GRAVETTE — Ozarks Community Hospital of Gravette announced that physical therapist assistant Damon Hudson will handle direct inpatient and outpatient care, including treatment follow-up appointments and assessing patient programs at the OCH Physical Therapy Department.

Hudson, who has 21 yearsexperience as a physical therapist assistant, will be available by appointment Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

His certification is from Oklahoma City Community College. He comes to OCH from the Washington Regional Home Health System. He and his wife, Robin, and daughter Kate, 16, currently live in Pea Ridge.

The OCH of Gravette Physical Therapy Department offers evaluations, exercise therapy, manual therapy and therapeutic modalities. Patients receive individualized, high-quality care by licensed staff, timely appointments and a well-equipped facility.

Ozarks Community Hospital of Gravette is located in the former Gravette Medical Center Hospital building. For more information, visit www.OCHonline.com or call 787-5291.

News, Pages 6 on 09/01/2010