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The Birth Place at Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville is first in NWA SPRINGDALE, Ark. (Nov. 30, 2018) — A popular childbirth pain relief option is now available at a hospital in Northwest Arkansas. The Family Birth Place at Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville (NMC-Bentonville) is the first hospital in Northwest Arkansas to offer the pain relief option. The addition of nitrous oxide as a non-pharmacological option for pain management during labor is part of the hospital’s overall low intervention bir... ... Read More

Willow Creek Women’s Hospital and the Family Birth Place at Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville recently added new technology for monitoring that provides mothers the freedom to safely move around during the labor process. The maternal/fetal wireless patch technology is a single patch system placed on the expectant mother's abdomen. This cord-free, belt-free solution monitors fetal heart rate, maternal heart rate and uterine activity while offering patients more freedom of movement during the birth exp... ... Read More

They saw the car a second before it hit them broadside, running the red light. Twenty-five year-old Sidney Shea Tennison and her friend were critically injured. Witnesses immediately rushed to their aid calling 9-1-1, while others chased the car which had left the scene.* Sidney had hit her head so hard that part of her skull was crushed and denting into her brain. She was rushed to nearby Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville then transferred to Northwest Medical Center-Springdale where neurosurgeon Dr.... ... Read More

SPRINGDALE, ARK (November 21, 2018) — Michael Herr has accepted the position of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Northwest Health Physicians’ Specialty Hospital (PSH), effective December 10, according to Denten Park, Market Chief Executive Officer for Northwest Health. Herr comes to Northwest Arkansas from Starr Regional Medical Center – with facilities in Athens and Etowah, TN – where he has served as COO since 2015. With approximately 14 years of experience in leadership roles, Herr previously w... ... Read More

SPRINGDALE, ARK (November 13, 2018) — Hans Driessnack has accepted the position of CEO for Northwest Medical Center-Springdale, effective December 3, according to Denten Park, Market Chief Executive Officer for Northwest Health. Driessnack comes to the five-hospital network from Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, IL, where he has served as COO since 2017. Driessnack has held executive leadership positions in Albuquerque, NM; Galesburg, IL; and Marion, IL, serving at two facilities associated w... ... Read More

Screenings on the 13th and Seminars on the 15th Nov. 5, 2018 – Northwest Health will be offering free diabetes screenings on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in conjunction with Diabetes Awareness Month. Additionally, two free seminars are being offered on Thursday, Nov. 15, one in English and the other in Spanish. The screenings, which will include a blood glucose check (finger stick) and a diabetes risk assessment, will take place at six urgent care centers at the following times: From 8-10 am Northwest Health Urgen... ... Read More

This article was written by Janelle Jessen and originally appeared in the Siloam Springs Herald Leader on October 31, 2018. The original article can be found here . SPRINGDALE -- Mayo Clinic and Northwest Health -- which has five hospitals in Northwest Arkansas, including Siloam Springs Regional Hospital -- celebrated the success of their partnership during a luncheon in Springdale on Monday. The event featured a screening of the Ken Burns' documentary "The Mayo Clinic: Faith -- Hope -- Science," and a ... ... Read More

SPRINGDALE, ARK (November 2, 2018) — Adam Bracks, PT, MBA, has accepted the position of CEO for Siloam Springs Regional Hospital, effective November 26, according to Denten Park, Market Chief Executive Officer for Northwest Health. Bracks comes to the five-hospital network from AllianceHealth Seminole in Seminole, OK, where he has served as CEO since 2016. With more than 17 years of healthcare leadership experience, Bracks is an accomplished leader. Prior to joining AllianceHealth, he served as CEO of S... ... Read More

This article was written by Kim Souza and originally appeared on Talk Business and Politics . You can view the original article here . For more than 150 years the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has been a destination for healthcare. While Northwest Arkansas continues to work toward being a destination for healthcare excellence as well, Springdale-based Northwest Health said its partnership with the Mayo Clinic is bridging that gap. In April, Northwest Health announced joining the Mayo Clinic Care Netw... ... Read More

(SPRINGDALE, AR) – Oct. 15, 2018— Northwest Medical Center-Springdale, working in conjunction with Roller Weight Loss and Advanced Surgery, has earned accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) as a comprehensive center with adolescent qualifications. It is the only program in Arkansas to have earned the adolescent accreditation. The bariatric surgical program was already accredited as a comprehensive center through MBSAQIP®, a joint pr... ... Read More