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First Site in Arkansas Launching in Johnson, Offering an Innovative Model of Group Prenatal Care JOHNSON, AR. April 22, 2019 -- March of Dimes announced today that Willow Creek Women’s Clinic will be the first Supportive Pregnancy Care (SPC) site in the state of Arkansas, designed to help improve mother and baby health during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and infancy. Willow Creek Women’s Clinic is located at Willow Creek Women’s Hospital, 4301 Greathouse Springs Road in Johnson. The March of Dimes SPC... ... Read More

ColoCARE kits being given away With the goal of saving lives, Northwest Health has launched a campaign to help people prevent colorectal cancer. And, through the end of April, the health system is offering free ColoCARE kits for people ages 45+. It’s the leading throw-in-the-bowl fecal occult blood test for detecting bleeding caused by gastrointestinal diseases. About 50,000 people die from colon cancer every year, according to the American Cancer Society. However, according to local physicians, this nu... ... Read More

Lightheadedness, shortness of breath and tiredness sound like something someone might normally brush off as a sleeping issue, but Centerton native Allen Baker decided to get his symptoms checked in the ER just to be safe. His caution may have saved his life. “It started in August when, on a hot summer day, I was out of sorts and slightly lightheaded. I was just really, really tired,” Baker said. “My wife insisted that I go to the ER because it was so unusual. And, in the process of that visit, the blood... ... Read More

Dr. Michael Green is lead investigator Northwest Medical Center-Springdale is one of fewer than 70 hospitals nationwide participating in a new study to identify the best treatment for people who experience cardiogenic shock following a heart attack (AMI-CS). Called the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative (NCSI), it is a multicenter study designed to assess the feasibility of whether outcomes in cardiogenic shock can be improved by using standardized best practices including inserting a special heart p... ... Read More

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month One of the great success stories in cancer research, since annual Pap test cervical cancer screenings were introduced in the 1950s, cases of what was once the number one cancer in women have plummeted. Human Papillovirus (HPV) vaccination has further reduced the numbers. “Today, we know cervical cancer can be prevented with proper screening to find pre-cancers before they develop into invasive cancer,” said Dr. Alexis McCollum, a board-certified OB/GYN... ... Read More

They saw the car a second before it hit them broadside, running the red light. Twenty-five year-old Sidney Shea Tennison and her friend were critically injured. Witnesses immediately rushed to their aid calling 9-1-1, while others chased the car which had left the scene.* Sidney had hit her head so hard that part of her skull was crushed and denting into her brain. She was rushed to nearby Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville then transferred to Northwest Medical Center-Springdale where neurosurgeon Dr.... ... Read More

Screenings on the 13th and Seminars on the 15th Nov. 5, 2018 – Northwest Health will be offering free diabetes screenings on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in conjunction with Diabetes Awareness Month. Additionally, two free seminars are being offered on Thursday, Nov. 15, one in English and the other in Spanish. The screenings, which will include a blood glucose check (finger stick) and a diabetes risk assessment, will take place at six urgent care centers at the following times: From 8-10 am Northwest Health Urgen... ... Read More

This article was written by Kim Souza and originally appeared on Talk Business and Politics . You can view the original article here . For more than 150 years the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has been a destination for healthcare. While Northwest Arkansas continues to work toward being a destination for healthcare excellence as well, Springdale-based Northwest Health said its partnership with the Mayo Clinic is bridging that gap. In April, Northwest Health announced joining the Mayo Clinic Care Netw... ... Read More