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Description

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Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide high quality compassionate healing to the community through education treatment and health services

Vision Statement
What we want to be To be the provider of quality health care for Clay County and the surrounding area

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History

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The quotoldquot hospital building on West Jackson Street in Piggott was built and occupied shortly after the conclusion of World War II in the years 1946 and 1947 It was a corporation established by Doctors Wiley Turner Sr Wiley Turner Jr FH Jones and JE McGuire The practice that was established was generalsurgical including obstetrics

Some of the early administrators in the Piggott Hospital System were Gage Lewis Floyd Holifield Ethridge Nichols George Bruce Gerald Conley Alice Turner Hefner and Betty Reame Other physicians who later practiced in the quotoldquot hospital included Doctors Forse Rulback Duckworth Bethel Morris Muse Northum Ieele and Chester Other Physicians practiced for a very short time in this institution

At the time the quotoldquot Hospital was built it was a state of the art institution and considered to be one of the finest hospitals in Northeast Arkansas Because of Medicare and other government guidelines the hospital was required to make extensive structural changes Therefore it was closed as an inpatient building in July 1979 Since that time it has housed an outpatient clinic for Doctors Muse and Duckworth Currently it is occupied by the Piggott Family Medical Clinic owned and operated by Doctors Sheridan Blake and Mallard

The hospital system could not operate without adequate nursing service and we had some fine women who served as nurses in the quotoldquot hospital Those who have now retired or expired come to mind The names Elders Seal Wallace Cole Blair Pike Crockett Dale Freidenberg Turner Hardy Martin Parrish Duckworth Muse Walker Conley Palmer and additional dedicated people

Certainly the hospital system could not run and fulfill its mission without adequate laboratory and xray technicians Some of the names that come to mind of people who have either expired or retired are Wallis Holcomb Brandon and Norquist

The quotnewquot hospital was built and occupied July 1 1979 It was built as a generalsurgical facility on US 62 by the city of Piggott It was managed by an administrator and a general health care board appointed by the city The first administrator was Betty Reams followed by James Magee The hospital was a general medicalsurgical facility and included obstetrics however this was discontinued several years ago The present director of nursing is Mrs Tonny Dement During the past few years the hospital system has expanded to include home health care providers and rural health clinics It is now very active in Clay County Arkansas and Campbell Missouri The hospital system includes clinics in most medical and surgical specialties with visiting specialists as providers in addition to its active staff which now includes Doctors Duckworth Muse Sheridan Blake Mallard Morrison Lawrence and Lochner

The Piggott Hospital System is now approximately 55 years of age Certainly one would not have dreamed of the progress and advancement of medical care during these 55 years One could not dream nor imagine some of the things that are now being done such as diagnostic procedures drugs and medication transportation communication knowledge of disease etc The Piggott Hospital System has always attempted to expand and advance with medical knowledge and procedures At the present time plans are being made to expand the Piggott Campus the rural health clinics and home health care programs Efforts are being make to improve technology and improve on being health care providers