Baxter Health paramedic honored with Heroes with Halos award

Baxter Health has recognized paramedic Dee Allen with a Heroes with Halos award, an honor driven by patient nominations. The award was presented by Sarah Edwards, executive director of the Baxter Health Foundation, along with James Pinkston, director of ambulance services; paramedic supervisor Chris Fry; EMS coordinator Buddy Bodenhamer; and members of the ambulance staff.…

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Nurse practitioner Nina Denton Howell honored with Heroes with Halos Award

Nina Denton Howell, APRN, has received a Heroes with Halos Award from Baxter Health. Howell was presented the award by Brian Barnett, VP of physician enterprise and business development; Rachel Gilbert, VP and chief nursing officer; Clinic Office Manager Jennifer Helms; and members of the clinic staff. A patient nominated Howell, praising her clinical skill…

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Home health nurse honored with Heroes with Halos award

Baxter Health has presented its Heroes with Halos award to Anna Alexander, ADN, RN, of the hospital's home health department. The award was presented by President and CEO Ron Peterson, Vice President of Marketing and Communications Tobias Pugsley, Home Health Director Janie Pugsley and Baxter Health Foundation Executive Director Sarah Edwards, along with members of…

ByChris FultonAugust 12, 20260Comments

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Baxter Health adds heart rhythm specialist, starts electrophysiology program

Baxter Health has hired an electrophysiologist and is building a dedicated cardiac electrophysiology program around him, the hospital announced. Dr. William Spencer Grigg joins the Baxter Health Cardiovascular Clinic and will begin seeing patients in late August. Appointments are open now through the clinic at 870-425-8288. Electrophysiologists diagnose and treat abnormal heart rhythms. Until now,…

ByChris FultonAugust 11, 20260Comments

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Local Cyclospora cases part of national outbreak tied to lettuce

The Arkansas Department of Health has confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in Baxter and Marion counties, part of a national outbreak that federal investigators have linked to iceberg lettuce. Both counties are in the range of one to nine cases, according to state data. Boone County, also in the Observer's coverage area, has 19. Statewide, the…

ByChris FultonAugust 10, 20260Comments

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Council calls special meeting to back Baxter Health grant application

The Mountain Home City Council will meet in special session at 5 p.m. Thursday to consider a resolution supporting a state grant application for the Baxter Health Wellness Education Center. The meeting is at the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 720 Hickory St. It carries one item of business. The resolution would authorize Mayor…

ByChris FultonAugust 6, 20260Comments

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Baxter Health nurse honored for care of dying patient

Kaylen Oldham, a registered nurse at Baxter Health, has received a DAISY Award for the care she gave a patient in his final hours. The award recognizes nurses who go beyond clinical skill in caring for patients and their families. At Baxter Health, the DAISY Awards are sponsored by FNBC. Oldham was nominated by the…

ByChris FultonAugust 6, 20260Comments

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Baxter Health adds OB/GYN with 25 years of experience to women’s clinic

A physician with more than 25 years in obstetrics and gynecology will start seeing patients at the Baxter Health Comprehensive Women's Clinic in September. Dr. Michael Campbell joins Dr. Maureen Flowers and Brooke Hinrichs, APRN, at the clinic. His arrival adds capacity at a practice serving a region where OB/GYN care is hard to find.…

ByChris FultonAugust 5, 20260Comments

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Baxter Health adds Dr. Jedidiah Whitt to Mountain View family clinic

Baxter Health has welcomed family medicine physician Dr. Jedidiah Whitt to its Family Clinic at Mountain View, where he will begin seeing patients in early August. Whitt joins providers Beverly Clark, Sheri Davis and Brooke Whitt at the clinic. He completed his residency through the UAMS North Central Family Medicine Residency Program in Batesville, where…

ByChris FultonJuly 23, 20260Comments

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Baxter Health ER earns state’s first Level 1 geriatric accreditation

Baxter Health's Cline Emergency Center has earned Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation, the top tier of a national credential and the first of its kind in Arkansas, the hospital announced. The accreditation comes from the American College of Emergency Physicians. Only three other Arkansas hospitals hold the credential at any level, and none have…

ByChris FultonJuly 21, 20260Comments