HJAR Sep/Oct 2021

30 SEP / OCT 2021  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS   Healthcare Briefs forward to serving the community of central Arkansas to the best of my abilities.” Baptist Health Specialty Clinic-North Little Rock, located at 3201 Springhill Drive, Suite 350, on the Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock campus, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Northwest Health Building Combined Emergency Department, Urgent Care inWest Bentonville Northwest Health Emergency & Urgent Care, a department of Northwest Medical Center – Ben- tonville is combining emergency services and urgent care under one roof. “Our primary goal is to provide the residents and visitors of West Bentonville and Centerton area with faster access to emergency and urgent care services,” said Patrick Kerrwood, CEO for Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville. “We have been serving more than just Bentonville and Benton County for many years and this is yet another example of our commitment to meet the needs of any community by expanding health- care services.” Construction of Northwest Health Emergency & Urgent Care is under way, with opening antici- pated in late 2021. Located at E. Centerton Bou- levard. and S.W. Tater Black Road, services will be available 24/7. “Northwest Health Emergency & Urgent Care will be equipped to handle emergencies just as a hospital would, but if a situation turns out to be lower acuity, patients will receive and be billed only for urgent care services,” Kerrwood said. “This means that as a patient, you do not have to try to decide which type of location to go to when you need immediate care.” This 1,000-sq. ft. location will have 12 private exam rooms and will be fully equipped with on- site labs, X-ray, ultrasound and CT. This new loca- tion brings new jobs to Benton County. North- west Health is currently recruiting for nursing staff, paramedics and imaging technicians at this facility. Endocrinologist Shrikant Tamhane, MD, Joins Baptist Health Specialty Clinic- North Little Rock Baptist Health Specialty Clinic-North Little Rock recently welcomed endocrinologist Shrikant Tam- hane, MD. Tamhane received a medical education from B.J. Medical College in Pune, India. He com- pleted a residency in internal medicine at Med- star Good Samaritan Hospital, affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland. Tamhane also completed fellowship training in endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism and nutri- tion at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “I strongly believe in shared decision-making where evidence-based medicine, patient values, principles, and preferences are considered when making the best decision for treatment,” he said. Baptist Health Specialty Clinic-North Little Rock is located at 3500 Springhill Drive, Suite 200A. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hannah Smith, APRN Joins Washington Regional Urgent Care in Fayetteville Hannah Smith, APRN, recently joined Washing- ton Regional Urgent Care in Fayetteville where she provides non-emergency care for all ages. Smith earned a Master of Science in Nursing from Duke University School of Nursing and a bache- lor’s degree in nursing from Saint Louis University. She previously worked as an emergency regis- tered nurse. n Hassan Zeb, MD Shrikant Tamhane, MD Hannah Smith, APRN