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This article was written by Casey Pearce, Associate Director of External Relations & Marketing for NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine on the Jonesboro campus of Arkansas State University. It was published in the Clinical Education newsletter. (Writer’s Note: We are incredibly grateful for the physicians who have partnered with us to train the physicians of tomorrow. Without our preceptors, our mission would not be attainable. In each issue of the Heartbeat, we’ll share the story of one of the prec... ... Read More

SPRINGDALE, AR (June 5, 2019) — Charlotte L. Barry, MD, board-certified internal medicine physician, recently joined the active medical staff of Northwest Health, practicing at Northwest Medical Plaza - Springdale. The practice is located at 4077 Elm Springs Rd., in Springdale. She specializes in internal medicine and has been practicing more than 15 years. Dr. Barry is accepting new patients at the medical office and available for appointments, preventative care, medical care as well as ongoing patient... ... Read More

(Springdale, Rogers, Fayetteville, Ark.) May 29, 2019 — Two physicians and an urgent care center affiliated with Northwest Health have been honored on the list of highest rated companies in Arkansas by Top Rated Local®, a five-pillar experience-based rating system that analyzes ratings and reviews from hundreds of verified review sites online and then ranks businesses based on their overall Rating Score™. Northwest Health Urgent Care – Springdale ranks in the top 10 for urgent care clinics in Arkansas. ... ... Read More

(NORTHWEST AR) – May 23, 2019 – Northwest Health is offering free sports physicals through June 29 for middle and high school students who are required to have a sports physical. Available at 10 Northwest Health locations throughout Northwest Arkansas, the screenings started on May 15, originally for Northwest Health’s official school partners, but have now been expanded. Northwest Health already provides certified athletic trainers – at no cost – to nine high schools in the Bentonville, Elkins, Huntsvi... ... Read More

With the arrival of cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon Frank Schmitt, M.D., who has joined Dr. Clyde Redmond, ribbon-cutting ceremonies are planned to celebrate the opening of Northwest Heart and Vascular Center clinics in Springdale, Bentonville and Siloam Springs. The clinics are affiliated with Northwest Health. The Springdale clinic ribbon-cutting ceremony – done in partnership with the Springdale Chamber of Commerce – is set for Wednesday, May 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Jones Center me... ... Read More

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