Update 05/13/2019: https://www.mysaline.com/fsd-closes-159/ It’s been a process over the last few months for Fred’s stores to divest from their pharmacy business. According to a press release from Walgreens in September 2018, “Walgreens and Fred’s, Inc. today announced they have entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement, pursuant to which Walgreens will acquire pharmacy patient prescription […]
Saline Health System Announces New CEO, Michael Stewart
Saline Health System in Benton, Arkansas, announces Michael Stewart as its new Chief Executive Officer. Stewart will assume the role on November 30. Michael brings nearly 15 years of healthcare leadership experience to this new role. Michael is coming to Saline Health System from Navarro Regional Hospital in Corsicana, Texas, where he has served as […]
New Hospital Breaks Ground in Bryant, Projects 2020 Opening
Scroll down for video recorded live at the ceremony, and a gallery of high resolution illustrations of the Encore Medical Center project. Arkansas Heart Hospital (AHH) held a ceremonial groundbreaking in Bryant, Tuesday, November 13, 2018, for the new hospital location they are building in Bryant, called Encore Medical Center. Construction is set to begin on […]
How the Friendship of Two Saline County Girls with Diabetes Saved One’s Life
November being Diabetes Awareness Month, I’m sharing a story of how the friendship of two little girls in Saline County ended up saving one’s life. We know now that Kinsley Linebarger has Type 1 Diabetes. Angela Dove Linebarger took her then four-year-old daughter to the doctor in March 2018. She knew that Kinsley’s extraordinary thirst was […]
Free Diabetes Health Fair on Thursday to Include Screenings, Classes, more
Get free screenings for blood pressure, glucose, body mass index (BMI), COPD, Bioimpedance iTOVi, and body fat percentage on Thursday, November 8, from 9 a.m.-Noon. Saline Health System in Benton will host its annual Diabetes Health Fair in the Saline Health Education Building (the entry left of the main entrance). Diabetes-related products and information will be available and distributed. […]
Before You Freak About Trick-or-Treat Sugar, See This Chart
This is for all the folks that are freaking out about all that sugar in candy that the kids are getting this time of year… and for the ones who may or may not be blowing their diet as they write this blog. Before you point a pudgy judgy finger at candy, let’s take a […]
Make a Splash: Donate blood in Benton May 13th and get a shark tee
The Saline County Health Unit in Benton is turning up the tide on community care with a blood drive on Tuesday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donors are encouraged to look for the Bloodmobile and stop by, no appointment needed—walk-ins are welcome! Read More Below. Hosted by the Our Blood Institute, this […]
Ready Business Workshop Series coming to Benton, Oct 11th
The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have partnered with Saline County Emergency Management to bring the 2018 Ready Business Workshop Series to Arkansas. The Ready Business Workshop Series is designed to help businesses and organizations (Non-profit, Education, Government, etc.) identify their risks, develop a plan, and take […]
Music Video Plays on Snoop Dogg Song to Promote Drug Take Back on Oct 27th
The Office of the Arkansas State Drug Director has produced a fun video about a serious subject, as the annual Drug Take Back Day is coming up on Saturday, October 27th. Arkansas Drug Director Kirk Lane states a statistic in the video, “On average, 198 people die every day from drug overdoses. If the airlines crashed […]
Benton Woman Charged With Medicaid Fraud for over $64K
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced the arrest of a Saline County woman. Jennifer Rogers, 43, of Benton, was unable to produce referral forms, evaluations, progress notes, treatments plans, schedules of treatment timesheets and billing records for her speech therapy patients from April 2017 to April 2018, totaling more than $64,500. She is charged […]