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Dr. Stanley Bradley has been named as the full-time hospice medical director of the Washington Regional Hospice. Bradley will be making home visits to hospice patients in Washington, Benton and Madison counties and will be available for hospital consultations. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and completed his residency at the Arkansas Health Education Clinic in Fayetteville.

Mekenna Scott has joined the Springdale Chamber of Commerce as coordinator of tourism and events. In addition to managing on-site event logistics for the chamber, she will serve as liaison to the Springdale Advertising and Promotion Commission, the Northwest Arkansas Tourism Association and the State Parks and Tourism Commission. Scott earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas in 2007, majoring in Food, Human Nutrition and Hospitality.

Carol Gore, R.N, B.S.N., has joined Northwest Health System as assistant chief nursing officer at Northwest Medical Center - Springdale. Gore is responsible for coordinating clinical operations for special projects, including the opening of a new inpatient mental health unit and renovation of the hospital's emergency department; assisting with the monitoring of clinical quality measures throughout the hospital; and helping with the operation of the case management department, post anesthesia care unit and surgery prep unit.

Pat Bates of Bella Vista has joined the staff of Beaver Water District in Lowell as director of human resources. Bates holds a bachelor of business administration with an accounting major from Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan. Prior to joining the district, she worked for 10 years as human resources manager at Outdoor Cap Co., Inc., in Bentonville.

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