Video: Winners of the 2020 Health Care Heroes Awards
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Arkansas Business is proud to present the winners of its 2020 Health Care Heroes awards.
Arkansas Business is proud to present the winners of its 2020 Health Care Heroes awards.
As the northwest Arkansas region's first and only children's hospital, Arkansas Children's Northwest (ACNW) is transforming health care for the area's young.
Located in Pine Bluff, Jefferson Regional serves as a regional referral center for a large geographic area. It is also the region with the most economically distressed population. Jefferson Regional is meeting both issues head on.
Executive Director John Montgomery is looking to reshape the way we think of long-term care facilities and what they can feel like for the people living there. At the Green House Cottages of Poplar Grove, the focus is on making the space feel like home to the residents,
Mellie Bridewell is tackling the state's rural health care shortage head-on. In 2007, Bridewell pulled five hospitals in southeast Arkansas together to form the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership.
Larry Freeman opened the nonprofit Synergy Saturday in 2015 to tailor health care to those who most need it in a relaxed and welcoming environment.
Arkansas Children's has the only burn center in the state. It services both children and adults.
Most physicians diagnose or treat pathology or disease, but Johnathan Goree of the UAMS Chronic Pain Division treats quality of life.
Brenda Jo Jarrard has been a registered nurse for close to 30 years and goes to work at Booneville Human Development Center each day not for the paycheck, but to help her patients and enrich their lives and those of her co-workers.
John Montgomery is the executive director of The Green House Cottages of Poplar Grove in Little Rock, a decentralized skilled nursing facility that looks to disrupt the long-term care industry by offering all private rooms and bathrooms, a home-like environment and elder choice.
With more than 40 years of experience in pediatric nursing, Mary Salassi-Scotter hasn't lost her passion for her patients or her enthusiasm for her work.
Howard Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital providing comprehensive patient-focused care in a variety of settings — emergency, surgical, inpatient and outpatient — delivered by skilled medical professionals.
Ouachita County Medical Center strives to be the focal point of a coordinated, county wide continuum of health care services, from preventive care to geriatrics.
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is a full service medical center with a Level II Trauma Center designation and robust childbirth center in addition to advanced specialties in cancer treatment, orthopedics and heart care.
St. Bernards Medical Center is the health care destination for families in Jonesboro and the surrounding areas.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has set a goal to, by 2029, lead Arkansas to be the healthiest state in the region through education, clinical care, research and purposeful leadership.
Baptist Health Extended Care Hospital (BHECH) is a state-of-the-art facility located on the campus of Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, providing long-term acute care to patients with complex medical conditions.
Quality resident care is at the core of Presbyterian Village's values.
Erin Mannen helped spearhead a unique approach at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences that is saving infants' lives.
For nearly two decades, Mayumi Nakagawa has focused her studies on the human papillomavirus (HPV) and ways to treat the disease. She and her team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences may be closing in on the answer.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) ushered in a new era of care when the hospital opened the first hand trauma telemedicine program in the nation in 2014.
Under CEO Sandra J. Brown, Jefferson Comprehensive Care System Inc. (JCCSI) offers help in communities where people often have the hardest time helping themselves.
Established in 1985, Community Health Centers of Arkansas (CHCA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand access to affordable quality care in Arkansas, and to create a unified voice for Community Health Centers (CHCs) and the patients they serve.
For Kenya Eddings, the wellness director at the Arkansas Department of Health, it's simple — workplace lactation accommodation is a win-win for both employees and employers.
A passion for enabling patients to live healthier lives and a leap of faith landed Stacie Bordelon in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Specialty Pharmacy Services Infectious Disease Clinic.
As a registered and licensed dietician, Tonya Johnson brings her passion for nutrition to her role as the director of nutrition and food services at UAMS.
As co-owner of the Physical Therapy Institute, Derek Lagemann, doctor of physical therapy, works to evaluate, treat and rehabilitate acute and chronic injuries, with professional interests that include orthopedic care with an emphasis on spinal rehabilitation.
Stephen Canon is chief of Pediatric Urology and medical director at Arkansas Children's Medical Group. In that capacity he cares for patients, leads and manages the urology division at Arkansas Children's, oversees and directs the medical activities of Arkansas Children's Medical Group, researches urologic diseases in order to better understand and treat patients and trains the next generation of urologists.
Thomas Kiser manages patient care at Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute and UAMS, leading rehabilitation care teams, teaching medical students and residents, participating in research, making professional presentations at conferences and serving on hospital committees to improve service and care.
As an oncologist with Unity Health in Searcy, Dr. Ryan Koch sees firsthand the highs and lows that come with cancer treatment.
Jon Oden is both physician and patient, which gives him a special insight in his role as associate professor of pediatric endocrinology at Arkansas Children's.
For Morgan Butler, treating diabetes at Arkansas Children's is personal.
For Amanda McCorkle, the joy she finds in her role as a nurse practitioner in the radiology department at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System stems from a love of helping people heal and live their best lives.
As an Emergency Department nurse earlier in her career, Ashlee VanHouten wanted to be able to help people avoid emergency situations by focusing on preventative care in a primary care setting.
When he became president and CEO of CARTI more than two years ago, Adam Head realized there was more to the job than its finances.
Ann Kruger began her career in nursing at the pediatric intensive care unit and emergency department of a children's hospital, which eventually led her to her administrative role as vice president of ambulatory services at Arkansas Children's.
Brian Thomas' recipe for success at Jefferson Regional focuses on hiring the best people, giving them the tools and resources they need to do the job and then simply getting out of their way.
