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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