Stone County Medical Center

11/22/2025

Episode 57 of the Health Matters Podcast is up.

In this episode of White River Health’s “Health Matters” podcast, Keith Stoltzfus, DO, discusses his residency paper on obesity.

We hope you find the conversation about obesity informative and helpful.

To hear the podcast and read the article, click the link below.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0eJ665xopWBLJGZLxzfgCO?si=RyEu7f88Q0qxyGaPJcohnw

11/20/2025

A swing-bed is a service that rural hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) with a Medicare provider agreement provide that allows a patient to transition from acute care to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) care without leaving the hospital. This allows a patient to continue receiving services in the hospital even though acute care is no longer required.

Stone County Medical Center is proud to provide this service for the residents of Stone County.

For more information, you can contact SCMC's discharge planner, Cathy Beach, RN, at (870) 262-5037

11/20/2025

When it comes to General Surgery, you’re in good hands at SCMC. Dan Lister, MD, FACS, FAFS is a highly-skilled General Surgeon currently serving patients in Stone County.

For more information on Dr. Lister and the services click the link:
https://whiteriverhealth.org/facilities/stone-county-specialty-care

11/20/2025

On Monday, November 17, White River Health celebrated the groundbreaking of the WRH Oncology & Infusion Center expansion. This project will increase treatment capacity, enhance patient comfort and privacy, and create upgraded support spaces including nutritional services, an improved pharmacy, expanded nursing areas, a larger waiting room, a covered entrance, and a healing garden.

A heartfelt thank you to our lead donors, Bad Boy Mowers and First Community Bank, for helping make this expansion possible. Your generosity is creating a more welcoming, comfortable, and uplifting environment where patients and families can find strength and support throughout their journey.

Thank you to all our supporters. Your commitment to our community will have a lasting impact by helping provide enhanced care and treatment close to home.

Learn more here: https://whiteriverhealth.org/posts/wrh-oncology-and-infusion-center-holds-groundbreaking

11/19/2025

11/17/2025

Be sure to swing by the gift shop to check out our new holiday products!

11/14/2025

At Stone County Medical Center (SCMC), board certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeons Dr. John Akins, FAAOS, and Dr. Charles Varela, provide patient-centered treatment for most orthopaedic conditions.

Dr. Akins specializes in arthroscopic procedures, fracture care, sports medicine, and joint replacement.

Dr. Varela specializes in hand surgery, knee injuries, joint replacement, trauma surgery and foot surgery.

Carla Langston, MSN, APRN, FNP-C specializes in Fracture Care, Joint Replacement follow-up care, Osteoporosis Treatment, and Sprains & Strains.

Both providers are trained in Stryker's Mako Robotic-Arm assisted technology for total and partial knee replacement. This state-of-the-art joint replacement technology at SCMC improves precision and outcomes for patients.

Contact White River Health Orthopaedics, Hand Surgery, & Sports Medicine to schedule your consultation today at (870) 269-8300.

11/13/2025

In 1965, Drs. Loretta Ford and Henry Silver developed the first nurse practitioner (NP) program. Almost sixty years later, more than 385,000 licensed NPs are practicing in the U.S. The NP role is steadily growing, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 46% increase in the number of NPs by 2031.

The rise in the number of NPs practicing across specialties could not come at a better time, as nearly 100 million Americans currently live in primary care shortage areas. Fortunately, the growth in the NP role and the passage of legislation to provide patients with full and direct access to NPs’ services — including Full Practice Authority (FPA) — are two solutions to increase patient access to high-quality health care.

To honor the health care providers at the heart of our communities all over the U.S., [your city] is recognizing the critical role of NPs as part of the annual National Nurse Practitioner Week (NP Week) celebration, held November 10-16 this year.
NP Week recognizes the positive impact NPs make in the lives of patients through more than 1 billion annual visits. These health care professionals practice in clinics, hospitals, emergency rooms, urgent care centers, nursing homes and private practices across the country — wherever patients are in need.

11/12/2025

11/10/2025

Today is the last day to shop online for bedding and towels with Southern Comfort Bedding. Get your order in while you can!

The link to shop is: https://www.southerncomfortbedding.com/

Proceeds benefit WRMC and SCMC Auxiliary projects.

11/05/2025

White River Health - Stone County Medical Center handed out candy at Trunk or Treat on the square.