Washington Regional

Thank you for voting Washington Regional as the Best of Northwest Arkansas in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's 2024 poll! We're proud to provide high quality, compassionate care to Northwest Arkansas.

Congratulations to Tiffany Hughes, one of the #WRHealthCareHeroes with our information services department, on celebrating 20 years with Washington Regional! ??

Kathy Sprouse, one of our physical therapists, starts most mornings with a walk around our hospital campus. She takes immense pride in keeping our hospital campus clean and beautiful and picks up any litter she comes across. Kathy recently had a birthday, and several members of the physical medicine team chose to celebrate her by spending their lunch break picking up trash along the walking trails on our campus. Their actions not only honored Kathy but also helped make our grounds a cleaner, more inviting place for visitors, team members and patients. Kathy and the physical medicine team truly embody what it means to be #WRHealthCareHeroes!

Dr. Peter Fischer, medical director of Washington Regional’s Trauma Center, recently joined other national trauma experts at the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT). Dr. Fischer presented about projects and initiatives involving prehospital care for injured patients. He also represented the ACS COT at the Prehospital Blood Transfusion Coalition Advocacy meeting at the ACS headquarters in Washington D.C. The mission of the Committee on Trauma is to develop and implement programs that support injury prevention and ensure optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care. We are thankful for Dr. Fischer's dedication and contributions to advancing trauma care and improving patient outcomes.

Happy #MatchDay! We are excited to announce our third class of residents in the UAMS/Washington Regional Internal Medicine Residency Program! These residents will arrive in Fayetteville this summer after finishing medical school to begin their graduate medical education. Learn more about the UAMS/Washington Regional Graduate Medical Education Program at bit.ly/4chuqHm.

Congratulations to these #WRHealthCareHeroes who recently completed our Nurse Residency Program! ?? These nurses presented their evidence-based research projects and received their residency graduation pins. Our Nurse Residency Program helps nurses who recently graduated develop advanced professional and clinical leadership skills. Learn more at bit.ly/4htC7Nd.

Washington Regional has offered interventional radiology services for more than 30 years. Interventional radiology uses imaging, such as X-rays, CT or ultrasound, to guide and perform minimally invasive procedures to diagnose or treat many conditions, including some types of cancer. Dr. Scott Fleck, an interventional radiologist at Washington Regional Medical Center, explains how tumor ablation, chemoembolization and Y90 radioembolization are used to treat cancer.

Congratulations to Robert Gray, one of the #WRHealthCareHeroes in our medical records department, on celebrating 20 years with Washington Regional! ??

We are proud to announce that Washington Regional has earned redesignation as a Level II Trauma Center from the Arkansas Department of Health! As the only Level II Trauma Center in Northwest Arkansas, Washington Regional Medical Center provides the highest level of trauma care in the region and is prepared 24/7 with immediate coverage by general surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, radiology and critical care specialists. Read more about this designation at bit.ly/4kzHNH6.

Congratulations to Rebecca Daman, RN, on celebrating an incredible milestone of 30 years with Washington Regional! ?? Rebecca works at Washington Regional Senior Health Clinic, part of the Pat Walker Center for Seniors.