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February 16, 2018

Stroke Survivor Beats the Odds with Help from AR SAVES Network

Ben Boulden

Larry Guthrie, center, and his wife Anita talk to his daughter Kayla Webb, left, during a recent visit to Unity Health-White County Medical Center in Searcy. The Guthries were there to personally thank the hospital's care team and AR SAVES physician.

Feb. 12, 2018 | Time seemed to have run out for Larry Guthrie, 49, on April 27, 2017. But the statewide tele-stroke network and quick-responding emergency medical professionals in Bald Knob and Searcy all saved him precious time in stroke treatment and ensured that the saved time meant a saved life. The tele-stroke network, the…


June 16, 2017

Medical Student Survives Stroke Thanks to Classmates’ Quick Reaction

Katrina Dupins

June 15, 2017 | Justin Treas is a busy man. The 29-year-old has a Ph.D. in environmental toxicology and has worked in cancer research. He’s married with three children and just earned his medical degree from the UAMS College of Medicine. On March 28, 2017, Treas had a stroke that his doctors believe would have…


June 15, 2017

Medical Student Survives Stroke Thanks to Classmates’ Quick Reaction

Katrina Dupins

June 15, 2017 | Justin Treas is a busy man. The 29-year-old has a Ph.D. in environmental toxicology and has worked in cancer research. He’s married with three children and just earned his medical degree from the UAMS College of Medicine. On March 28, 2017, Treas had a stroke that his doctors believe would have…


December 21, 2016

Jacksonville Woman Survives Stroke Thanks to Quick Response

Katrina Dupins

Dec. 21, 2016 | Vivian and Hubert Smith are known to their neighbors as the love birds. Married for 66 years, the Jacksonville couple enjoy each other’s company and spend their days conversing, reading and participating in group activities with their friends at their apartment complex. But the morning of Halloween 2016 proved to be…