Dr. Justin B. Franks and Dr. Sarah S. Lunsford with EyeCare Center of Saline County, are partnering with the Bryant Hornet Health Clinic to provide eye care. Dr. Lunsford will see patients on Wednesday mornings at the Clinic located in Building 35, next to Bryant Elementary. She will see adults and students for vision exam and eye medical visits […]
Saline County Health Dept to Try New Clinic Hours
The Saline County Health Department is changing their clinic hours to meet the needs of the community. As of Monday, January 14th, the hours on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. On these days, the Health Unit will be open to clinical service, WIC, and nutrition from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Some appointment types may not […]
Benton, Shannon Hills & Haskell Customers Finding Options After Fred’s Sells Pharmacy Business
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 […]
Come to the Blood Drive in Bryant October 27th
Come donate blood at the Bryant location of the Saline County Library on Saturday, October 27 from 10am – 2pm. The Arkansas Blood Institute will be there taking donations on their bus. You must be 18 or older to donate.
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 […]