Monticello Live

MHSI’s two new maternal health research
coordinators, Cyndy Woods and Pam Leeper, traveled to Little Rock this week for training
at the Community Health Centers of Arkansas headquarters. The University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences (UAMS) is partnering with the Community Health Centers of Arkansas
(CHCA) for a maternal health research program, Delivering HOPE (Helping Women
Optimize Prenatal Equity).

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Geriatric psychiatry provider John Cherry, APRN, recently joined Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County.

Cherry, a native of Columbia, South Carolina, earned his Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University. He is a board certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

“When it comes to my patients, I believe in treating everyone as if they are a family member; with compassion and respect,” Cherry said. (more…)

Mainline Health Systems, Inc. has partnered with the Blue & You Foundation for Healthier Arkansas to improve patient outcomes using remote patient monitoring.

The MHSI program implemented in early 2024, Breaking Barriers, provided remote monitoring equipment to 780 patients already enrolled in Chronic Care Management. Since the program’s initiation, 98% of patients surveyed reported an increased sense of control over their chronic illness and 32% of patients reported improved med compliance. These improvements also contributed to the prevention of ER visits and hospital stays, as MHSI staff were able to identify arising issues more quickly. Other improvements noted by the program were lower glucose and blood pressure levels, as well as a decline in Chronic Heart Failure exacerbations and a decrease in admissions for COPD. (more…)

Baptist Health mailed notification letters to Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County. (“Drew County”) patients, employees, and dependents whose information may have been involved in a data security incident that occurred in July 2024. (more…)

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Mainline Health Systems Inc. (MHSI) recently received a grant from the Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation. The Pine Bluff Community Foundation is part of the Arkansas Community Foundation Program. (more…)

Baptist Health has reached a definitive agreement to add Drew Memorial Health System in Monticello to the Baptist Health system. The acquisition will be subject to customary regulatory approvals, and in the interim, Baptist Health will immediately begin managing Drew Memorial Health System’s general operations.

In December, Baptist Health will officially add Drew Memorial Health System, which includes a 60-bed hospital, two clinics and home health. That same month, the Monticello hospital will become Baptist Health’s 12th hospital and will be named “Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County.” (more…)

Mainline Health Systems Inc. (MHSI) recently received a $1,500 grant from the Giving Tree program through Arkansas Community Foundation. Giving Tree is Arkansas Community Foundation’s signature grant program. Giving Tree endowments are pooled charitable funds at the local and state levels that make annual grants through two competitive grant cycles. These funds support a variety of causes based on changing community needs. (more…)

Mainline Health Systems Inc. (MHSI), a local community health clinic, celebrates National Health Center Week (NHCW) every year. NHCW is always reserved for the first full week in August. MHSI reached out to Mayor Jason Akers, who kindly agreed to create a proclamation in honor of National Health Center Week, which will be celebrated August 6^th – August 12^th. Mainline Health Systems Inc. Monticello Clinic was honored to have the mayor present to read the proclamation in honor of celebration.

To learn more about National Health Center Week, visit their website at https://healthcenterweek.org/about-nhcw/.