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Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce Community Profile and Membership Directory

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HEALTHCARE<br />

Saint Mary’s<br />

Regional Health System<br />

A Tradition <strong>of</strong> Quality Care<br />

At Saint Mary’s Regional Health<br />

System, our goal is to deliver<br />

extraordinary healthcare to patients<br />

throughout the Arkansas River<br />

Valley Region. Our dedicated<br />

physicians, employees, volunteers<br />

<strong>and</strong> board members continue the<br />

passionate pursuit <strong>of</strong> excellence<br />

<strong>and</strong> strive to exceed the expectation<br />

<strong>of</strong> all whom we serve.<br />

Founded in 1926, it has been the<br />

area’s health care leader for nearly 90<br />

years. Saint Mary’s is accredited by<br />

The Joint Commission <strong>and</strong> owned by<br />

Capella Healthcare Inc. Today it has<br />

an 11-acre campus <strong>and</strong> is licensed as<br />

a 170-bed acute care facility.<br />

Improved access to<br />

physicians <strong>and</strong> specialties<br />

Committed to meeting the growing<br />

medical needs <strong>of</strong> the River Valley well<br />

into the future, Saint Mary’s Regional<br />

Health System has aggressively<br />

recruited more than a dozen family<br />

medicine <strong>and</strong> specialty physicians<br />

in the last three years. This brings<br />

the total <strong>of</strong> active physicians on<br />

the medical staff to more than 100,<br />

representing more than 24 medical<br />

specialties. In addition, physician<br />

assistants <strong>and</strong> nurse practitioners<br />

have joined the hospital’s network <strong>of</strong><br />

clinics <strong>and</strong> the hospital emergency<br />

department to serve higher patient<br />

volumes, improve accessibility <strong>and</strong><br />

reduce wait times.<br />

“Improving accessibility to safe,<br />

quality healthcare is an ongoing<br />

goal <strong>of</strong> Saint Mary’s Regional<br />

Health System. As our region<br />

grows, <strong>and</strong> many individuals <strong>and</strong><br />

families gain access to coverage,<br />

Saint Mary’s is well positioned<br />

to provide better access to more<br />

physicians in more specialties<br />

close to home,” said Jim Davidson,<br />

Chief Executive Officer.<br />

“Our demonstrated commitment<br />

to excellence, investments in<br />

evolving technology, <strong>and</strong> our focus<br />

on quality <strong>and</strong> safety, have helped<br />

us to attract some <strong>of</strong> the best <strong>and</strong><br />

brightest medical pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in<br />

their fields to join our staff,” added<br />

Davidson. “We continue to build<br />

on our foundation <strong>of</strong> outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

physicians, with ongoing efforts<br />

to engage additional specialists in<br />

2016.”<br />

36 <strong>Russellville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Commerce</strong> 2016 | COMMUNITY PROFILE & MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

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