A lengthy discussion was held at Bradley County Medical Center’s monthly board meeting Thursday about much-needed infrastructure repairs weighed against the possibility of building a new hospital in the next few years. Extensive repairs are needed to the hospital roof, as it has leaked in several places. Maintenance Director Tim Saunders joined the discussion late…
WARREN, Ark. (2/16/23)– Bradley County Medical Center has been recognized as a 2023 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX™. BCMC was one of just four Critical Access…
As part of a four-hour meeting, Bradley County Medical Center board members reviewed a master plan presented by architects and were basically presented with two options: do major renovations to the current hospital or build a new one. No decision was immediately made. Top photo: John Dale, front left, director of Bernhard Engineering Division, and…
Jefferson Regional is pleased to announce that Infectious Disease Physician Mallory Smith, MD has joined the medical staff. Dr. Smith earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and her medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Portsmouth, Commonwealth of Dominica. She completed an Internship and Residency in Pediatrics and…
WARREN, Ark. – Tina Battles, RN, was chosen as the latest recipient of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ® Monday morning at Bradley County Medical Center. This award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The nomination for Battles stated…
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Jefferson Regional is pleased to announce that the Jefferson Regional Foundation has been awarded a grant for cancer screenings from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas. This is the second year Jefferson Regional has received assistance from the Blue & You Foundation for cancer screenings. The grant will…
WARREN, Ark. – Bradley County Medical Center has earned a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a fourth straight year as it was recently announced that BCMC maintained its four-star overall rating along with securing four stars in the patient survey rating. BCMC was one of only 18 hospitals…
Bradley County Medical Center had $735,000 in net income in July, Controller Matt Pace told board members during the August monthly meeting, which was actually postponed until Thursday. The hospital received $1.1 million in HRSA provided relief funds. The funds were actually received last fall, but are now being recognized as revenue because it has…
An online bake sale and auction is scheduled for Friday, August 19, 2022 to help support baby Charlotte Wilkerson and her parents Elise and Conner Wilkerson of Hermitage. Baby Charlotte was born at 30 weeks with one kidney and was flown to the NICU in Birmingham, Alabama. The proceeds of this bake sale & auction…
LITTLE ROCK, AR (August 9, 2022) – A recent financial survey conducted by the Arkansas Hospital Association shows that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create profound financial volatility for the state’s hospitals. On average, hospitals responding to the survey saw a total margin decrease of 3.5 percentage points between the first quarter of 2019, prior…
Pine Bluff, AR – Jefferson Regional has announced additional details about its new rehabilitation and behavioral health hospital being built in Jefferson County through its partnership with LifePoint Health. According to Jefferson Regional President & CEO Brian Thomas, the new 76-bed facility will be named Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital. It will be constructed on existing…
Bradley County Medical Center has been approved for an Emergency Rural Healthcare Grant (ERHC) through the USDA in the amount of $1,016,580 with $355,000 of the funding being provided by the USDA ERHC grant, and the required match $661,580 from sales tax funds. The purpose of the grant is to support immediate health care needs…
Members of the Bradley Medical and Health Foundation met Thursday, May 19 at the Brunson Medical Complex to conduct business and have a picture taken of the Board. Bridgette Harding serves as President. Dr. Sue Martin is currently Vice President. Members of Bradley County Medical Center Management who work with the board include Leslie Huitt, Interim CEO;…
Legacy Rehabilitation served hospital employees a free barbecue lunch to the staff at the Bradley County Medical Center Thursday, May 12, 2022. Union Bank sponsored Adams Ice Cream Truck for each employee to get a free treat. They were on site from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and then again for the night shift employees…
May 8 through May 14, 2022 is National Hospital Week. Monday morning, the Bradley County Medical Center began the celebration with a pancake breakfast. Members of the BCMC’s administration cooked pancakes and served employees. After the breakfast was held, Warren Mayor Denisa Pennington made a proclamation honoring the BCMC for their hard work in the…
Staff from Bradley County Medical Center (BCMC) and Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center (SEAHDC) participated in the Mobile Hospital Full Scale Exercise held at the Conway Expo Center on April 28, 2022. The exercise involved erecting and outfitting 4 mobile hospitals which can be transported and used during natural disasters and other catastrophic events. The…
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Jefferson Regional in Pine Bluff is pleased to announce that Michael Ault has joined the hospital as staff chaplain. Ault has more than 20 years of experience serving as a Pastor, including nine years as a Chaplain at the Arkansas Department of Corrections. “I enjoy being a chaplain,” Ault said. “It…
Warren Police Department and Warren Fire Department Rescue Unit responded to a two-vehicle accident at Watson and Central at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. A Nissan driven by Amelia Martin apparently collided with the side of a Chevrolet Malibu, driver not immediately identified, sending the Malibu into a roadside ditch. Martin was to be evaluated at Bradley…
Warren, Arkansas – Interim Administrator Leslie Huitt told the Bradley County Medical Center Board during their monthly board meeting held December 21, 2021 that the Hospital’s finances were trending positive. Huitt, who also serves as the Chief Financial Officer for the hospital, went into detail as to the status of the Hospital financially. She reported that volumes, or…
