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Northwest Health is offering free Medicare seminars in October to help residents make informed decisions about what Medicare covers, what supplemental plans are and what Medicare Advantage plans include. The “Welcome to Medicare” seminars are being held on three of Northwest Health’s five campuses. Monday, October 21 6:30 – 7:30 pm at Northwest Medical Center – Springdale ◦ Cafeteria 609 W Maple Ave, Springdale Tuesday, October 22 6:30 – 7:30 pm at Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville ◦ Cafeteria 3000 M... ... Read More

This October, Northwest Health is proud to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is one of the most common kinds of cancer in women after skin cancer. To encourage more women to take action for their breast health, Northwest Health is extending their mammography hours during the month of October. Women will be able to make an appointment on Saturday, Oct. 12 or Oct. 19, making it even more convenient to get their mammogram. And for women who may be fearful or evade the exa... ... Read More

On Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Willow Creek Medical Office Building the Northwest Health Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) will host its annual reunion, bringing “graduates”’ of the NICU and their families back together with the physicians and staff who fought so hard to help them to survive and thrive. This fun-filled event brings together hundreds of NICU alumni and their family plus the staff who cared for them at a critical time in their young lives. The reunion provides a tim... ... Read More

Northwest Health was one of just twenty organizations from throughout the state to be presented an Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award by Governor Asa Hutchinson during the 25th Annual Awards Celebration for the Governor’s Quality Award Program held on September 12 in Little Rock. More than 300 business and civic leaders from throughout Arkansas attended the celebration where Governor Asa Hutchinson presented the awards. The awards process includes four levels with the highest-level Governor’s Award for P... ... Read More

SPRINGDALE, ARK (Sept. 4, 2019) — Blake Hansen, DO, board certified family medicine physician, recently joined the active medical staff of Northwest Health, practicing at Northwest Medical Plaza – Springdale. Dr. Hansen is a graduate from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah with a bachelor of science in public health. He earned his medical education at the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University in Glendale, Ariz. He then completed a family medicine residency at Marian Family ... ... Read More

Tiffany Means, DNP, MHA, CENP, has earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Means is the Administrative Director of the Emergency Department at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale, a position she has held since joining Northwest Health in October of 2017. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is designed to prepare experts in nursing practice. It builds upon master’s programs by providing a more in-depth educational foundation in quality improvement, evidence-b... ... Read More

Cesar Hurtado, MD, family medicine physician, recently joined the active medical staff of Northwest Health, practicing at Northwest Medical Plaza – Eastside. Dr. Hurtado is a graduate from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., with a Bachelor of Science in biology. He earned his medical education at Ross University School of Medicine in Portsmouth, Dominica. He then completed a family medicine residency at UAMS-AHEC-NW in Fayetteville, Ark. Dr. Hurtado is board certified by the American Board of F... ... Read More

Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit plays key role Coach Byron Boudreaux is a competitor, having played college sports and coached college athletes for more than 20 years. But it took all he had – plus the skills of a great team at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale – to beat a condition that kills many people who have it. It was the evening of January 6th when Coach noticed he wasn’t feeling well. “I’d never been really sick before and this was a feeling I’ve never had. My entire face was numb – like ... ... Read More

(Bentonville, Springdale, Rogers, Ark.) — Several physicians affiliated with Northwest Health have been honored in the About You magazine’s 2019 Best Healthcare Professionals Northwest Arkansas readership poll. According to the magazine, the special issue provides “much-deserved recognition for a superior quality of service,” with the highlighted providers chosen from thousands of votes cast by the magazine’s readers. In the category of Internal Medicine, Dr. John Price was honored. Dr. Price is affilia... ... Read More

Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville and Springdale have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center along with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s (AHA/ASA) Heart-Check mark, both symbols of quality from the respective organizations. The Heart-Check mark can only be displayed by hospitals that have met all requirements set by the heart and stroke associations. The two campuses underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review in Ju... ... Read More