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White River Medical Center (WRMC) joins area hospitals, healthcare organizations, and Arora, Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency, to create a donation-friendly community through the Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Campaign for organ donation.
In October, Stanley Wood Chevrolet Buick GMC dealership and Scott Wood Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership donates a portion of proceeds from every vehicle sold to White River Health (WRHS) Foundation’s project: Paint the Town Pink (PTTP).
White River Health received the Commitment Award, a level designed for organizations that have progressed to a point of demonstrating serious commitment to the use of quality principles to attain performance excellence. The Commitment Award is the second level of four award levels in moving toward the fourth and highest level in Arkansas – the Governor’s Quality Award for Performance Excellence.
The 2021 HealthFirst Women’s Health Event is a drive-thru screening at the Batesville Community Center and Aquatics Gymnasium parking lot on Tuesday, October 19, from 2-7pm. The event is presented by First Community Bank and White River Health.
Bobbi Tosh, APRN, Family Medicine Provider, has relocated her practice to the WRMC Family Practice Clinic, former office of J.R. Baker, MD, located at 409 Virginia Drive in Batesville.
White River Health is proud to introduce providers Brandon Womack, APRN, and James Bridgeman, APRN. Both are practicing at the WRMC Medical Complex Southside. Bridgeman and Womack join APRN’s, Jennifer Blaney, and Kayla Crawford.
As Hannah Wu applies to 20 different medical schools, she’s hopeful that her experience in Lyon College’s Health Coaching program will help her stand out from the competition.
On average, employees work for the same employer for four years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Betty Ward surpassed that average long ago.
Because of the growing need for mental health services among college students, the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville developed a partnership with White River Health to provide mental health counseling services to students.
White River Health is pleased to welcome Mahesh Anantha, MD, FACC, Interventional Cardiologist. Dr. Anantha joins the team at WRMC Cardiology located at 16 Hospital Circle, Suite A, in Batesville.
A new community service project is taking root at White River Medical Center (WRMC). Thanks to the efforts of the Information Systems (IS) staff and WRMC Auxiliary volunteers, patients at WRMC and Stone County Medical Center are receiving vases of colorful zinnias to brighten their day.
White River Health (WRHS) is pleased to recognized the 2020 Top Performing Clinic providers. WRHS partners with Medstatix to measure patient satisfaction in the Primary Care and selected Specialty Clinics in the WRHS network. WRHS Providers using the Athena EHR (electronic health record), achieving patient satisfaction is the 96th percentile, and meeting the threshold for number of responses during the 2020 calendar year are recognized as top performers.
When Randy Sample, 65, had a cardiac emergency, he was in the right place at the right time.
(Mountain View, Ark.) – Stone County Medical Center (SCMC) is proud to announce it has received a five star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This rating is re-evaluated quarterly. SCMC was the only facility in North Central Arkansas and only one of four hospitals in Arkansas to receive this rating during the most recent revaluation of ratings.
CMS provides ratings using five categories: mortality, patient experience, readmission, safety of care, and timely and effective care. Based on reported numbers in each category, CMS calculates a weighted average to combine the five group scores into a single hospital summary score. The CMS provides rankings for over 4,500 hospitals in the country.
“We are honored to receive this recognition,” said Joseph Smotherman, SCMC Chief Operating Officer and White River Health Executive Vice President/Chief Strategy Officer. “Our employees are dedicated to providing quality care for our patients and their families. We are proud to earn this achievement.”
Stone County Medical Center is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving Mountain View and the surrounding area. SCMC is an affiliate of White River Health, a multi-facility not-for-profit organization serving North Central Arkansas. For more information about the services SCMC provides, please visit WhiteRiverHealthSystem.com/SCMC.