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 […]
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 […]
Bryant Location of Arkansas Heart Hospital to Include Restaurant, more
MySaline reported in May that the Arkansas Heart Hospital would be building an additional location in Bryant. We now know that the building is planned to be over 100,000 square feet, and will include full-service hospital space, medical offices and a restaurant. Also included in the plan are a water feature, a rooftop terrace with […]
Partnership Between Saline Health System and UA Little Rock to Fill Nurse Need
Saline Health System and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock joined forces today to address the nursing shortage in Saline County by creating scholarship opportunities for more students who want to enter the field of nursing. Leaders at the two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding for a two-year initiative — the UA Little […]
Saline County Healthcare Coalition Meets on 2nd Wednesdays
The Saline County Healthcare Coalition is an organization whose goal is to provide a healthier and safer county for citizens. This organization holds monthly meetings to address health needs in the community, and to discuss the activities of sub-committees. Meetings are on the second Wednesdays of the month at the Saline County Health Department at 1612 […]
Benton Committee to Discuss Salary Increase, Employee Assistance on Nov 1st
Personnel/Health & Safety Committee Agenda Tuesday, November 1, 2016 5:30 p.m. 1. Increase for City of Benton Compensation program salary ranges for 2017. 2. Consideration for adding Employee Assistance Program as a fringe benefit for 2017. 3. Adjournment.