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Welcome to your first day at Baxter Health! What does it mean to Work where you Vacation? Let us SHOW you the MAGIC of the Ozarks! Visit WorkWhereYouVacation.com to see what opportunities we have for you! #baxterhealth #baxterdifference #workwhereyouvacation #magnethospital #nursing

Meet Dr. Natalie Ostro, cardiothoracic surgeon with Baxter Health Heart and Vascular Clinic. Specializing in coronary artery bypass surgery, valve surgery, and robotic lung surgery, Dr. Ostro is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to her patients. For more information, visit our website at baxterhealth.org/Ostro.

Baxter Health is happy to announce that it has been awarded a Diamond Award in the Social Media category at the 2024 Arkansas Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Meeting. The award, presented during the awards lunch held on Thursday, October 31, in Little Rock, recognizes outstanding achievements in healthcare marketing and public relations across the state of Arkansas. The Diamond Awards, co-sponsored by the Arkansas Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ASHMPR), celebrate excellence in hospital public relations and marketing efforts. This year's competition featured 81 entries across four divisions based on hospital size and 10 distinct categories, highlighting the diverse and innovative approaches within healthcare communication. The award-winning content was filmed and produced by David Osswald, who perfectly captured what it's like to be a part of the Baxter Health Family and Work Where You Vacation in the beautiful Ozarks. The Baxter Health Marketing Department, as well as former Marketing Specialist, Kyle Bradshaw, assisted in the production. For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/gk7hhq7M, or to view the video, visit WorkWhereYouVacation.com.

Congratulations to Tobias Pugsley, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, on receiving the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) 2024 Regent's Award for Early Career Healthcare Executive! 🎉 Each year, the Arkansas Hospital Association recognizes outstanding healthcare executives who demonstrate exemplary leadership and innovative management skills within their role. Tobias has been identified as a distinguished leader, showcasing not only executive capability in advancing his organization but helping the Arkansas Hospital Association Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations. At Baxter Health, Tobias leads efforts to enhance patient outreach, foster trust in healthcare services, and promote sustainable growth for the health system. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, he works closely with clinical and operational leaders to develop and execute strategies that address local health challenges, ensuring that the organization remains independent, strategically comprehensive, and community focused. Tobias is not only an exemplary leader within our organization but also a dedicated community advocate, serving on numerous boards and committees. We are proud to celebrate his achievements and contributions to healthcare and our community. 👏 Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gHYsZbkx. #HealthcareLeadership #ACHEAwards #BaxterHealth #RegentsAward #EarlyCareerHealthcareExecutive

Baxter Health is pleased to welcome Amorie Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, to Baxter Health Bone and Joint Clinic. Amorie has been a nurse for over 10 years with her most recent experience being an emergency department charge nurse at Baxter Health Cline Emergency Center. Her educational background includes a Master of Science in Nursing from Arkansas State University, her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University, and her Associate of Science in Nursing at Missouri State University. For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/gspqss7W.

Join us in welcoming board-certified family nurse practitioner Blake Throne, APRN, to Baxter Health Heart and Vascular Clinic! Blake joins the clinic from Hospice of the Ozarks, where he practiced for two years as a nurse at the Hospice House and as a nurse practitioner doing face-to-face assessments. Prior to this role, he gained valuable nursing experience in the Emergency Department, Primary Care, ICU, and Cardiac Telemetry. His educational background includes a Master of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Walden University located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A Fort Worth, Texas, native, Blake obtained a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Texas Christian University. For more information, visit baxterhealth.org/Throne.

Congratulations to Joy Pickens, ADN, RN, for being named one of the Great 100 Nurses of Arkansas! This recognition honors and celebrates exceptional nurses who have made significant contributions to the lives of their patients and communities. The Great 100 Nurses of Arkansas award is an annual award sponsored by the Great 100 Nurses Foundation. This prestigious honor is awarded to nurses who demonstrate exceptional concern for humanity, contribute significantly to the nursing profession, and excel in mentoring others. Joy, a nurse of 17 years, joined the Baxter Health Family in 2007, serving patients as a nurse on 4 South. She transitioned to work in the Cath Lab, and then moved into her current role 6 years ago working as a float nurse. Joy also works as House Supervisor as needed. We are very proud to have her as part of the Baxter Health Family and congratulate her on this well-deserved honor! For more about Joy's recognition, visit https://lnkd.in/g_4dh_9w.

Baxter Health has been ranked as a TOP 8 hospital in Arkansas! 🏆 Newsweek and Statista recently released the results of a nationwide survey regarding the best-in-state hospitals for 2025, highlighting 700 leading hospitals at the state level to help you find trusted medical facilities no matter where you live. Learn more at baxterhealth.org/Top8.

Baxter Health is pleased to welcome cardiothoracic surgeon Natalie Ostro, MD, to the medical staff and to Baxter Health Heart and Vascular Clinic. Dr. Ostro recently completed a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at NYU Langone Health in New York, New York, gaining expertise in various vascular conditions. She specializes in coronary artery bypass surgery, valve repair and replacement, and robotic thoracic surgery. Dr. Ostro completed many elective rotations in various specialties including surgical oncology, thoracic oncology, trauma surgery, and thoracic surgery. Welcome to Baxter Health, Dr. Ostro! 💙

The body is an amazing creation, a finely engineered machine that incorporates some of the most sophisticated systems ever seen. Within each of us lies a complex integrated network that rivals anything we as a species have created, from the supercomputer of the human brain to the tireless power plant of the heart to the brilliant framework of bones, muscles and tendons by which we move, work and live. Not the least of these incredible structures is the vascular system, the network of piping that carries blood to and from organs and extremities. Maintaining this intricate system are vascular surgeons who work to keep the river of life flowing. “The way I describe vascular surgery to a layperson is that it is a field that deals with pathology or disease processes of arteries and veins,” said Dr. Nestor Arita, a member of the vascular team at Baxter Health. “Predominantly, the territory of the vascular surgeon will be in the head or neck region, the arms, legs, abdomen and almost any blood vessel outside of the heart in the chest. “In terms of specific disease processes, some of the most common disease processes we deal with are basically blockages or aneurysms that lead to different problems, depending on where they are located within the body.” Arita is the latest surgeon to join the Baxter Health team, having arrived from a regional hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, in August. His arrival comes on the heels of Dr. Heath Broussard, who joined Baxter Health in March and also came here from Jackson, Tennessee. The two newcomers join Baxter Health vascular surgeon Dr. Kent Nachitgal to create a formidable pool of experience and expertise in the area of vascular medicine. Read more in the Pulse Magazine feature at https://lnkd.in/gzmeG22E. To view the entire issue, visit baxterhealth.org/s24pulse. #BaxterHealth #VascularSurgery #PulseMagazine #VascularSurgeons #MountainHomeArkansas