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NPMC’s Heart and Vascular Center of Central Arkansas recognized with silver performance award
July 01, 2025National Park Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Center of Central Arkansas has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2025. NPMC is one of only 79 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.
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National Park Medical Center to welcome General Surgery APRN
June 26, 2025National Park Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Family Nurse Practitioner Brittney Shanek to its team at National Park Surgery Specialists.
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National Park Medical Center honors three nurses with DIASY Award
June 18, 2025National Park Medical Center awarded three nurses with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. Joy Speers, a licensed practical nurse on the Senior Care Unit, and Sarah Spears and Michael Acosta, both registered nurses on the Intensive Care Unit, were honored with the award in a recent ceremony.
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National Park Medical Center to welcome Cardiology APRN
June 17, 2025National Park Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Family Nurse Practitioner Tanya Williams to its team at National Park Cardiology Associates.
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National Park Medical Center Names 2025 Mercy Award Winner
May 07, 2025Gaily Wyrick recognized for demonstrating compassion and providing outstanding service to patients, hospital and local community
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NPMC Celebrates Certified Nurses Day
March 19, 2025National Park Medical Center is celebrating Certified Nurses Day, March 19, by honoring its board-certified nurses.
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National Park Medical Center Case Management opens clothing closet
February 25, 2025National Park Medical Center’s Case Management Department has opened a clothing closet for patients in need following their stay.
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National Park Medical Center recognized for Quality
February 04, 2025National Park Medical Center recently earned an award from Arkansas Medicaid and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) as part of the annual Inpatient Quality Incentive (IQI) program. National Park Medical Center was recognized for its dedication of consistent participation of 10 or more years in the IQI program and for its efforts toward improving the health of Arkansans.
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National Park Medical Center recognizes nurse who goes above and beyond
January 08, 2025Destiny Norwood of National Park Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.
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NPMC Welcomes board-certified OB/GYN Pittman Moore to its staff
January 07, 2025National Park Medical Center is pleased to welcome general obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Pittman Moore to its medical staff. Dr. Moore will practice alongside ARPN Whitney Griffith at National Park Physicians for Women.
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Drs. Ivy and Hass named Clinical Coordinators of the Year
November 14, 2024National Park Medical Center’s Drs. Donald Ivy and Farrell Hass were recently selected as "Clinical Coordinators of the Year" for the Texas Wesleyan Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia.
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National Park Medical Center welcomes Jonathan Ward as Chief Operating Officer
November 11, 2024National Park Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Jonathan Ward as its Chief Operating Officer.
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National Park Medical Center Deepens Partnership with care.ai to Offer Virtual Care Solutions for Patients
October 23, 2024National Park Medical Center announces the continued integration of care.ai’s solutions to enhance patient care, empower clinicians, and optimize clinical and operational workflows
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NPMC Welcomes General Surgeon Dr. Oscar Talledo
October 14, 2024(Hot Springs, AR) Oct. 14, 2024—National Park Medical Center is pleased to welcome general surgeon Dr. Oscar Talledo to its medical staff. Dr. Talledo will practice alongside Dr. Christian Latham at National Park Surgery Specialists.
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NPMC Physicians for Women Accepting New Patients
August 28, 2024National Park Medical Center Physicians for Women celebrates Whitney Griffith, APRN, who is caring for women of all ages and conditions.
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NPMC hosted Business After Hours with “Special Guests”
August 21, 2024National Park Medical Center had a few “unusual” guests for the August Business After Hours.
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NPMC names Sheila Paskell as Mercy Award Winner
July 17, 2024National Park Medical Center is pleased to announce Sheila Paskell, RN, as NPMC’s 2024 LifePoint Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of Lifepoint Health’s facilities who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded.
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NPMC welcomes Nichole Reed as ACNO
July 11, 2024National Park Medical Center welcomes Nichole Reed as Associate Chief Nursing Officer. The role of the ACNO works to ensure quality care, staffing and resource management, patient advocacy, quality improvement, education and training of nursing staff, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
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NPMC now offers more convenient, comfortable dialysis treatment for patients
May 07, 2024National Park Medical Center is now able to treat dialysis patients more comfortably and efficiently through its new Tablo Hemodialysis System.
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NPMC Welcomes Board Certified Dr. Albezargan
April 30, 2024National Park Medical Center is pleased to welcome board certified Dr. Fatin Albezargan, MD, to their medical team. Dr. Albezargan specializes in primary care and family medicine and is currently accepting new patients at NPMC HealthCenter at Hot Springs Village.
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