2022 Champions of Health Care
We can think of no better way than “champions” to describe those who dedicate their lives to serving in the health care industry. We asked Arkansas Money & Politics readers to nominate their “Champions of Health Care” in 17 categories, and these are their top vote-getters in each category.
Of course, all health care workers are champions, but we want to give special congratulations to this particular group of Arkansas heroes, recognized by our readers.
Allied Health Care Providers
D.J. Dailey III, DDS
Smile Dailey
J. Alex Kelamis, MD
Kelamis Plastic Surgery
Emily Gray, M.A. CCC-SLP
UAMS
Suzanne Yee, MD
Dr. Suzanne Yee Cosmetic & Laser Surgery Center
William F. Hefley Jr., MD
Bowen Hefley Orthopedics
Alonzo D. Williams Sr., MD
Arkansas Diagnostic Center
Health Care Administrators
Cam Patterson, MD
(Chancellor), UAMS
Greg Crain Baptist Health
Ryan Gehrig
Mercy Hospitals Arkansas
Health Care CEOs
Chad Aduddell
CHI St. Vincent
Chris Barber
St. Bernards Healthcare
Adam Head
CARTI
Michael Stewart
Saline Health System
Gary Paxson, FACHE, RN, BSN
White River Health System
Brian Thomas
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Health Care Clinics
Enhanced Healthcare
of the Ozarks, Springdale
CARTI
CHI St. Vincent
Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic
OrthoArkansas
Ozark Wellness Clinic LLC
Health Care Volunteer Organization
Ronald McDonald
House Charities
Arkansas Rural Health Partnership
Arkansas Urology Foundation
Blue & You Foundation
Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association
Hospital Systems
Mercy
Baptist Health
CHI St. Vincent
Unity Health
Arkansas Children’s
Innovation in Health Care
State Health Alliance for Records Exchange – SHARE
Superior Senior Care
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State
Elder Independence Home Care
Large Hospitals (100 beds or more)
UAMS
CHI St. Vincent
Unity Health White County
Arkansas Diagnostic
Long-Term Care Facilities
Good Shepherd Nursing & Rehabilitation
Superior Senior Care –
Conway Branch
Presbyterian Village
Colonel Glenn Health & Rehab, LLC
Briarwood Nursing and Rehabilitation, Inc.
Mental Health Facilities
Pinnacle Pointe Behavioral Healthcare System
Unity Health — Clarity Health and Wellness Searcy
Springwoods Behavioral Health
Argenta Counseling and Wellness
The BridgeWay
Nurse Practitioners
Leah Carrington, APRN
Enchanced Healthcare of the Ozarks
Ebonye Green, MNSC, CNRN, ACNS-AG, APN UAMS
Julia Ponder, APRN
Arkansas Heart Hospital
Angela Foster, APRN, CNP
Conway Regional Health System
Lisa Grummer, APRN
Cornerstone Clinic for Women
Physicians
Omar T. Atiq, MD
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS, President-elect of American College of Physicians
Regina Fleming, DO
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University
Nicholas Guinn, MD,
St. Bernards Healthcare
Dawn Hughes, MD
Conway Regional Health System
Brian L. McGee, MD
Arkansas Diagnostic Center
Physician
Assistants
Drew Siebenmorgen, PA-C
Jacksonville Medical Care
Anne Brown, PA-C
Baptist Health Family Clinic – West
Trent Tappan, PA-C
OrthoArkansas
Rachel Neal, PA-C
Conway Regional Hendrix
Medical Clinic
Matthew T. Reynolds, PA-C,
Arkansas Dermatology
Registered Nurses
Ally Ferguson, RN
Travel Nurses Across America
Letitia Morgan, RN
St. Bernards Medical Center
Maggie Moore, RN, SCRN
CHI St. Vincent Neuroscience Institute
Valerie Lambe, BSN, RN
Conway Regional Health System
Paige Kelly, BSN, RN
Wright Plastic Surgery
Rural hospitals
Cabot Emergency Hospital
DeWitt Hospital
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
Baptist Health Medical Center Hot Spring County
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital
Small hospitals
Levi Hospital
Arkansas Heart Hospital
Arkansas Surgical Hospital
Northwest Health
Medical Center of South Arkansas
Surgeons
C. Lowry Barnes, MD UAMS
Ali Krisht, MD, FACS CHI St. Vincent Arkansas Neuroscience Institute
James T. Howell, MD Conway Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic
Scott Schlesinger, MD Legacy Spine & Neurological Specialists
Evan Newbolt, MD,
McFarland Eye Care
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