Saline County residents were shocked by the news on August 17, 2023 that Smith-Caldwell Drugstore – a legend in the business – had suddenly closed their doors and sold to Walgreens. Many customers took to social media, blaming the owners of the historical independent pharmacy. But according to recent testimony from Arkansas pharmacists, Smith-Caldwell had […]
Register your children for free dental sealant and check up Feb 18th
Make an appointment to have sealant done on your child’s teeth for free. Through a partnership between UAMS Dental Hygiene Clinic, Student Chapter of ADHA and Delta Dental, children ages 5 – 17 may participate in a sealant clinic at no charge. You must make an appointment for Saturday February 18th, between 9:00 a.m. and […]
Hospital parking lot candlelight vigil Cancelled due to weather (May 11) to recognize nurses week
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Saline County Health System invites all nurses who live in Saline County and their family to a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, May 11th at 7 p.m. Park outside the Medical Office Building and help celebrate and recognize nursing during National Nurses Week (May 6-12). The address is 1 Medical Park Drive […]
Research Center in LR seeks paid participants in COVID-19 vaccine study
Baptist Health Center for Clinical Research is seeking individuals, 18 years and older, to participate in research studies on a Coronavirus Vaccine or other preventative agents. The 2019-nCoV, or COVID-19 is highly contagious and causes illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). BHCCR is conducting […]
Hospital tightens visitor policy effective Nov 23rd, due to rise in Covid cases
Saline Health System announced today a new visitor policy effective Monday, November 23, 2020. The decision was made as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Saline County and across the state. The new policy will include limiting visitor hours to 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and allowing one well visitor per patient per day. Exceptions […]
Hospital Staff Organizes Parking Lot Prayer July 25th at Hospital
Staff at Saline Memorial Hospital had planned an evening for parking lot prayer for the health and well being of our community. Come on Saturday July 25th at 8:30 p.m. in the main lot. Just drive up, stay in your car, turn your hazard lights on, and pray. You can also tune into 93.3 FM […]
County Coroner: People dying from chronic disease for fear of going out to doctor visits
The Coroner is sending a message to the public to keep your regular doctor appointments – and if you are sick, don’t wait to get medical help – because you’d rather see that doctor than the coroner. Saline County Coroner Kevin Cleghorn is also the President of the Arkansas Coroners Association, and he wants to […]
Wednesday COVID Update: Elective procedures OK Apr 27, with restrictions; Timeline set for more decisions
Day 42 – Tue. Apr. 22, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor welcomed Dr. Nate Smith, Arkansas Cabinet Secretary of Health. The Governor displayed several graphs, including daily number of cases of COVID-19 (fig. 1), the rolling 7-Day cases […]
Hospital Staff Organizes Another “Parking Lot Prayer” Sunday at Hospital
Some of the staff at Saline Memorial Hospital loved the parking lot prayer last week so much, they planned one themselves. It’s coming on Sunday, April 5th at 6 p.m. in the main lot. It’s simple: Drive up. Stay in your car. Turn your hazard lights on. Pray. See video below of the event from […]
Park, Turn on Hazards & Pray – “Parking Lot Prayer” Friday at Hospital
UPDATE March 27th, 2020: Two Saline County women have partnered to organize a drive-up event in Benton for people to pray for healthcare workers and patients. Debbie Abels and Stephanie Reilly. “We came across a post on Facebook where a group did this in Georgia at a hospital and thought it was a great idea,” […]