Infant safe-sleep program honored
Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith was recently recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program and the Arkansas Department of Health for its commitment to best practices and education on safe infant sleep.
There are 3,500 sudden unexpected infant deaths in the United States each year, including about 60 in Arkansas, according to the state Health Department.
Tina Snider is the hospital's lactation consultant and safe-sleep education program coordinator.
Mercy clinics at new Rogers location
Two Mercy Northwest Arkansas specialty clinics moved Wednesday.
Mercy Clinic Rheumatology and Mercy Clinic Internal Medicine moved to 1002 S. 52nd St. in Rogers, north of Village on the Creeks and west of Interstate 49.
The move includes internal medicine physicians Laura Beth Belviy, Douglas Scott Eddy, Raymond B. Mahan and William G. Swindell and nurse practitioner Candy Ann Auler. In rheumatology, the move involves physicians Charles R. Mills and Walton C. Toy.
Dr. Raymond Bandy Jr. and nurse practitioner Miranda Bowen-Perkins remained in the Mercy Physicians Plaza at 2708 South Rife Medical Lane, just north of the hospital in Rogers.
Martial-arts school to open new site
Rising Phoenix Martial Arts is opening a school Monday in Farmington. Rising Phoenix has operated in the Northwest Arkansas area since 2010, and focuses on traditional karate classes as well as continuing its private classes for special-needs students.
The school's new location is 110 Saratoga Way.
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