Baptist Health Stroke Survivors Support Group Meeting
to Focus on Nutrition

FORT SMITH, Ark. –  Eating a healthy diet after a stroke is a vital part of the recovery process.

Gena Pierce MS, RD, LD, an outpatient dietitian at Baptist Health Nutrition Counseling Center in Fort Smith, will provide education on which foods improve cardiovascular and brain health, as well as boost immunity, during Baptist Health-Fort Smith’s upcoming stroke survivor and caregiver support group meeting.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m. in the Baptist Health Glass Classroom on the first floor of the hospital. It is free and open to the public. The goal of this support group is to enable patients and their support systems to surround themselves with other people who understand what they are going through.

The group will meet again on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. in the Volunteer Classroom inside Baptist Health-Fort Smith. December’s topic will focus on the benefits of therapy after a stroke.

If you’d like to attend any of the meetings, please RSVP to Amy Hughes, MSHA, BSN, RN, at amy.hughes@baptist-health.org or (479) 441-4205.

About Baptist Health

For more than a century, Baptist Health has delivered all our best in health care through Christian compassion and innovative services. Baptist Health, Arkansas’ most comprehensive health care organization, is here For You. For Life. – with more than 250 points of access that include 12 hospitals; urgent care centers; a senior living community; over 100 primary and specialty care clinics; a college with studies in nursing and allied health; and a graduate residency program. It is also the largest private not-for-profit health care organization based in Arkansas, providing care through the support of approximately 11,000 employees, groundbreaking treatments, renowned physicians and community outreach programs. For more information about Baptist Health, visit Baptist-Health.com, call Baptist Health HealthLine at 1-888-BAPTIST or download the myBaptistHealth app.