FORT SMITH, Ark. – Jamie Cagle, APRN, recently joined Baptist Health Cardiology Center-Fort Smith as a nurse practitioner.
In this role, Cagle will work alongside physicians to provide follow-up care to cardiology patients at Baptist Health-Fort Smith. Cagle brings 10 years of nursing experience to the team. She chose to become a nurse practitioner in order to increase her skills to help patients live healthier lives.
“Cardiology has always been a favorite specialty of mine because there is always something new to learn,” Cagle said. “There are so many technical advances that are helping patients to live longer, fuller lives and I really enjoy being able to see it firsthand.”
Cagle most recently worked as a utilization management nurse and helped initiate a congestive heart failure program for a national insurance agency. Cagle also has nursing experience in home health and emergency room settings.
Cagle earned a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Central Arkansas in December 2019, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arkansas Tech University in 2017 and an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing from the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith in 2009.
Cagle is a Greenwood native. She and her husband have three grown children.
Baptist Health Cardiology Center-Fort Smith is located at 1500 Dodson Ave., Suite 60. For more information on services provided or how to make an appointment, call (479) 709-7325.
Baptist Health is Arkansas’ most comprehensive health care organization with more than 250 points of access that include 11 hospitals; urgent care centers; a senior living community and over 100 primary and specialty care clinics in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. The system additionally offers a college with studies in nursing and allied health; a graduate residency program; and access to virtual care anytime, anywhere. Baptist Health, as the largest not-for-profit health care organization based in Arkansas, provides care to patients wherever they are 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. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.