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Saint Mary’s Earns Inpatient Quality Incentive Award
February 17, 2025
Saint Mary’s Regional Health System has been recognized by Arkansas Medicaid and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) as part of the annual Inpatient Quality Incentive (IQI) program. Saint Mary’s was honored for its dedication to the program for 10 or more years and its ongoing efforts to improve...
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National Heart Month: Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
February 11, 2025
February is American Heart Month – a time to celebrate all our hearts do for us, and to recognize what we can do to keep our hearts healthy. While the dangers of cardiovascular disease are real, the good news is that an estimated 80% of heart disease can be prevented....
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ER Nurse Carlee Minyard Sets New Stroke Care Record at Saint Mary’s
January 13, 2025
Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is proud to celebrate ER nurse Carlee Minyard’s remarkable achievement of a 17-minute door-to-treatment time for stroke care—a new record for the hospital. “Time is always my number one thought because millions of neurons are lost every second during a stroke,” Carlee shared. “When a patient...
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Labor and Delivery Nurse Betsy Hankins Commemorates New Life Through Art
January 8, 2025
For over two decades, Betsy Hankins, a labor and delivery nurse at Saint Mary’s, has lovingly created an annual artwork that records the names of every baby born at Saint Mary’s each year. This year, she proudly unveils her 25th commemorative board. Betsy has been a valued member of the Saint...
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Saint Mary’s ICU Receives DAISY Team Award for Outstanding Compassionate Care
December 18, 2024
Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is proud to recognize the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as the recipient of our very first DAISY Team Award. This prestigious honor was awarded in recognition of the exceptional care and unwavering compassion shown to a patient and her family during a challenging and emotional...
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Getting the Most Out of Your Health Insurance
December 3, 2024
Have you been putting off your annual doctor’s visit? Or perhaps even a needed screening or procedure? If you’ve been putting off care – whether it’s a recommended surgery, screening or simply your annual check-up – now’s the time to do it. Your health means everything. Taking care of it...
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Celebrating 100 Years of Care and Community
December 2, 2024
In 2025, Saint Mary’s Regional Health System will proudly celebrate a century of service to the Arkansas River Valley. From its founding in 1925 by Dr. R.L. Smith to its current role as a leading healthcare provider, this milestone is a celebration of the people, partnerships and progress that have...
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Saint Mary’s Regional Health System Welcomes Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Sabeeda Kadavath
November 19, 2024
Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is pleased to welcome Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Sabeeda Kadavath to the medical staff. Dr. Kadavath’s skill set will enhance the heart care services available to patients throughout the River Valley region. Dr. Kadavath offers a wide range of cardiovascular procedures, including coronary angiography, minimally invasive coronary...
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Saint Mary’s Honors Labor and Delivery Nurse Haley Stanton with DAISY Award
November 14, 2024
Saint Mary's Regional Health System is proud to announce that Haley Stanton, RN, a compassionate and dedicated nurse in the Labor and Delivery unit, has been honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. This prestigious recognition highlights Haley’s exceptional commitment to patient care, her calming presence and her unwavering...
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Lung Cancer Screening: What You Should Know
November 12, 2024
Lung cancer is the second-most common cancer in the United States, and the most common cause of cancer-related death. While many things contribute to your risk of developing lung cancer – such as your genes, your family history of cancer, and exposure to carcinogenic substances like asbestos – cigarette smoking...
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