Services Offered By McGehee Hospital

• Emergency
• • The Emergency Department at McGehee Hospital is the newest addition to our facility. Built in 2017 with the assistance of a sales tax supported by the community, the Level IV ED consists of 8 beds, including a Trauma Room, 3 Treatment Rooms and an Outpatient/Ambulatory Care area.
• Clinical Laboratory
  • The Clinical Laboratory is open 24 hours a day of every day of the year. Our laboratory employs skilled health professionals, Medical Laboratory Scientist and Medical Laboratory Technicians who routinely performs an array of clinical diagnostic testing, maintains instrumentation, interprets and manages data to provide the physicians with state-of-the-art laboratory results. Our in-house testing includes blood bank, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, coagulation, virology, and urinalysis. We have the best reference labs available for all tests we refer.
• Radiology
  • McGehee Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging Department offers high-quality diagnostic testing for patients of all ages with an array of illnesses. Our tests enable our physicians to comprehensively evaluate the patient’s illness, diagnose the problem, create a personalized plan of care, and monitor the treatments. We offer Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound, and X-Ray and continually strive to provide the latest technology so that our patients can get a fast, accurate diagnosis and a treatment plan specifically tailored to their needs. We also offer convenient appointments, safety, and personalized patient care.
• Respiratory Therapy
  • McGehee Hospital Respiratory Therapy Department is dedicated to excellence. Our experienced therapists offer a professional approach to respiratory care management.
    • Smart ABI
    • Oxygen Therapy
    • Hand-held Nebulization Therapy (updrafts)
    • Chest Physical Therapy (CPT)
    • Incentive Spirometry
    • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
    • Ventilator Management
    • ECG (EKG)
    • BIPAP
    • CPAP
    • Arterial Blood Gas Analysis and interpretation with the use of our Rapid Point 500 Arterial Blood Gas analyzer*

*In addition to measured and calculated parameters on this maintenance-free instrument, the RAPID Point 500 system can be used to help enhance clinical decision-making with accuracy and reliability you come to trust.

• Specialty Clinic
  • McGehee Hospital hosts specialty clinics so patients may obtain care that would not otherwise be available at home.
• McGehee Hospital Rehabilitation
  • McGehee Hospital has a rehabilitation department located within the hospital that offers Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
• McGehee Family Clinic
  • A full-service clinic with state-of-the-art equipment in a single location that would provide easy access for patients and attract and retain quality physicians, nurses, technicians and support staff to McGehee. The 10,800-sq.-ft. clinic was designed to accommodate up to six physicians. It opened in September 2017.
• Nursing
  • We value our patients and seek to be the provider of choice for our community. We are here 24/7. Our nurses are experienced and certified in the following:
    • Advanced Cardiac Life Support
    • NIH Stroke Scale
    • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
    • Trauma Nursing
    • Advanced Stroke Life Support
    • Advanced Burn Life Support

• Swing Bed
  • McGehee Hospital offers the Swing Bed program, which provides 24-hour skilled nursing care for patients who require continued supervised nursing care but no longer need intensive care provided in an Acute Care hospital unit.
• IDHI Stroke Program
  • The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation (IDHI) (formerly AR SAVES), in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, has implemented a telehealth program designed to save Arkansans from imminent stroke-related neurological damage and possible death through statewide collaboration between remote neurologists and the state’s most affected rural hospitals.

• Pharmacy
  • Our pharmacists are trained to prepare intravenous medications, dispense medications, advise staff on the dosage of medicines, and work with other healthcare team members on the most appropriate drug therapy. Our pharmacist will write guidelines for drug use within the hospital and implement hospital regulations.
  • The staff is trained to help with kinetics and the clinical monitoring of patients’ drug regimens. They work on purchasing medications for our patients, maintaining our inventory.
• Chronic Care Management
  • Chronic disease and conditions are among the most expensive, common, and preventable health issues in the United States.
  • If you live with two or more chronic conditions like arthritis, diabetes, depression, or high blood pressure, our chronic care management services may be for you.