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September 29 2017
Steward Health Completes Acquisition of Iasis Healthcare
With 36 Hospitals Nationally Including Wadley Regional Medical Center, Steward Becomes the Largest Private Hospital Operator in the U.S.
August 9 2017
Wadley assumes operations of the Cancer Center
As of July 1, 2017, Wadley Regional Medical Center assumed the operations of the Cancer Center. The Wadley Cancer Center is equipped with advanced technology TrueBeam™. The Cancer Center brought the TrueBeam technology to Texarkana several years ago. It uses powerful technology that is precise, accurate and fast. The TrueBeam system performs many advanced forms of radiotherapy. These include i...
August 1 2017
Breastfeeding Celebration – Press Release
Texarkana, Texas — Wadley Regional Medical Center is hosting a Breastfeeding Celebration on Tuesday, August 1st from 4 to 7pm held in Wadley’s first floor education room. The event is being held during World Breastfeeding Week and will focus on awareness and education on breastfeeding including women’s rights, proper nutrition, support groups, and classes that are available in the area. The eve...
July 20 2017
Cancer Center Open House – August 8th
The Wadley Cancer Center is equipped with the Varian TrueBeam® linear accelerator, the first in Texarkana. This powerful technology is precise, accurate and fast. The advanced imaging and treatment modes allow the physician to tailor treatments specifically to your particular cancer. Every tumor is different, and TrueBeam can shape the radiation beam to accurately match the size and shape of just...
June 28 2017
Wadley recognized for excellence in lactation care.
Known as The BirthPlace of Texarkana, Wadley has received the IBCLC Care Award in recognition for staffing professionals who hold the prestigious International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) certification and providing a lactation program for breastfeeding families. In addition, the hospital has activities that help protect, promote, and support breastfeeding. Wadley has a long t...
Wadley Regional Medical Center has recently installed a new Fluoroscopy Room that will benefit patients needing procedures to diagnose and treat various conditions. The new digital Philips fluoroscopy system is state-of-the-art and is one of only two in the United States. Flown in from Germany, the new Philips CombiDiagnost R90 is a remote controlled fluoroscopy system in combination with high-e...
Carrol Selph is a well respected kindergarten teacher, loving wife and mother, and a devoted grandmother. She can now add to her list of accomplishments … a heart attack survivor. After experiencing chest pain that moved to her shoulder blade and own her right arm, Carrol was convinced by the school nurse to go the emergency room. Carrol said, “Take me to Wadley.” Dr. Kevin Formes was consulted a...
Date: November 9, 2016 Contact: Tamara Sloper ([email protected]) Brim Healthcare of Texas, LLC DBA Wadley Regional Medical Center, Cardiopulmonary earns Vascular Testing reaccreditation by the IAC Early detection of life threatening heart disorders, stroke and other diseases is possible through the use of vascular testing procedures performed within hospitals, outpatient centers and p...
Since 2011, the Wadley Scan Mobile Unit has performed over 10,000 scans. Of the 10,000 participants who were scanned, 2,916 participants were found to have plaque in their arteries. Studies show that 15% of all strokes occur because of plaque in the carotid artery. When testing the Peak Systolic Velocity (PSV) by using Doppler methods to measure blood flow in the arteries, 282 participants had a ...
Texarkana, Texas —Wadley Regional Medical Center has received re-designation as a Texas Ten Step Hospital. Wadley has had the designation since 2004 and continues to work towards improving the health of newborns and infants by earning the Texas Ten Step Program facility designation from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Texas Ten Step Program was developed by the Texas Department...
July 25 2013
Grand Opening of the Wadley Senior Clinic
The Wadley Senior Center will host a Grand Opening event on July 31st from 11am to 2pm. There will be remarks and a ribbon cutting by the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce at 11:00 am. Immediately following the brief ceremony, the spacious building will be open for tours with the Clinic Staff available to answer questions and even schedule appointments. The doors will formally open on Thursday, Augus...
In recognition of Stroke Awareness Month, Wadley Regional Medical Center and HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital will be hosting the 2nd Annual Stroke Survivor Reunion on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm at HealthSouth. Remarks will be made by Dr. Khalid Malik, Medical Director of the Wadley and HealthSouth Stroke Program. “As a designated stroke center, community education is an imp...
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