Unit
Saint Mary’s ICU Waiting Room (479) 964-9451
When intensive caring is essential, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center provides the skilled nursing staff to provide close observation of cardiac and intensive care patients. Unit nurses have advanced training in cardiac and critical care as well as advanced cardiac life support (ACLS and CPR).
Visitor Information
• Visitation is limited to immediate family only.
• Intensive Care Unit has a designated waiting area.
• Children under 12 years of age are not allowed past the waiting area.
• Visitation is for 1 hour from 8-9 a.m., 12-1 p.m., 5-6 p.m., and 8-9 p.m.
Waiting Area
The ICU waiting room is open at all times for family members to wait on loved ones. The Saint Mary's Auxiliary and staff are there to lend assistance in any way they can. To reach the ICU Waiting Room call: (479) 964-9451.
Saint Mary’s Women and Children’s Services (479) 964-9179
Maternity
At Women and Children’s Services, we know that there is nothing more joyous than the beginning of a new life. Our friendly, compassionate and understanding staff can guide you and your family through this exciting experience. The goal of our maternity unit is to focus on what's important, welcoming the newest member of your family.
A Compassionate Maternity Program
Expectant parents expect high quality from their hospital and staff. Comfort and safety for patient and baby are important. From pre-admission to discharge, patients and families can depend on our highly skilled delivery team of anesthesiologists, OB technicians and trained nursery personnel for professional care and advanced treatments. The comfort and safety of mother and child are our top priority. And our Maternity Nurse Manager is always available to discuss any special requests or procedures new mothers may want to explore.
A Caring Maternity Environment
It’s no surprise that friendly and compassionate surroundings enhance what is already a joyful experience. Our comfortable labor, delivery rooms and recovery are designed to feel like home. To promote quality care for your newborn, the maternity area at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center includes a well-staffed newborn nursery.
Birthing Suites
Women and Children's Services provides patients with a comfortable environment for you and your family. The unit offers private birthing suites where you can labor, deliver, and recover in one room.
Neonatal
After delivery, your newborn will be taken to our nursery. This unit is both a special and routine care nursery and is staffed by Neonatal Resuscitation Program certified personnel. The personnel are available to assist you with the transition from hospital to home to include breast-feeding instruction, bathing and the general care of your infant.
Women’s Services
The nurses and staff of the Women's Services unit have experience in caring for surgical, chronic and acute care GYN patients. The unit is designed for both gynecology and obstetric patients as well as antepartum, postpartum patients, and pediatrics.
Throughout your stay, the staff of the Women and Children’s unit is on hand to care for you and your infant. Private waiting areas are available to family and friends along with easy access to the nursery viewing area. We offer the Newborn Channel; a 24-hour designated patient room that provides various educational shows about baby care, safety, etc. Women and Children's Services also offers informative classes for expectant parents and families to help better prepare you for their new arrival including:
For more information about the Women's Services at Saint Mary's Regional, visit www.saintmaryswomenslife.blogspot.com or call (479) 964-9179.
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Sibling Class
Everyone is excited about a new addition to the family, but often a sibling may have questions, fears and concerns. For children approximately two through 12 years of age, this class prepares and reassures siblings for the arrival of their new family members. Children will learn about the maternity unit and important information on how to hold and properly care for a child. The class is free of charge.
Support For Breastfeeding Mothers
Nursing mothers find support both before and after delivery from experiences Women and Children's Services staff. A Board certified RN locator consultant is available weekly to provide assistance to breast feeding mothers, as well as pump rentals and a variety of breastfeeding aids and products.
For an update on available classes or for information, call Women and Children’s Services at (479) 964-9179.
Saint Mary’s Clinical Laboratory
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center’s Clinical Laboratory Department provides our physicians and the Patient Care Services staff with the information to provide diagnoses and treat patients. Saint Mary’s Lab continues to acquire and implement some of the latest technology to service the practice needs of our physicians.
Personnel have been trained to perform their jobs. The Lab currently employs about 17 full time employees. The staff is composed of professional personnel who include Medical Technologist, Medical Laboratory Technicians, Phlebotomist, and a coordinator. As a part of the team at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, these persons acquire and analyze patient specimens in a tightly controlled professional environment, prior to reporting the test results to the physician as soon as possible through well designed systems, which include a highly sophisticated information system.
Testing is performed in the areas of: Hematology, Chemistry, Special Chemistry, Microbiology, Serology, Urinalysis and Blood Banking.
All testing is performed only at the written request of a physician. When coming for testing it is required that you bring a Lab Requisition signed by your physician to include a test ordered and a narrative diagnosis.
Some tests do require fasting for accurate results. If the testing includes a glucose level you should fast at least 6 hours prior to your test. If the testing includes cholesterol and triglyceride levels you should fast 12 hours prior to your test. Fasting for these purposes is defined as abstinence from food and drink (water is permissible when consumed in small quantities).
