Research Notes on Saint Bernards Medical Center
St. Bernards Medical Center is a non-profit acute care hospital that was founded by the Olivetan Benedictine Sisters in 1900.1 2 It was built in response to a malaria fever epidemic in 1899. Today, it is considered the largest employer in northeast Arkansas with more than 2,200 employees under its management. The St. Bernards Healthcare, the corporate parent of the medical center, partnered with the Arkansas State University (ASU) in 2004 to build a facility to house a student health clinic, a sports medicine program, and a FirstCare Family Practice Clinic.3
Fast Facts:
- The hospital includes departments in radiology, critical care units, oncology data center, sleep disorders center, and dialysis center.1
- Services offered by the facility are hospice, nuclear medicine, pastoral care, nutritional services, and organ donation.1
- The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer awarded the Ben E. Owens Cancer Treatment Center at St. Bernards a full three year approval for their commitment to maintaining the Cancer program (the highest approval).4
Top Resources on Saint Bernards Medical Center
- The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture: St. Bernards Medical Center
- The Joint Commission: Summary of Accreditation Report
- St. Bernards Healthcare: Official Site
- CiteHealth: St. Bernards Medical Center
- UCompareHealthCare: St Bernards Medical Center
- Trails.com: Hotels, Motels & Lodging Near St. Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, Arkansas
- U.S. News & World Report: St Bernards Medical Center
- US Hospitals: St Bernards Regional Medical Center
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 US Hospitals: St Bernards Regional Medical Center
- ↑ CiteHealth: St. Bernards Medical Center
- ↑ The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture: St. Bernards Medical Center
- ↑ St. Bernards Healthcare: Official Site
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