Health News

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. The Arkansas Department of Health Breast Care program coordinates efforts with a statewide network of providers offering no-cost cervical and breast cancer screenings and follow-up services. Cervical cancer is largely preventable with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination, and routine pap tests to detect pre-cancers. Yet, in 2022, an estimated 160 Arkansas women were diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 50 women died due to cervical cancer. The…

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Ozarks Healthcare’s Laboratory Services will conduct its annual low-cost lab health screenings at several of its locations through 2023. Lab screenings for blood sugar, cholesterol, thyroid, calcium, and more can help keep track of an individual’s overall health and wellbeing. Getting labs drawn can also help keep track of body changes over time. Screenings available for a minimal cost (cash or check only) are: • CBC, CMP, A1C, Lipid(Complete Blood Count, Comprehensive…

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Ozarks Healthcare will host a special ribbon cutting ceremony open to the public at its Crisis Stabilization Center located at 1100 Kentucky Ave. (entrance on 6th St.) on Friday, Jan. 13, at 11a.m. Ozarks Healthcare’s Crisis Stabilization Center is operated by its Behavioral Health Center (BHC)and is a medically monitored program funded by the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH)that provides an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization. In 2021, Missouri Governor Mike Parson…

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White River Health’s White River Medical Center is finding new ways to ensure the safety of their patients. Telesitter uses video and audio monitoring to provide constant monitoring to patients requiring additional assistance. Many hospitals across the county are adopting this technology and reporting fewer patient falls and higher patient and staff satisfaction.Traditionally, patients at high risk for falls, are experiencing confusion or agitation, or considered to danger to themselves are continually…

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Ozarks Healthcare is dedicated to helping expectant parents prepare for childbirth long before the arrival of a baby. The health system will be offering classes to assist parents-to-be in 2023 to help prepare them for those first moments with their newborn.Moms and birth coaches are welcome to attend all classes, which will be instructed by certified staff from Ozarks Healthcare’s OB Department. There is no charge to attend any of these classes…

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