May 2022

Baxter Regional Medical Center Updates COVID-19 Screening Procedures

Mountain Home, AR - Effective May 1, 2022, Baxter Regional Medical Center will change its procedure involving entry screening at the Hospital’s main campus. According to the CDC, hospitals are still required to screen all entrants into the hospital, however, unmanned electronic screening is allowed. Baxter Regional’s three main entrances and employee entrances are already equipped with electronic screening devices, making the transition to unmanned screening possible without disruption.
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Moorea Dippel, PA-C Joins Washington Regional Brain and Spine Surgery Clinic

Fayetteville — Moorea Dippel, PA-C, recently joined the Washington Regional Brain and Spine Surgery Clinic, part of the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute, where she provides care for patients in the clinic and hospital setting. Dippel earned a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from the Medical University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Science in Animal Veterinary Science from Clemson University. She started her medical career serving as a certified nursing assistant and has a multitude of medical experiences from her clinical training. She is new to Northwest Arkansas and is eager to serve the community.
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Willie Padgett of Flippin

Willie Dale Padgett, age 77 of Flippin, Arkansas passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri following a brief Illness. Willie was born November 3, 1944, to Luke and Alma (King) Padgett in Flippin, Arkansas. A lifelong resident of the area, Willie was a kindhearted, hardworking man that would help anyone that needed help.
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