Baptist Health has set up sites at various locations throughout Arkansas to evaluate people who are concerned about possible exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19). A list of the locations is below:
Arkadelphia
For Clark County residents, Baptist Health-Arkadelphia has set up a drive-thru COVID-19 screening location in the parking lot of Baptist Health Family Clinic-Caddo Valley, 10 Montgomery Drive in Arkadelphia.
The following message has been issued to the Northwest Arkansas community from regional healthcare providers, including Arkansas Children’s Northwest, Community Clinic, Mercy Northwest Arkansas, Northwest Health System, Washington Regional Medical Center, UAMS Northwest, and the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks.
As U.S. healthcare systems are being tested to the limit during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Doctors Company has announced that it will provide free medical professional liability coverage to retired physicians formerly insured by the company who volunteer during the crisis.
The Arkansas Department of Health has 165 confirmed cases of COVID-19 spread across 30 counties. Pulaski County currently has the highest number of reported cases in Arkansas.
Information provided by the Arkansas Department of Health and KAIT:
-165 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas (84 by ADH Labs, and 81 by Commerical Lab)
-119 persons under investigation
-517 people being monitored by ADH with daily check-in and guidance because of an identified risk
-711 past PUIs with negative tests (419 ADH lab test results, 292 commercial lab test results)
Northwest Health opened a new emergency department, located at 1255 S. Shiloh Dr. in Fayetteville. Once the site of the Clarion Hotel, the new 24/7 emergency department represents an investment of approximately $9.5 million, according to Denten Park, market CEO for Northwest Health.
