General Practitioners

• Medical Weight Loss
  At Saline Weight Loss Center, we believe in living more. Whether it's riding your first roller coaster, buying that outfit you've always wanted or simply feeling better, we want to help you achieve your weight loss goals. That's why we have created a weight loss program in Arkansas that's all about you. With our expert weight loss physicians and dedicated bariatric coordinator and dietician, you can count on us to help you every step of the way on your weight loss journey. Plus, our weight loss program is one of the only nationally accredited bariatric surgery centers in Arkansas. That means more insurance companies will cover bariatric surgery at Saline than at non-accredited weight loss facilities.
• Pediatric Care
  I received my Master's of Science in Nursing, specializing in pediatrics, from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2013. I obtained my PNP certification from the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. Prior to receiving my masters degree and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) license, I worked as a NICU nurse at MCSA for 10 years, where I first realized my passion for kids. I love my kid patients and enjoy getting to know their families! When I'm not at SAMA's Kids Clinic, my husband and I are trying to keep up with our 3 kids, Jackson, Ella, and Luke.
• Primary Care
  In 2012, SAMA was chosen to be a Comprehensive Primary Care clinic meaning that multiple payers were going to invest in our clinic over the next four years in order to transform SAMA into a patient centered medical home. We jumped on this opportunity creating four care teams, hiring additional staff, and changing our workflow. The results of this transformation and the model which we have created have been recognized nationally and spotlighted in articles written by MSNBC, The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, as well as many others.
• Family Practice
  SAMA HealthCare Services is truly a unique and different kind of Family Practice medical facility than any other in South Central Arkansas or North Central Louisiana.
• Emergency Care
  *For emergencies after hours please call 911 or go to the emergency room. For urgent matters please contact our provider on call at 870-862-2400.

Ophthalmologists

• Ophthalmology
  I grew up in Little Rock but did live in El Dorado as a toddler. I still remember driving up to Warner Brown Hospital to get my mom and new baby sister in 1964. I was active in marching band and choir at Cloverdale Jr High and McClellan High School and took as many science classes as I could cram in my schedule. I got my B.S. in Chemistry at UCA in 1984 and started at UAMS the next fall. I met my future husband, Rodney Hopson, my senior year of medical school while in Fayetteville for an Ophthalmology rotation. The month of May 1988 was very busy; we both got our degrees and then got married! We moved to Fort Smith, AR for my Residency in Family Medicine at the AHEC. Our first daughter was born while we were there. Next, our son was born while we lived in Hot Springs; I drove to Nashville, AR to work in the ER and did some fill-in at a Family Medicine clinic in Hot Springs from time to time. We moved to El Dorado in 1995 for my husband’s job. Patti Rivers, APN and I first worked together at the Stephens Community Clinic from 1996-1997. The last 2 additions to the Hopson clan, two more daughters, were born during those years. So Patti got to work with an exhausted, nauseated partner for nearly 2 years.

Gynecologists

• Pregnancy

Neurologists

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Psychiatrists

• Stress Management
  Heather Story, Spencer McCullough, Lesley Ford, and Abby Cate are Licensed Professional Counselors, independently contracted with SAMA Healthcare. They work with patients of all ages to provide additional support and coordinate care with each of our providers. Some of the services offered include education about the impact of emotional health as it pertains to medical well-being as well as stress management, life changes, anxiety, grief, trauma, or relational problems just to name a few.
• Mental Health
  Heather and Spencer were both born and raised in South Arkansas. They met in graduate school at Henderson State University, where each obtained a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Individually, they went on to work in outpatient treatment, working with children and adolescents alongside their families, struggling with various challenges in the school and/or home setting.
• Anxiety

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
• MRI
  SOUTH ARKANSAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES is provider for all your family practice needs, SAMA HealthCare Services is the largest primary care physician group in El Dorado and South Central Arkansas. At SAMA you can have all your necessary laboratory testing, radiology including CT and MRI, and precise and preventive maintenance care under one roof.
• Radiology
  Today we are seeing more patients than ever and our quality is better than ever. Five fully staffed and well organized care teams, our new schedule, and additional providers allow us to see over 100 same day appointments on any given day. We are open 360+ days a year, have a provider on call 24/7/365, and have lab, pharmacy, and radiology services on site.
• X-Rays
• Mammography

Plastic Surgeons

• Bariatric Surgery

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
• Physical Therapy
  Our weekend hours are primarily for the convenience of our patients with acute or urgent needs that arise Friday evening or throughout the weekend. Many of these illnesses or ailments can be diagnosed and treated with minimal laboratory testing or radiologic studies. Since only one Physician is on site along with appropriate nursing and front office support staff, we seldom advance schedule appointments for routine care, radiology studies, or physical therapy during weekend hours.
• Geriatrics

Allergists

• Allergies