Volunteer Nursing
BY OLIVIA SELLERS | NWA MEDIA Mercy has launched a new program designed to improve patients’ experiences. The program offers former nurses the opportunity to complete continuing education credits, and…
Bringing Help and Hope to Troubled Teens
Dr. Dean Priest heads up Springwood Behavioral Health’s youth services. He received his medical education at UAMS where he also did his residency in Adult Psychiatry and a Fellowship in…
Mammograms at Springdale Center for Health
Regular mammogram screenings play a key role in the early detection of breast cancer, leading to earlier treatment and better outcomes. Yet many women delay getting mammograms due to anxiety…
Allergy Suffers Stay Informed
Reporting airborne allergens to the local news stations and the National Allergy Bureau is an important service that Hedberg Allergy in Rogers provides the community for a few different reasons….
Young Nurse is Passionate About Career and Patients
Although she’s just 26 years old, Meredith Green, a registered nurse at Washington Regional Medical Center, has already received two nursing awards and is the relief assistant director in the…
Man Finds Perfect Job Through High School Program
Keven Axxe, R.N., started off at Mercy in 2003 when he was in high school through a youth apprentice program and is now the clinical coordinator in the emergency room….
Health Tips From Local Women
“Turn off the TV, cut out the sugar and move more. ” Jill Ray, Fayetteville “Embrace your genetics and love what you’ve been given to work with. Move your body, eat…
Go Red For Women’s Health
BY OLIVIA SELLERS | NWA MEDIA With the goal of helping women make informed health care de- cisions for themselves and their families, Northwest Health System launched its Healthy Woman…
Low Cost Life Saving Heart Tests
BY OLIVIA SELLERS | NWA MEDIA Although she had abso- lutely no symptoms of heart disease, Sue Gifford of Rogers decided to have a minimally invasive cardiac calcium scoring test…
Q & A: April 2011
Q. My husband and I have an ongoing debate about the temperature in our house. Is there any particular temperature I should keep my bedroom to make it easier to…
