An apple a day keeps the doctor away

Address:

900 S 3rd St. McGehee, AR 71654

Year: 2024

McGehee Hospital2024
General Hunter Smith

Happy Halloween!

🎃 Happy Halloween from McGehee Hospital! 🎃
Our staff is here to make sure everyone has a safe and spooky holiday! Remember to stay safe out there: check your candy, use reflective costumes, and keep an eye out for trick-or-treaters.
Here at McGehee Hospital, we’re ready to help if you need us, but we’re hoping everyone has a fun and injury-free night! Share your costumes and spooky moments with us using #SafeHalloweenAtMcGeheeHospital.
Stay safe, stay spooky, and have a happy Halloween! 🕸️👻🧡

New Provider Hunter Smith

Welcome, Kendall!

McGehee Family Clinic is proud to welcome Kendall Cox, APRN, FNP-C to our staff at the the McGehee Family Clinic.

Kendall Cox
• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Experienced in providing
healthcare across rural
Arkansas Delta in a variety
of settings (hospital, home
health & clinic)
• Providing care for all ages

Kendall Cox, APRN, FNP-C is a rural Arkansas native with a passion for serving her fellow community members by providing attentive, compassionate healthcare services. In July 2024, Ms. Cox joined the McGehee Family Clinic as a new nurse practitioner, specializing in pediatric care.

Ms. Cox graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Mississippi College (2017) and her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Harding University (May 2024). Her entire nursing career has been dedicated to caring for rural Southeast Arkansas residents. This has included work as a medical surgical nurse at Drew Memorial Hospital (Monticello, AR), a home health registered nurse with Chicot Memorial Medical Center (Lake Village, AR), and more recently, as a registered nurse in pediatric primary care with Dr. Atkins (Monticello, AR). She recently completed her nurse practitioner degree and is now licensed to provide more in-depth care to patients.

From a young age, Kendall was drawn to the healthcare profession as a way to serve others. She sees her work as a calling and not merely an occupation. Kendall wants to be known by her patients for her genuineness and the quality of care she provides. Her colleagues describe her as easy to talk to, outgoing, bubbly, and a go-getter. When she is not working, you can find Ms. Cox outside (gardening, camping, fishing & kayaking), traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

New Provider Hunter Smith

Welcome, Clinton!

McGehee Family Clinic is proud to welcome Clinton Akin, DO to our staff at the the McGehee Family Clinic.

Clinton Akin
• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
• Board-certified in Family
Medicine
• Military veteran with triage,
combat medic & prevention
program experience
• Passion to serve & support
rural residents of all ages

Clint Akin, D.O. was born into a military family in Seoul, South Korea. Clint followed in his father’s footsteps by starting his early career as a combat medic with the United States Army (2006-2011). Upon returning to the U.S., he completed a bachelor of science degree in biology at the University of Central Arkansas (2014) and then followed with a doctorate in osteopathic medicine from the New York Institute Of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (2020). He completed his residency in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at South Central Family Medicine Residency), giving him extensive first-hand training in family medicine within the rural setting. His varied experience and training in global, rural, emergency, and family medicine has uniquely prepared him to serve rural families as a compassionate, understanding, and adept physician.

Dr. Akin is board-certified in Family Medicine and holds certifications in Advanced Trauma Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. His colleagues would describe him as a kind, empathetic, and hard-working family man. Dr. Akin hopes to leave a legacy of emphasizing the values of compassion, empathy, and lifelong learning within a medical practice. He looks to promote the importance of preventive measures and early detection to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases and improve community health.

When Dr. Akin is not at work, he enjoys spending time with his wife (also a healthcare provider) and three children. You can often find him at the local ballpark cheering on his kids or enjoying time outdoors with his family.

New Hire Hunter Smith

McGehee Hospital Welcomes New Speech-Language-Pathologist

Jaycee Merritt, MCD, CF-SLP, joined McGehee hospital in January 2024.

Jaycee is a Speech-Language-Pathologist who provides inpatient and outpatient services here at McGehee hospital. Jaycee is from Star City, AR and graduated with both her Bachelor’s and Master's of Science in Communication Disorders from Arkansas State University.

Outpatient services: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults.

- Cognitive communication: Memory, problem solving, reasoning, orientation, awareness, organization, executive functioning.
- Speak Out! Parkinson’s voice therapy certified
- Swallowing, feeding, other oral motor deficits
- Augmentative/Alternative communication
- Expressive/receptive language disorders
- Voice therapy
- Fluency
- Dysarthria
- Aphasia
- Apraxia

New Hire Hunter Smith

McGehee Hospital Welcomes New PTA

Samantha Gannaway, PTA, joined McGehee hospital as a physical therapist assistant in April of 2024.

Samantha grew up in Arkansas City but has lived in McGehee the past 5 years with her husband, Keegan, and their now on year old, Heath. She graduated from McGehee High School. She received her degree at South Arkansas Community College and has been working in pediatrics the past two years. She is proud to be serving her community.

Health Hunter Smith

Stroke Awareness Month

May is Stroke Awareness Month and we want to share the signs and symptoms of a stroke with the community! Every employee at McGehee Hospital knows these signs and symptoms so that we can BE FAST when we see a stroke happening! #signsofastroke #BeFast #strokemonth #StrokeAwarenessMonth
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke. It could happen on your street, in your workplace, at a store where you shop — anywhere. Your readiness to spot the stroke warning signs and call 911 could save a life or make the difference between a full recovery and long- term disability. That’s why it’s so important to learn the stroke warning signs and urge everyone you know to do the same.
The faster stroke is treated, the more likely the patient is to recover. In fact, stroke patients who are treated with the clot-busting drug IV r-tPA Alteplase within 90 minutes of their first symptoms were almost three times more likely to recover with little or no disability.
In some cases, a procedure to remove the clot causing the stroke is also recommended. Nintey-one percent of stroke patients who were treated with a stent retriever within 150 minutes of first symptoms recovered with little or no disability.
The thing to remember is that stroke is largely treatable. It’s a matter of getting the right treatment, right away.
Do you know the warning signs of a stroke? Learn how to recognize them:
F = Face drooping or twisting
A = Arm weakness
S = Speech difficulty
T = Time to call 911
Award Hunter Smith

Amstutz honored with Regents’ Award

 

The Arkansas Hospital Association (AHA) announced at its November annual meeting that Terry Amstutz, FACHE, was the 2023 recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Regent’s Award in the Senior-Level Healthcare Executive category. That award recognizes senior-level healthcare executives who have made significant contributions to the advancement of health care management excellence through skilled leadership, contributions to the development of colleagues, and engagement with both local and statewide communities. Nominees must be a Fellow in ACHE and demonstrate leadership excellence, along with service to their community, their employees, and their profession. Terry Amstutz has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Senior-Level Healthcare Executive ACHE Regent’s Award in recognition of his more than 35 years of senior-level leadership experience in for-profit and not-for-profit settings. For 29 of those years, he has served as a hospital administrator in rural communities throughout the state, including Calico Rock, Magnolia, Hope, Stuttgart, and – presently – in McGehee. Anyone who has worked with Terry knows that he pursues excellence with passion, focus, encouragement, accountability, urgency, and a generous sense of humor. He has served as a member of the Arkansas Hospital Association board of directors, as well as other statewide boards including Arkansas Rural Commission, Pinnacle Business Solutions, and the Arkansas Center for Telehealth. The AHA extends its heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to Mr. Amstutz for his dedication to the healthcare industry and for his commitment to the well-being of Arkansans.