Unity Health
West Point’s loss has been central Arkansas’ gain.
More than 40 years ago, Jasper Fultz was offered admission to the U.S. Military Academy after finishing No. 1 in his nurse training class at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
36
Years Fultz has been a nurse
39
Years Fultz has been with Unity Health
9-16-2008
The date of “Jasper Fultz Day” in his hometown of Augusta
Fultz had joined the U.S. Army after graduating from Augusta High School in 1977, excelled in nurse training and eventually became a clinical specialist, serving in Texas and Hawaii.
But Fultz turned down the appointment to West Point, returned to Arkansas, and that has made all the difference.
As the trauma registrar and coordinator at Unity Health in Searcy, not far from his hometown, Fultz oversees the management of trauma cases and serves as a patient advocate.
He was hired as an LPN at Unity Health’s forerunner White County Medical Center on his birthday, Jan. 4, 1981, found his calling in the emergency department, and over the years he and his local communities have developed a mutual affection.
The Arkansas State Board of Nursing gave Fultz its Nursing Compassion Award in 2008 and named him the state’s “Most Caring Caregiver.” Augusta gave Fultz the keys to the city and declared Sept. 16 “Jasper Fultz Day.”
Fultz and his wife, Carole, run a small business in Searcy, and Carole frequently hears “Jasper stories” from people he has helped at the hospital and in daily life.
Unity Health achieved Level III trauma status with the help of Fultz, who is also the hospital’s facilitator for the stroke program under AR SAVES, which named him its Nurse Facilitator of the Year in 2012.
Fultz has served his community as a preacher and board member with United Way, as founding board member of Jacob’s Place Homeless Shelter and as chairman of the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Board.
Unity Health President and CEO Ray Montgomery described Fultz as “a true gentleman. He is so caring and compassionate.”
♥ Fultz is an army trained health care professional who graduated in the top of his nurse training class at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
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