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Amber Wallace Named Service Hero at the Infirmary
Amber Wallace, RN, patient care coordinator at the Infirmary, was named a Service Hero for displaying the value of EXCELLENCE. Amber was recognized as a Service Hero for the extra care she provided that allowed a patient to go home in a timely manner. Recently, a patient was admitted with a lower extremity fracture, which… View Full Post
Christy Ross Named Service Hero at Infirmary
Christy Ross, an echo technologist at the Infirmary, was named a Service Hero for displaying the value of COMPASSION. Christy was nominated for the kindness she showed a TAVR patient who had traveled alone by bus to the Infirmary for his 30-day appointment. The elderly man had ridden on the bus for an hour and… View Full Post
Megan Doyle Named Service Hero at the Infirmary
Megan Doyle was named a Service Hero at the Infirmary for displaying the value of EXCELLENCE. As the cardiovascular clinical pharmacist specialist, Megan’s primary patient populations are advanced heart failure (LVAD candidates and implants) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients. The job of the pharmacist for PAH patients is very stressful. Initiating and maintaining these… View Full Post
Beverly Honeycutt Celebrates 45 Years with Our Ministry
Congratulations to Beverly Honeycutt who recently celebrated 45 years with CHI St. Vincent. To mark the milestone, the staff, physicians and management team presented Beverly with a service plaque signed by her team. Beverly was hired on June 25, 1975 as a HIM Tech. Since then, she has served as a lead medical transcriptionist and… View Full Post
Pharmacy Residency Program Awarded Full Accreditation by ASHP
The PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at the Infirmary has been awarded full 8-year accreditation by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists. The PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on pharmacy education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for… View Full Post
Infirmary CVICU, CVSD & Heart Teams Complete Training
The Infirmary’s CVICU, CVSD and Heart teams recently completed their annual competency training. During the week-long training, team members from these units received additional education on the latest updates on the high tech equipment, including ECMO machines, used to serve our patients and the community. The Heart team has more ECMO machines than any other… View Full Post
Pharmacy Residents Complete Certification Program
Congratulations to Jenny Belz, PharmD, and Barrett Carter, PharmD, who recently completed the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Postgraduate Teaching and Research Certificate programs. The program is part of their PGYI Pharmacy Residency. Jenny and Carter have worked at the Infirmary as pharmacy residents since July 2019. Jenny received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology… View Full Post
Donate Life-Saving Blood at the Infirmary on June 9
Blood donation is especially important right now. However, hundreds of blood drives have been canceled, resulting in the loss of thousands of blood units. The Arkansas Blood Institute will be at the Infirmary on Tuesday, June 9. You can help save a life when you donate. Tuesday, June 910am-3pmVincent dePaul Room All donors will receive… View Full Post