The Mount Ida clinic will be closed Wednesday, November 23.
All Healthy Connections clinics in Arkansas and Colorado will be closed on Thursday, November 24, for Thanksgiving.
The Mena (136 Health Park Lane) and Hot Springs Central (3604 Central Ave. Suite D) will be open from 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, November 25. All other Healthy Connections clinics will be closed on Friday.
If you have questions, please call us at 888-710-8220.
Every day, nurse practitioners (NPs) are saving lives and improving the health of our friends and family. This includes our fantastic nurse practitioners who are a part of the Healthy Connections Community Health Network.
To honor their efforts, Healthy Connections, Inc., and Evolve Behavioral Health and Medication Management are joining healthcare organizations across the country in celebrating National Nurse Practitioner Week.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) provide a wide range of care to America’s patients in more than 1 billion visits annually. This year, the NP Week theme is “NPs: Going the Extra Mile,” which offers patients the opportunity to share their stories about the positive difference an NP has made in their life. NP Week recognizes the contributions more than 325,000 licensed NPs make to the health of patients nationwide.
At Healthy Connections, our nurse practitioners work in primary care, specialty services, and behavioral health. Nurse practitioners are part of our provider team at all of our clinics across central and western Arkansas.
Across the country, nurse practitioners have become important in bridging the healthcare gaps that have left many without care over the years. These clinicians, who blend clinical expertise with an added emphasis on disease prevention and health management, play a critical role in educating patients on ways to improve their mental and physical well-being. Nurse practitioners assess patients, order and interpret tests, make diagnoses, and provide treatment, including prescribing medications.
Find a Healthy Connections nurse practitioner by visiting https://healthy-connections.org/providers. Call 888-710-8220 for appointments.
To learn more about nurse practitioners nationwide, visit www.wechoosenps.org.
Healthy Connections is excited to announce Dr. Absalom Tilley is now seeing patients at the Little Rock Midtown clinic.
Dr. Tilley is an internal medicine physician with more than 30 years of experience working in Little Rock and Malvern. Dr. Tilley’s Pinnacle Physicians Group is now partnering with Healthy Connections to provide greater access to care for patients. While he is an internal medicine specialist, Dr. Tilley will also work with both the MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) and HIV programs currently offered by Healthy Connections.
“I’ve been a resident of Arkansas all my life. I attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and went to medical school at UAMS in Little Rock. And I’ve practiced in Arkansas ever since,” Tilley said. “I just always wanted to be someone who helps people.”
The Little Rock Midtown clinic is located at 1100 North University Ave. This clinic is a one-stop shop for everything from primary care to behavioral health to specialties:
The Malvern Pinnacle location will be at the site of PInnacle Physicians Group at 1003 Schneider Dr., near the hospital. This clinic will continue to offer the same primary care/family medicine and internal medicine services.
Appointments can be made by calling 888-710-8220.
September means the start of fall, but these employees stood tall to become our September Shining STAR Employees of the Month. Congratulations to our winners:
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Each month across the Healthy Connections Community Health Network, exemplary employees are nominated for this award for representing our Three Pillars: Excellence, Compassion, and Community. These pillars are considered heavily when choosing winners.
As winners of this Shining STAR award, Jarred and Eric are winners of a $50 gift card.
Jarred is based in Mena and works in Information Technology services throughout the Community Health Network. Eric is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with Evolve Behavioral Health. He sees patients at Little Rock Midtown, West Central Health Clinic, and Malvern.
Congratulations to both Jarred and Eric.
Thanks again this month to everyone who nominated an employee. There were a lot of great nominations. Do you know who should be our next employees to be recognized? You can nominate them by visiting https://www.healthy-connections.org/nominate.
It was a hot month on the thermometer but our July Healthy Connections Shining Star Employees of the Month kept their cool. Congratulations to our winners:
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Each month across the Healthy Connections Community Health Network, exemplary employees are nominated for this award for representing our Three Pillars: Excellence, Compassion, and Community. These pillars are considered heavily when choosing winners.
As winners of this Shining STAR award, Lacey and Grace are winners of a $50 gift card.
Lacey is an RN at the Mena clinic. Grace is a patient care coordinator at the Little Rock Midtown/Health For Life Clinic.
Congratulations to both Lacey and Grace.
Thanks again this month to everyone who nominated an employee. There were a lot of great nominations. Do you know who should be our next employees to be recognized? You can nominate them by visiting https://www.healthy-connections.org/nominate.
Healthy Connections has received a grant to increase awareness of Covid-19 services through Community Health Workers.
Healthy Connections will hire five Community Health Workers stationed in and around the communities of Little Rock, Hot Springs, Russellville, Texarkana, and Mena. These community health representatives will provide critical services to communities disproportionately impacted by public health threats, including Covid-19.
Community Health Workers will interact with members of the communities in which they will serve. Other responsibilities will include:
The five positions will be for one year. The communities will include:
If interested, please visit the Healthy Connections careers page at https://healthy-connections.org/careers to learn more and apply.