Saint Mary’s Wellness Fitness Center
Saint Mary’s Wellness Fitness Center at (479) 968-7979
SilverSneakers
Fit Kids
Fitness Floor
Group Fitness
Personal Training
Personal Trainers
Saint Mary’s Wellness Fitness Center is a 30,000 square foot facility with indoor track, full basketball court, racquetball courts and other recreational amenities. Also available is a full line of exercise equipment, a free weight room, and much more. An award winning staff of instructors are on hand instructing a wide variety of classes. Personal trainers and childcare are also available.
Our Hours of Operation:
Monday-Thursday - 5:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday - 5:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday - 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Contact (479) 968-7979 for more information.
For more information about the Fitness Center at Saint Mary's Regional, visit http://smfitnesscenter.blogspot.com or call (479) 964-9179.
SilverSneakers Program
The SilverSneakers Fitness Program offers an innovative blend of physical activity, healthy lifestyle and socially oriented programming that allows older adults to take greater control of their health. SilverSneakers members receive:
• A FREE membership at Saint Mary’s Wellness Fitness Center with access to Group Fitness Classes, exercise equipment, whirlpool, steam room, and other available amenities
• Access to any participating fitness center throughout the U.S. while traveling
• Customized SilverSneakers classes designed exclusively for older adults who want to improve their strength, flexibility, balance and endurance
• Health education seminars and other events that promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
• A specially trained Senior Advisor at the Fitness Center to introduce you to SilverSneakers and acquaint you with the facility
The award-winning* SilverSneakers Fitness Program is a proven, results-oriented program that enables older adults, often burdened with chronic conditions, to take charge of their health and maintain an active, independent lifestyle.
*The SilverSneakers Fitness Program is a winner of the 2004 HAN Award from the Healthcare and Aging Network of the American Society on Aging.
View the Frequently Asked Questions about our SilverSneakers Fitness Program.
For more information or to find out if you have a participating health plan, call Saint Mary’s Wellness Fitness Center at (479) 968-7979 or visit www.silversneakers.com for more information.
Fit Kids
Our Fit Kids Department is a safe and friendly place to bring your children while you work out. For children 6 years and older, we offer Fit Kids exercise classes on Tuesday afternoons during the school year.
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. / 3:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Friday - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Saturday - 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
There is a two-hour time limit per day in the Fit Kids Zone. Infants and younger children usually can handle about an hour. Please schedule your workouts accordingly. Parents must remain on the premises while children are in the Fit Kids Zone.
AGES
We are set up to care for children 12 weeks of age through 11 years. Children who are 12 years and older are welcome, but are also allowed to use the facility. Just a reminder, children under 12 years of age are not allowed beyond the front desk unless they are here for an approved activity.
FOOD AND DRINK
We are strictly a sitting service. We do not allow food to be brought into the Fit Kids Zone. If the child stays for a long period of time, we will provide a snack if deemed necessary. Drinks for toddlers and infants in cups with lids are allowed.
ILLNESSES
If a child has one or more of the following conditions, we ask (and reserve the right to refuse admittance) that you do not bring your child into the Fit Kids Zone.
• A fever of 101 or higher
• First 24 hours of an antibiotic
• Persistent cough
• A rash
• Vomiting or diarrhea
• A common cold
• Other contagious conditions
This is to eliminate passing any illness to other children and staff. If your child is home sick from school, they will not be allowed in our care. For cost information, please contact Saint Mary's Wellness Fitness Center at (479) 968-7979.
Fitness Floor
Our Fitness Floor has wide variety of cardiovascular equipment, including treadmills, Ellipticals, rowers, Stairmasters, bicycles, and recumbent bicycles. All of our cardio equipment is facing a cardio theater. We also have a walking track, two racquetball courts, and a basketball court. For resistance training, we offer a variety of weight lifting machines, hydraulic machines, free weights, and cables.
Our members can receive a complementary fitness assessment from one of our qualified Fitness Specialists. The Fitness Specialist will design a program just for you, based upon your goals and medical history. After the assessment, you will receive two free workouts with the Fitness Specialist to go over your personal workout and to learn how to use the equipment safely and effectively. For more information, please call (479) 968-7979.
Group Fitness
We have an outstanding Group Fitness Department. We offer a wide variety of classes for all ages and fitness levels and we have certified instructors who will make your exercise time fun! Feel free to try a class and work at your level. Listen to your body and remember that if you need to slow down and rest, it's okay.
Personal Training
Only those individuals who have contracted with and been approved by Saint Mary’s Wellness Fitness Center are allowed to personal train in our facility. Personal Trainers are screened to provide members with qualified, professional training. Each one is required to maintain current certification from an approved, reputable organization. For a list of our personal trainers, please visit Saint Mary’s Wellness Fitness Center or call us at (479) 968-7979.
