HJAR Sep/Oct 2019

30 SEP / OCT 2019  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS   Healthcare Briefs joined Baptist Health Specialty Clinic-North Lit- tle Rock as an infectious diseases specialist. Seales has more than 10 years of experience in medicine. She most recently served as section chief of infectious diseases at Essentia Health hospital in Duluth, Minn., and in various commit- tee roles at that hospital. “Communication, respect, compassion, hon- esty, patient safety, stewardship and teamwork are very important in my practice,” Seales said. “When patients come to see us, they are treated as family and their concerns are priority.” Seales received a medical degree in 2008 from St. George’s University School of Medi- cine. She completed an internal medicine resi- dency and infectious diseases fellowship at Mai- monides Medical Center in New York and is board-certified. Dr. AdamChilds Joins Arkansas Urology in Bentonville Dr. Adam Childs has joined the staff of Arkan- sas Urology. Childs received his medical degree from the University of Texas at Houston Medical School and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha med- ical honor society. He attended Brigham Young University and Rice University for undergraduate studies in biochemistry. After medical school, he completed his urology residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where he published multi- ple scientific articles and served as an instructor in urology and chief resident. “Dr. Childs is adding a new level of urological expertise to patients in northwest Arkansas,” said Scot Davis, CEO of Arkansas Urology. “We saw the need to bring one of the best doctors in the state and the latest in urological care to people in northwest Arkansas.” Childs has been in practice in northwest Arkan- sas since 2012. He is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a member of the Ameri- can Medical Association, the American Urology Association, the Arkansas Urologic Society, and the Arkansas Medical Society. Childs has a spe- cial interest in the management of prostate can- cer and serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation. “Dr. Childs’ community involvement and drive to provide the best care possible is the exact rea- son he is a perfect fit for our new Bentonville loca- tion,” said, Dr. Tim Langford, Arkansas Urology urologist. Veterans Affairs Benefit NowAvailable at Baptist Health Urgent Care Baptist Health Urgent Care is now an authorized VA urgent care provider as part of the VA MIS- SION Act. Passed by Congress last year, this act now allows eligible veterans to visit participating urgent care centers for their urgent care needs without pre-authorization or an appointment. “Getting veterans the care they need – when they need it – is critically important to improv- ing the American healthcare system, said Mike Dupuis, division vice president for Baptist Health Urgent Care. “With more than nine million veter- ans enrolled in the VA’s healthcare, they deserve access to timely, quality care and Baptist Health Urgent Care is committed to helping enable this new path of convenient care for those who served our country.” All six Baptist Health Urgent Care centers are open seven days a week. Baptist Health Urgent Care centers are located in Benton, Bryant, Cabot, Jacksonville, Little Rock, and North Little Rock. Walk-ins are welcome, or for added convenience, patients can schedule a same day or next day appointment online with Hold My Spot. Baptist Health Launches Virtual Care App Through the launch of the Baptist Health Virtual Care app, Baptist Health continues to respond to the changing health needs of the communities it serves by delivering care to patients where they are. The online consultations via a private, secure connection not only save patients travel time, but will get them on the road to recovery faster. The app provides care options for primary, urgent, and pediatric needs. Most online doctor visits – at a cost of $55 – take about 10 minutes. Doctors can review a patient’s history, answer questions, diagnose, treat, and prescribe med- ication as necessary. Any prescriptions are then sent to the pharmacy of the patient’s choice. Parents and guardians can add their children who are under the age of 18 to their account and have doctor visits on their behalf. n Adam Childs, MD