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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.

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.

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.

When Randy Sample, 65, had a cardiac emergency, he was in the right place at the right time.

Effective April 28, John Lambert, MD, FACS, General Surgeon, will be seeing patients at the Stone County Family Medicine Clinic located at 105 Case Commons Drive in Mountain View.

White River Health (WRH) continues their participation in a movement to become an Age-Friendly Health System. As an Age-Friendly Health System, WRHS has adopted a framework focused on the unique care needs of older adults.

Thanks to the support of community members and businesses, White River Health (WRHS) Foundation is eager to announce the installation of two 3D mammography machines.