Two years ago, 70-year-old Alvin Larkin of Tillar, Arkansas, became concerned because he had no energy. That may not sound too unusual, especially when you consider that Mr. Larkin cares for his wife, who can no longer walk or talk. But even small activities left him out of breath, and he knew something was wrong. […]
75 year-old Isie Phene Madden of Dumas realized she was having GI problems on a Sunday. “I told my brother I wasn’t going to make it to church that morning,” she said, “and I went in to see my family doctor on Monday.” She had a colonoscopy, followed by surgery to remove some polyps. […]
Jefferson Regional is pleased to announce it is expanding access to local cancer care for residents of Southeast Arkansas. The health system is making an $8 million investment to develop a fully integrated Cancer Center, which will be located on campus in the Jefferson Professional Center 1 building (JPC 1). Construction will consist of two […]
Like many professional women, Erin Bolton, RN, is accustomed to a certain amount of chaos. As a wife, mother, church leader and Director of Quality Management at Jefferson Regional, Erin has always juggled numerous responsibilities, but when her hospital became the first in Arkansas to identify a COVID patient, all the balls came tumbling down […]
Jefferson Regional in Pine Bluff has recently treated trauma patients using whole blood, becoming the first hospital in the state to successfully use this method. Each patient had life-threatening bleeding. “This represents the first use of whole blood in the State of Arkansas,” said Michelle Eckert, M.D., a general surgeon and medical director of the […]
Approximately 700 babies are born each year at Jefferson Regional in Pine Bluff. Thanks to a relationship with the West Pine Bluff Rotary Club, those children now leave the hospital with an educational advantage – a free membership to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. “About three years ago our club heard a presentation about the […]
Effective: August 24, 2020 To protect our patients from COVID-19 we continue to examine and adjust our visitor policy as necessary. Always check our website before a visit for the latest information. No visitors will be allowed on 2CE, 3CE, ICU or Psych Patients in other areas will be allowed one visitor per day. Visitors […]
Jason Cobb, M.D. is a family practice physician with a wife, three young children and a busy practice at the UAMS clinic in Pine Bluff. When the Coronavirus arrived at Jefferson Regional on March 11, 2020, Dr. Cobb had patients in ICU but he never interacted personally with any of the infected. So he was […]
It is time to complete the 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment Survey for Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Please take a couple of minutes of your time to complete this survey to help guide us in providing future programs and services that YOU believe to be important! CLICK HERE to start the survey. […]
Marcia Quainoo, JRMC Registered Nurse, was always interested in working in psychiatry, but she had no idea how much it would change her life when that interest became her career. Through working on the psychiatry floor, Marcia said she learned to live a simpler yet more valued life, that every day matters, that mental health […]
