HJAR Jul/Aug 2020

62 JUL / AUG 2020  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS Hospital Rounds 24 isolation rooms installed with new air-filtration systems and cameras. In addition to Conway Regional, grant recipients include Mercy Health Foundation in Fort Smith, Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello, Centers for Youth and Families in Little Rock, City of Eureka Springs, Madison County Medical Group in Hunts- ville, and Nevada County in Prescott. These recip- ients received the third-round of Rapid-Response COVID-19 Relief Grants awarded by the Blue & You Foundation. Radiology Association, P.A. Announces New Physicians Radiology Association, P.A. recently announced the addition of three physicians to its staff. R. Gaines Fricke, MD , joins RAPA after complet- ing a medical degree, residency, and fellowship in Interventional Radiology from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. He served as the chief resident while there. He will be servicing locations in Little Rock, Benton, Con- way, Pine Bluff, and Searcy, as well as reading from locations around the state. Micah R. Fritsche, MD, works in our NW Arkan- sas region servicing Bentonville, Springdale, and Siloam Springs, and reads for locations across the state. He earned a medical degree from the Uni- versity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, and completed a residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He completed a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in 2019. Zachary A. Lambertsen, MD, earned a medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medi- cal Sciences in Little Rock, and completed a resi- dency at the University of Alabama Birmingham. He completed a fellowship in vascular and inter- ventional radiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore in 2019. He will be working in locations in Little Rock, Benton, Con- way, Pine Bluff, and Searcy, as well as reading from locations around the state. Johnson Joins Baptist Health Neuroscience Center-Fort Smith Arthur Johnson, MD, recently joined Baptist Health Neuroscience Center-Fort Smith. Johnson is a board-certified neurosurgeon with more than 30 years of experience. He has prac- ticed medicine in the River Valley since 1998. His services include minimally invasive spine surgery, as well as surgery of the neck, brain, and back. Johnson earned a medical degree from the Uni- versity of Mississippi School of Medicine. Prior to coming to Arkansas, Johnson was in the Air Force and served as a staff neurosurgeon and Lt. Colo- nel for the 59th Medical Wing of the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Baptist Health Neuroscience Center-Fort Smith is located inside the Baptist Health Medical Plaza at 1500 Dodson Ave. Arkansas Children’s Encourages Families to Stay on Top of Vaccines Arkansas Children’s has a message for families striving to protect their children during the COVID- 19 pandemic: The best thing they can do is stay on top of vaccines, routine check-ups, and preventive healthcare for their kids. A national trend indicates many children are skipping annual check-ups and vaccines that keep them healthy as cautious families postpone doctor’s visits. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) in Springdale have seen this scenario play out in the state. “Parents want to do what’s best for their chil- dren. It’s critical they understand kids need to con- tinue regularly seeing their primary care pediatri- cian and any specialists they visited before the pandemic,” said Marcy Doderer, FACHE, presi- dent and chief executive officer of Arkansas Chil- dren’s. “For kids to stay healthy, families must ensure vaccines, keep doctor’s appointments and seek emergency care for the usual bumps and breaks of childhood.” Families can learn more about the importance of vaccines and check-ups from the American Acad- emy of Pediatrics at www.healthychildren.org and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents. Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale con- tinue to be open for appointments and proce- dures. Their clinics and emergency departments are ready to care for kids, too. “Childhood illnesses and injuries won’t take a time-out due to social distancing,” Doderer said. R. Gaines Fricke, MD Micah R. Fritsche, MD Zachary A. Lambertsen, MD