Conway Regional Health System announces the addition of three physicians to the inpatient hospitalist team: Colton Kordsmeier, MD; Steven James, MD; and William Crittenden, MD.  

Kordsmeier received his internal medicine residency training at the University of Tennessee for Health Sciences in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and an alum of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.  

James received his family medicine residency training at CoxHealth in Springfield, Missouri. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where he received his Doctor of Medicine and is also an alum of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.  

Crittenden received his family medicine residency training at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama, where he also received his Doctor of Medicine and undergraduate degree. 

“As the communities we serve continue to grow, the development of the Conway Regional hospitalist team is crucial. The addition of these skilled physicians allows us to continue providing exceptional care to our patients in Conway and at Ozark Health in Clinton,” said Dr. Greg Kendrick, hospitalist medical director for Conway Regional. 

“The inpatient hospitalist team plays a key role at Conway Regional by providing high-quality, compassionate care to the community,” said Rebekah Fincher, chief administrative officer for Conway Regional. “We are excited to welcome each of these physicians to our health care system.”  

The primary professional focus for hospitalists is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, and leadership related to hospital medicine. 

About Conway Regional    

Conway Regional Health System provides complete health care services to a seven-county service area of North Central Arkansas including Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren, and Yell Counties. Centered on a 150-bed, acute care medical center, the health system provides patients with a variety of services including heart health, orthopedic care, neuro-spine surgery, vascular surgery, gastroenterology services, women’s health, surgery, and rehabilitation. Conway Regional operates an expansive physician enterprise, including ten primary care clinics and seven specialty clinics. Additionally, the health system operates a Rehabilitation Hospital and a 70,000-square-foot Health and Fitness Center. In June of 2019, Conway Regional announced a management agreement with the Dardanelle Hospital, since renamed as the Dardanelle Regional Medical Center.  

With more than 200 physicians providing services at Conway Regional, the organization partners with the medical staff in an Accountable Clinical Management Model (ACM).  This one-of-a-kind partnership creates a model of shared governance to promote meaningful engagement of physician leaders with hospital administrative leadership—all in an effort to improve patient experience and enhance care.    

Conway Regional maintains an employee engagement score in the top 20% of hospitals throughout the country and a Medical Staff engagement score in the top 5%, as compared to hospitals of similar size and scope. Conway Regional was the first hospital in Arkansas to partner with Arkansas Children’s Hospital in the Nursery Alliance, allowing more babies to receive care closer to home. Conway Regional is the only hospital in Arkansas named to Modern Healthcare’s National Best Places to Work in 2018, 2019, and received the honor again in 2020. Conway Regional has been named an Arkansas Best Place to Work in 2017, 2018 and 2019.    

Learn more at conwayregional.org.