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Keeping the Happy in Your Holiday: Making the Most of This Year’s Challenging Season
December 9, 2020
With its myriad joyful and time-honored traditions, the holiday season is a cherished time of the year for many. Unfortunately, it can also be a stressful and emotionally trying time, especially for those juggling numerous obligations or coping with the loss of a loved one. And as COVID-19 cases continue...
read moreNational Park Medical Center Temporarily Revises Visitation to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
November 18, 2020
The new policy will include limiting visitor hours to 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm daily, for one well visitor per patient per day. The ICU will remain closed to visitors. Exceptions to the policy will include Labor & Delivery, pediatric and end-of-life patients. All visitors must be 16 years of...
read moreCelebrating Safely: How to keep you, your family and your community healthy this holiday season
November 13, 2020
The final two months of the year are traditionally filled with a number of opportunities to celebrate with family, friends and co-workers. Of course, 2020 has been anything but a traditional year, thanks in no small part to the ongoing pandemic. As we continue to fight COVID-19 and work to...
read moreBlood Donation: How You Can Aid in the COVID-19 Fight and Make Your Community Healthier
November 13, 2020
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood – but only about 10 percent of those who are eligible to give actually make a blood donation each year. Donated blood is a necessary part of helping patients cope with a wide variety of conditions, including burns, trauma, heart surgery,...
read moreNational Park Medical Center and the American Heart Association Announce 2020-2021 Sweetheart Class
November 11, 2020
Thirty-nine young women from the Garland County area were recently welcomed into the 2020-2021 American Heart Association (AHA) Hot Springs Sweetheart program, presented by National Park Medical Center (NPMC). This is the 15th year for the Hot Springs Sweetheart program.
read moreEXTRAORDINARY NURSES RECOGNIZED AT NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER
November 11, 2020
Nurses at National Park Medical Center are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The Inaugural NPMC DAISY Award honorees are Daphne Green, RN, Med...
read moreNational Park Medical Center CEO Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
November 11, 2020
In recognition of October’s designation as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Park Medical Center’s CEO, Scott Smith, is wearing pink all month long as a participant in the 2020 Real Men Wear Pink Arkansas campaign. The campaign, which raises funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society (ACS), includes a...
read moreDR. KEITH THOMAE JOINS NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL STAFF
October 2, 2020
National Park Medical Center today announced that Keith Thomae, M.D., F.A.C.S, has joined its staff and will be offering general surgery care to patients throughout Hot Springs and the surrounding area.
read moreAn Hour That Could Impact a Lifetime
October 2, 2020
Our daily schedules can be tough to juggle. Especially when there is that “one more thing” to try and fit in. But if you’re a woman age 40 or older, there’s one extra thing you should make time for – an annual mammogram. It’s one hour, once a year, that...
read moreDR. SUCHITA VARHADE JOINS NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL STAFF
September 9, 2020
National Park Medical Center today announced that Suchita Varhade, DO, has joined its staff and is offering Obstetric and Gynecological care to women throughout Hot Springs and the surrounding area.
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