Company news and updates.
Dr. Hunter Brown and Dr. Rob Emery, Urologists at WRMC Surgery Clinic, are proud to offer Aquablation therapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The procedures are performed at White River Medical Center (WRMC). Read more for understanding of BPH and this procedure.
White River Medical Center offers interventional procedures to treat coronary artery and peripheral artery disease.
Charity Schaufler, RN, Stroke Program Nurse Facilitator for White River Medical Center and the WRMC Medical Complex Cherokee Village, was named the 2021 Stroke Champion for the North-Central Region at the 2021 UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation Stroke Program Conference.
White River Medical Center (WRMC) and the United Way of North Central Arkansas provide a free book to every newborn at WRMC through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. After enrollment children receive a specially selected, age appropriate book each year until age five through a partnership between Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, the United Way of North Central Arkansas, and WRMC.
White River Medical Center's Emergency and Cardiac Catheterization staff received the Mission Lifeline Silver Plus Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
Charles D. Varela, MD Orthopaedic Surgeon performs the first total wrist replacement at Stone County Medical Center (SCMC) using the the latest state of the art prosthesis. The new prosthesis has shown potential to significantly reduce the patient’s pain and preserve motion while reducing complications. This is a major advancement in the area of hand surgery.
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.