News

The following is a list of recent Summit Medical Center news articles that highlight our commitment to excellence. To read an entire article, please click on the news headline.

Star Employees

Summit Medical Center announces employees of the quarter.  The star employees were honored with a plaque, a check and a hospital wide ice cream social.   Employees of the Quarter for first and second...
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Quality Award

Summit Medical Center received a Quality Award from the Arkansas Department of Human Services, The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care and the Arkansas Hospital Association.  Jacque Sullins, Chief Nu...
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Summit Medical Center Receives Joint Commission Gold Seal

June 2, 2008, Van Buren, AR – By demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization’s national standards for health care quality and safety, Summit Medical...
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Summit Medical Center Recognized by HMA

May 2, 2008, Van Buren, AR – Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA) selected Summit Medical Center for the President’s Award.   The quarterly recognition is for HMA hospitals performing outside expe...
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Kind Acts

April 14, 2008, Van Buren, AR – It started out as a typical day for Summit Medical Center Operating Room Nurse, Liz Trotter.  It began with her daily prayer, but on this particular day she felt the ne...
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Summit Medical Center Nurses Trauma Trained

April 23, 2008, Van Buren, AR –Emergency Room nurses at Summit Medical Center recently completed the Trauma Nursing Core Course held in Little Rock.   Rachel Bond, JoAnn Mahan, and Lisa Wells attended...
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Summit Medical Center’s Nurse Selected As “Nurse of The Year”

April 15, 2008, Van Buren, AR – Students at Arkansas Tech select Becky Van Horn, RN as their “Nurse of the Year.”  Van Horn works in same day surgery at Summit Medical Center. The students come to the...
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New Director of Emergency Services

March 13, 2008, Van Buren, AR – Summit Medical Center promotes Linda Dickerson, RN, to the position of Director of Emergency Services.  Dickerson has 25 years of ER experience with Summit Medical Cent...
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Summit Medical Educates at Nursing Conference

March 17, 2008, Van Buren, AR – Summit Medical Center’s Infection Control Officer will speak at the Nursing Instructor Education Conference at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville to be held April...
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Summit Medical Center Announces Employees of The Quarter

March 6, 2008, Van Buren, AR – Summit Medical Center selects employees of the quarter.  For the fourth of 2007, Carolyn Jones-Nagy, Judy Woosley and Vickie Riggan take the award as nominated by superv...
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Summit Medical Center Welcomes New Team Members

February 20, 2008, Van Buren, AR –  Summit Medical Center announces three new employees, Jacque Sullins, Chief Nursing Officer, Stacy Caldarera, PR & Marketing Director, and Michael Schimming, Chi...
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