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Healthy Back-to-School Habits: Preparing for a Successful School Year
August 19, 2024As summer break comes to an end, there’s a lot to accomplish in preparation for the new school year. The two most important things to do may seem fairly routine, but that doesn’t make them any less of a priority: schedule annual physicals for you and your family and get up to date on immunizations. Routine wellness checks are essential to your family’s…
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Celebrating Compassion: Karrie Stevens, RN, Honored with DAISY Award
August 08, 2024At Saint Mary’s Regional Health System, we believe that exceptional care extends beyond medical expertise—it’s also about the compassion and dedication our nurses bring to their patients and their families. We are pleased to spotlight Karrie Stevens, RN, who has been honored with the prestigious DAISY Award.
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Seeing Double in Saint Mary's ICU - The Barnes Twins
August 06, 2024Patients in Saint Mary’s Intensive Care Unit are seeing double and for good reason. Identical twin sisters, London and Olivia Barnes, have recently begun their careers as nurses. This dynamic duo, born and raised in Russellville, has made a unique mark on their community by choosing to serve it together.
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11 Nurses at Saint Mary’s Recognized for Excellence in Stroke Care
July 31, 2024We are incredibly proud to recognize these outstanding nurses for their exceptional contributions to stroke care at Saint Mary's. These dedicated individuals are part of our Stroke Champion Club, achieving top scores on the stroke scale and administering life-saving medication quickly. Their combined average time from door to treatment was an impressive 37 minutes. We are grateful for their commitment and proud to celebrate their achievements in improving patient care and outcomes.
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Saint Mary’s Regional Health System Welcomes Family Practitioner Dr. Breanna Harris
July 30, 2024Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is pleased to announce the addition of Breanna Harris, MD, MPH to the medical staff. Dr. Harris will join us starting August 1, bringing her extensive expertise in family medicine and pediatric care to our community.
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Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care
July 29, 2024Saint Mary’s Regional Health System has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
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Celebrating Grover's 101st Birthday at Saint Mary's
July 23, 2024Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center recently had the honor of celebrating a special milestone with one of its beloved rehabilitation patients, Grover, who turned 101 years old. The celebration was marked by heartfelt moments, laughter and a homemade cake from occupational therapist and clinical coordinator, Kyle Jones.
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Saint Mary’s Regional Health System Welcomes New Provider, Dr. Jim Chen
July 15, 2024Saint Mary’s Regional Health System welcomes Jim Chen, MD, to our medical staff. Dr. Chen specializes in medical oncology and hematology, bringing expertise in genitourinary oncology and bone marrow biopsies. Fluent in English and Chinese, he is now accepting new patients. Call 479.456.9011 to schedule an appointment.
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Casey Willis named CEO of Saint Mary’s Regional Health System
June 06, 2024Saint Mary’s Regional Health System, a Lifepoint Health hospital, announced that Casey Willis has been named its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective June 10. Willis comes to Saint Mary’s from National Park Medical Center (NPMC) located in Hot Springs. "Casey is an exceptional leader whose dedication and expertise have consistently driven positive…
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Don’t Make Your Health Wait Until Next Year!
November 09, 2023Are you using your health benefits to the fullest? If you have been thinking about having a recommended procedure, the end of the year is a great time to seek care if you’ve met your health plan deductible.
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“Mammogram’s & Martini’s” for Breast Cancer Awareness in October
November 01, 2023October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Saint Mary’s encourages women across the River Valley to take the opportunity to schedule their mammogram using our 3D Imaging Technology.
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Saint Mary's Introduces The Daisy Award Program for Nursing Recognition
October 06, 2023"The DAISY Award® is a special honor given to extraordinary nurses for the compassionate contributions they make every day going above and beyond expectations in science and sensitivity.
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Saint Mary's Welcomes New Family Nurse Practitioner, Heather Jones!
September 18, 2023Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is pleased to welcome Heather Jones, APRN, to their medical staff.
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Saint Mary's & Arkansas Children's Nursery Alliance Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Chamber of Commerce
September 05, 2023Russellville, AR. (July 26, 2023) – Saint Mary’s Regional Health System has joined the Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Nursery Alliance in a move that will directly coordinate care between neonatologists at ACH’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and physicians at Saint Mary’s in Russellville. The collaboration elevates neonatal…
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Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care.
August 31, 2023Saint Mary’s has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
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Get Your Mammo: It’s an hour that could save your life
October 13, 2021According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the U.S., behind only skin cancers. In fact, the ACS puts the average risk as a one in eight chance that a woman will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. And according to the World Health Organization, breast cancer is now the most common cancer globally, claiming 12 percent of new cancer cases. Breast cancer is also the second leading cause of cancer death in women, superseded only by lung cancer.
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Creating Healthier Families One Shot at a Time
September 20, 2021Creating Healthier Families One Shot at a Time Why is it important for pregnant women or those planning to become pregnant to be vaccinated against COVID-19?Pregnant individuals are at a higher risk for severe illness, complications and death than non-pregnant individuals if infected with COVID-19. Also, in some cases, pregnancy can come with medical conditions that put…
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Your Health Now: 4 Simple Ways Men Can Take Control of Their Health Today
June 08, 2021There is a long-standing perception that women tend to focus on their health more than men do. Unfortunately, it’s a perception that rings all too true. A survey cited in a 2019 article from AARP found that only half of the men surveyed get regular check-ups and 72 percent preferred household chores over going to the doctor. While it’s true that women are more accustomed to regular doctor visits from an early age, it’s not an excuse for men to take their eye off the ball when it comes to their health.
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Your Health Means Everything: Taking Care of Yourself in a Post-Pandemic World
March 31, 2021Life has changed in ways both big and small over the last year. Plans were suspended and priorities shifted as we cautiously made our way through a situation that we had never experienced, much less imagined would happen. As we get closer than ever to putting the COVID-19 pandemic behind us – thanks to wider vaccine distribution and safe practices to slow the spread of the virus – many of us are looking forward to getting back to the things we’ve been missing – planned vacations on pause, suspended social gatherings, even just dropping by a friend’s or loved one’s for a coffee catch-up.
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Colonoscopy 101
March 05, 2021Colonoscopies 101: Why they’re important, why it might be time to get one and why they’re easier than you might think Remember the good old days? Did you have a favorite disco outfit? Did you ever get dropped off to meet your friends at the roller rink? Or spend hours by the radio in high school during the 80s, waiting to record your favorite songs for a new mixtape? If you did, then it’s probably time to think about scheduling a routine colonoscopy screening.
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