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YourHealthMonthly Save The Date  

12th Annual Savor the Flavor
Tuesday,
September 2, 2014 
Participating Restaurants, Fayetteville

22nd Annual Washington Regional Golf Classic
Monday,
September 15, 2014 
Paradise Valley Athletic Club, Fayetteville
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Free Prostate Cancer Screening
Thursday, 
September 18, 2014 
NWA Free Health Center, Fayetteville
AskTheExpert
James "Buddy" 
Newton, MD 
Infectious Disease Specialist
Washington Regional 
  
Q. 
From a reader:
"As hard as I try, I still can't completely avoid ticks during my outdoor activities. What do you recommend I do to remove any ticks I find?"
 
A. 
From Dr. Newton: 
After being in an area that may have ticks, bathe or shower within two hours to find and wash off ticks that may be crawling on you. Use tweezers to remove a tick that is attached to the skin. Be careful not to press too hard - you don't want to contaminate the bite area with the tick's blood and saliva. Place the tick in a small container of rubbing alcohol to kill it.

It's a good idea to keep the tick in alcohol for a few months. If you happen to develop symptoms of a tick-borne illness, the tick can be analyzed in a laboratory to help in diagnosis.

While not all ticks transmit disease, in Arkansas ticks are responsible for more human illness than any other insect.
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WR HealthLink is available now to patients of Washington Regional Medical Center and Washington Regional clinics. This free, online service makes it possible for patients to connect with Washington Regional. If you have already received a PIN from a Washington Regional healthcare provider, you can register now at www.wrhealthlink.com. Once registered, you will be able to log in to the patient portal, giving you access to: 
  • View, download and transmit your summary of care  
  • Secured messaging to communicate with your Washington Regional physician 
  • Schedule non-urgent clinic visits and get information about the nearest clinic location, earliest available appointment and the number of patients waiting at each location 
  • Complete pre-registration forms 
  • Get lab and other clinical testing results 
  • Request prescription renewals and see list of prescribed medications
  • See online health assessments, information and reminders about diagnosis and treatments 
  • Connect to Washington Regional through social networking sites 
  • Enable online and mobile apps 

Ask about WR HealthLink during your next Washington Regional hospital visit or clinic appointment!

TwoFamily Practice Physicians - 
Here for You
 
 


Washington Regional provides quality medical care at locations that are convenient for area residents--in their own neighborhoods. We are pleased to welcome three new family medicine physicians at our clinics throughout Northwest Arkansas: 


 

Mario Andres Azuero, MD
East Springdale Family Clinic 

Dr. Azuero completed a family medicine residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Area Health Education Center - West. Dr. Azuero, who is bilingual (English/Spanish), joins Dr. Matthew Totten at Washington Regional's East Springdale Family Clinic. The clinic is located at 1607 S. Old Missouri Road in Springdale. Call 479.463.4887 for more information or to make an appointment.


 


 

Rosemay Pierre, MD

Fayetteville Family Clinic 

Dr. Pierre earned her medical degree at Saint Matthew's University School of Medicine in the Cayman Islands and completed a family medicine residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Area Health Education Center - Northwest. Dr. Pierre, who is board certified in family medicine, joins Dr. Johnny Adkins at Washington Regional's Fayetteville Family Clinic. The clinic is located in Fiesta Square, 3053 N. College Ave., Fayetteville. Call 479.463.2000 for more information or to make an appointment.


 


 

Pierrette Larisse Tantchou, MD
Har-Ber Family Clinic 

Dr. Tantchou earned her medical degree at the University of Ulm in Germany and completed a family medicine residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Area Health Education Center - Northwest. Dr. Tantchou, who is board certified in family medicine, joins Carolyn Nutter, PA-C, at Washington Regional's Har-Ber Family Clinic at the Springdale Center for Health. The clinic is located at 813 Founders Park Drive in Springdale, in the Har-Ber Meadows neighborhood. Call 479.463.2333 for more information or to make an appointment.

 
ThreeWashington Regional Recognized for Patient Safety Excellence
 
 


 

Washington Regional Medical Center recently earned Healthgrades' Patient Safety Excellence Award™ for 2014--the only hospital in Northwest Arkansas and one of only four hospitals in the state to do so. This distinction places Washington Regional within the top 10 percent of all hospitals evaluated by Healthgrades for excellent performance in safeguarding patients from serious, potentially preventable complications during their hospital stays.


 

"Patient safety has always been a top priority at Washington Regional, and this most recent recognition underscores the continued commitment of our employees, nurses and physicians to serve our community with the highest level of quality care," says Bill Bradley, Washington Regional president and CEO.


 

Healthgrades, a leading nationwide online resource center for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals, uses objective quality measures like mortality and complication rates to let consumers know how patients fared during their stay in a particular hospital. Based on how well patients did for specific conditions and procedures, hospitals receive ratings from 5 stars (better than expected) to 1 star (worse than expected).


 

Washington Regional received a total of nine 5-star ratings, more than twice as many as any other area hospital, as well as three quality awards, which no other area hospital received. Washington Regional's awards include those for Patient Safety Excellence, Coronary Interventional Excellence and Joint Replacement Excellence.