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Unity Health provides medical excellence, incredible access and compassionate care locally for our communities, including our new state-of-the-art hospital in Jacksonville. Our network of award-winning hospitals, clinics and specialists are trusted as some of the top performing in the nation. Focused on quality care and education, Unity Health is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and has the second largest residency program in the state. Looking for high quality care, close to home? Come see us!

Unity Health Champions Of Health Care

• Health Care Administrators: Kevin Burton, Unity Health - Jacksonville

• Health Care Clinics: Unity Health - Cardiology Clinic

• Health Care Volunteer Organizations: Unity Health Volunteer Services

• Hospital System: Unity Health

• Large Hospitals (100 beds or more): Unity Health - White County Medical Center

• Mental Health Facilities: Unity Health - Behavioral Health

• Nurse Practitioners: Nikki Taylor, APRN, Unity Health - Westside Family Medicine

• Physician Assistants: Abby Rice, PA-C, Unity Health - Family Practice Associates

• Long-Term Care Facilities: Advanced Care Hospital of White County

SUMMER BRACKETT

Arkansas Children’s

Arkansas Children’s is dedicated to making children better today and healthier tomorrow. Safety, teamwork, compassion and excellence are the hospital system’s four core values and inform every decision made at Arkansas Children’s. Summer Brackett, CNP, practices endocrinology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale.

ANGELA FOSTER

Conway Regional

Angela Foster practices at Conway Regional’s Mayflower Medical Clinic. She was voted among the top three nurse practitioners in Arkansas by readers of AY Magazine in 2020. Her specialty is family medicine. Foster served for more than 30 years in the Army Reserves and Arkansas National Guard, including four deployments. She is a past board president for the Women’s Shelter of Central Arkansas, a domestic violence shelter in Conway.

JULIA PONDER

VA Central Arkansas Health Care

NIKKI TAYLOR, APRN

Unity Health-Westside Family Medicine

Nikki Taylor, APRN, currently serves at Unity Health–Westside Family Medicine clinic in Searcy and will soon transition to serving patients at Unity Health–Cardiology Clinic. She enjoys listening to her patients’ needs and fulfilling them accordingly. With her kind spirit and compassionate heart, she seeks to improve the health and well-being of her patients daily. Taylor’s patients appreciate the great care she provides.

Physicians

AMANDA DEEL, DO

NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas

Dr. Amanda Deel is a founding faculty member of the state’s first osteopathic medical school and is passionate about training physician leaders. A native of New Edinburg, Deel joined NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro in 2015. She serves as associate dean of academic affairs and is a practicing family physician. Deal has played a key role in helping grow graduate medical education in Arkansas and in helping every NYITCOM graduate earn residency placement.

Champions Of Healthcare 2023

BRIAN MCGEE, MD Arkansas Diagnostic Center

Brian L. McGee was appointed to the Arkansas state medical board in 2022 and is a double board-certified gastroenterologist with a track record of excellence in diagnosing and managing digestive health conditions. Known for his meticulous and patient-centric approach, he specializes in treating disorders of the digestive organs. His dedication to advancing gastroenterology through research and applying cutting-edge treatments helps ensure optimal patient outcomes. McGee remains a valued contributor to the medical community.

GINA MCNEW, MD

Conway Regional

Gina McNew is a highly experienced internal medicine physician with Conway Regional Medical Center-Vilonia. She graduated from medical school and completed her residency training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She has served as a preceptor for nurse practitioner and physician assistant students from various programs. She currently accepts patients as the outpatient Internal Medical Residency Program Assistant Director at Conway Regional.

BRIAN WAYNE, MD

Little Rock Dermatology Clinic

Physician Assistants

ANNE BROWNE

Baptist Health Family Clinic-West

Anne Brown sees adults of all ages and children ages 5 to 18. She provides care for a variety of chronic conditions, including allergies, asthma, COPD, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, GI disorders, migraines, anxiety and depression. Brown has a special interest in diabetes, weight management and hormonal disorders such as hypothyroidism. Baptist Health Family Clinic-West, located at 6015 Chenonceau Blvd., Suite 140, is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

RACHEL NEAL, PA

Conway Regional

Rachel Neal practices at Conway Regional’s Hendrix Medical Clinic on the campus of Hendrix College in Conway. Her specialty is family medicine. Prior to practicing at the Hendrix clinic, Neal had been with the Conway Regional hospitalist program since 2018. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Uni- versity of Arkansas in Fayetteville and a degree as a physician assistant from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.

MATT REYNOLDS

Arkansas Dermatology

A board-certified dermatology physician assistant and Northwest Arkansas native, Matthew Reynolds received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University. He returned to Arkansas to earn a master’s degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Reynolds joined Arkansas Dermatology in 2015, where he treats a wide variety of dermatological conditions from psoriasis and acne to atopic dermatitis and skin cancer.

ABBY RICE, PA-C

Unity Health-Westside Family Medicine

Abby Rice, PA-C is beloved by her patients for being caring, considerate and compassionate. She embodies the mission of Unity Health: to improve the quality of health and well-being for the communities it serves through compassionate care. Rice serves at Unity Health–Family Practice Associates in Searcy and is an important part of the Unity Health team of providers.

MEGAN SANTIAGO

Wound Evolution

Registered Nurses

ALLY AND ZANE FERGUSON

Travel Nurses Across America

Founded in 1999, Travel Nurses Across America is one of the fastest growing health care staffing firms in the country. The organization partners with hospitals across the country to provide qualified nursing talent when it is needed. The agency hopes to improve the health care travel industry by providing honesty, transparency and top-notch customer service. Ally and Zane Ferguson of Conway are travel nurses who were voted Champions of Health Care.

CHRISTEN HENSON

Conway Regional

Christen Henson is the supervisor in the Conway Regional NICU. She received a DAISY award for extraordinary nurses and was nominated by a mother who experienced her exceptional care first-hand. Christen also prioritizes the Arkansas Children’s Hospital alliance to better serve families in Faulkner County and collects birth data on her own initiative to better understand why complications arise and how to prepare for when babies need specialty care.