Personal Trainers
Lynette Carruth
Lynette is certified through AFAA as a Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer. She teaches many different types of classes at SMWFC. In addition, Lynette is an avid runner and is very interested in helping others to incorporate running into their cardiovascular program. She has experience in all distances ranging from the 5K to the marathon. Lynette is knowledgeable and experienced with weight programs that support and enhance the sport of running. She strives to promote a healthy lifestyle for weight loss, general well being, and improved self-confidence. You can contact her by calling the Fitness Center at (479) 968-7979.
Kaylyn Newton
Kaylyn graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a Wellness Science Degree, and is an AFAA Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor. While completing her academic career she worked at SMWFC as an intern, and was hired on our staff as a Fitness Specialist shortly after graduation. She enjoys training clients within every level of fitness. Her mission is to promote a healthy lifestyle, while helping her clients’ achieve their fitness goals. If you are interested in a challenging and creative workout, you can contact Kaylyn by calling the Fitness Center at (479) 968-7979.
Gerald Riley
Gerald received a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from California State University. He specializes in exercise science, treatment care and rehabilitation of athletic injuries and lever mechanics of the human body. Gerald has spent 30 years in the field of sport specific training and general fitness. His resume includes consulting and training athletes in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, NCAA division I and II, Olympics, High School and juniors. Gerald enjoys working with all ages and will set up a specific program formulated to meet your goals. You can contact Gerald by calling the Fitness Center at (479) 968-7979.
Julie Rispoli
Julie is certified through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) in-group fitness. She also holds an AFAA certification in Personal Training. Julie has been teaching group fitness since 1990. Julie and her husband Ron have three children. Julie is a tough, creative and fun personal trainer. Julie can be reached by calling the Fitness Center at (479) 968-7979.
Jill Roberts
Jill has a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Fitness and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology. She is certified as a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Jill has been working with clients for 7 years and enjoys working with people who have medical concerns, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, or those who are trying to lose weight and create a healthier lifestyle. Whatever your fitness level, she will design a program just for you! Jill can be reached by calling the Fitness Center at (479) 968-7979.
Jessica White
Jessica is a certified Personal Trainer with the American Council on Exercise (ACE). She is also a certified group fitness instructor through the Aerobic and Fitness Association of America (AFAA). Jessica works at SMWFC as a Fitness Specialist. She loves training individual clients as well as small groups. She graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a degree in Wellness Fitness Program Management. She enjoys training people who are looking to lose weight and shape up for upcoming events or just to have a healthier lifestyle. To reach Jessica, you can contact her by calling the Fitness Center at (479) 968-7979.
Phillip Wells
Phillip completed his B.S. degree in Wellness Science/Fitness Management in Fall 2004. His internship was here at Saint Mary's Wellness Fitness Center. Soon after we hired him to work as a Fitness Specialist, he received his Personal Training Certification through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. He will work hard to get you in shape. Phillip can be reached by calling the Fitness Center at (479) 968-7979.
Chapel Services
(479) 968-2841
The Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center chapel is located on the first floor, straight through the hospital's Main Lobby and on the left past the gift shop.
The chapel is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and individuals of all faiths and traditions are invited to use the chapel facilities for prayer, worship, meditation, and reflection. If you need assistance in locating a chaplain of any denomination, please call the switchboard at (479) 968-2841.
Gift Shop — Compliments
(479)-964-5697
The Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center gift shop, Compliments, is located on the first floor just past the main lobby. Compliments carries a full line of flowers, plants, toiletries, notions, stationery, toys, games, jewelry and other unique gift items.
Compliments is a non-profit organization, and all proceeds go to a nursing scholarship fund. Telephone orders are welcome and one of our friendly volunteers will personally deliver your gift to your loved one. The gift shop is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gift shop is closed on Sunday. For more information or to place an order please call (479) 964-5697.
Physician Referral
(479) 964-9355
There are many reasons to call on a Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center physician. Whether you are new to the area or just looking for a new physician, call Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center. Our physicians are dedicated to helping you stay as healthy as possible. For a referral to a physician affiliated with Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, call (479) 964-9355, or click here to Find a Physician.
Vintage Club
At Saint Mary's we've created a special program targeted at seniors called Saint Mary’s Vintage Club. For more information about Saint Mary’s Vintage Club visit www.saintmarysvintageclub.blogspot.com.
Live Well Lunch & Learn Series
At Saint Mary's we've created a unique lunch and learn series covering a broad range of topics all designed to help you live a healthy lifestyle. For more information about Saint Mary’s Live Well Lunch & Learn Series, visit www.saintmaryslivewell.blogspot.com.
