Ozarks Community Hospital opens new Benton County Clinic

AVOCA — Ozarks Community Hospital has announced the opening of the OCH Benton County Clinic, located at 102 Russell Road in Rogers. The clinic will bring healthcare to Avoca, a rural community located on the outskirts of the Rogers area. The clinic is run by...

Ozarks Community Hospital Responds to Flu Season Amidst Covid-19

GRAVETTE — Concerns are rising as covid-19 overlaps with the annual flu season. Ozarks Community Hospital recommends that community members should receive their flu shots in order to lessen their chances of catching the flu or both viruses at the same time....

Ozarks Community Hospital Welcomes New Oral Surgeon Matt McShane

Matt McShane, D.D.S., oral surgeon, is a new addition to the staff at Ozarks Community Hospital. A Russellville, Ark., native, McShane will see patients at the dental office at the OCH Gravette Clinic. His focus is on dental extractions, facial trauma and...

The “Book Nurse” Prescribes Reading

NOEL — Children around McDonald County call her “The Book Nurse.” Since starting as a family nurse practitioner at Ozarks Community Hospital’s clinic in Noel four months ago, Karen Madsen has earned that title. Nearly half of the clinic’s patients are under 18, and...

OCH Offers Free Skin Cancer Screenings

GRAVETTE — In recognition of National Healthy Skin Month, Ozarks Community Hospital of Gravette is offering free skin cancer screenings on Thursday, Nov. 21. Dr. Hilton McDonald, who specializes in identifying and treating skin cancer, will be performing the...