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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 HR 1003 3
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By: Representatives Ladyman, Cavenaugh, Milligan, Rye, Tosh 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO HONOR ST. BERNARDS MEDICAL CENTER IN JONESBORO FOR 9
BEING THE FIRST MEDICAL FACILITY IN THE STATE TO OPEN 10
A MATERNAL LIFE360 HOME. 11
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TO HONOR ST. BERNARDS MEDICAL CENTER IN 15
JONESBORO FOR BEING THE FIRST MEDICAL 16
FACILITY IN THE STATE TO OPEN A MATERNAL 17
LIFE360 HOME. 18
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WHEREAS, St. Bernards Healthcare serves Northeast Arkansas and 20
Southeast Missouri with cancer care, heart and vascular care, primary care, 21
emergency services, senior services, women’s and children’s services, 22
surgical services, and virtual care; and 23
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WHEREAS, St. Bernards Healthcare was founded as an independent, 25
nonprofit, Catholic healthcare system and works to uphold its mission “To 26
provide Christ-like healing to the community”; and 27
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WHEREAS, St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro opened as a six -room 29
hospital in 1900 and now serves as the largest bed -referral center in East 30
Arkansas and Southeast Missouri; and 31
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WHEREAS, in 2016, the St. Bernards Pregnancy Clinic opened to provide 33
prenatal services to combat adverse maternal outcomes in eastern Arkansas; 34
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WHEREAS, the St. Bernards Pregnancy Clinic's mission is "to provide 1
vital prenatal and postpartum care to all women, regardless of insurance 2
status or health history"; and 3
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WHEREAS, in November 2024, St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro 5
partnered with the Department of Human Services to open the first Maternal 6
Life360 HOME in the state to serve women with high -risk pregnancies; and 7
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WHEREAS, the Maternal Life360 HOME program supports women with high -9
risk pregnancies who are enrolled in the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for 10
Me Program and traditional Medicaid through home -visit services during 11
pregnancy and for up to two (2) years postpartum; and 12
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WHEREAS, the program functions not only to improve challenging maternal 14
outcomes but also to address related social needs like food security and 15
housing to benefit the long -term health and well -being of women and children, 16
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NOW THEREFORE, 18
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 19
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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THAT the House of Representatives honor St. Bernards Medical Center in 22
Jonesboro for being the first medical facility in the state to open a 23
Maternal Life360 HOME. 24
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