Kidney Care | St. Bernards Healthcare | Jonesboro, AR
End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment • Osceola, AR • Since 1900 • Multiple locations including Jonesboro and Clopton Clinic (Jonesboro area) locations
About
St. Bernards Healthcare, a nonprofit hospital system based in Jonesboro, AR, serves northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri. It operates St. Bernards Medical Center, a major referral hospital with four centers of excellence: Heartcare, Cancer Treatment, Women’s and Children’s Services, and Senior Services. The system emphasizes holistic care, patient dignity, leadership development, and local access to advanced technologies and treatments. In Jonesboro, the organization provides comprehensive care acrossHospital networks, including kidney-related services within its broader Heartcare and Specialty services. Locations include headquarters at 225 E Washington Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401, with a total of four U.S. offices.
Clinic Type
End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment
Address
540 E Washington Ave. Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone
870.932.1198
quality@sbrmc.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Technology & Equipment
Team
Insurance & Payment
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FAQs
What conditions do nephrologists treat?
Kidney stones, high blood pressure, anemia, bone disease, glomerular disease, electrolyte imbalance, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, end-stage kidney disease.
What services does the nephrology clinic offer?
Get help from nephrologists for diagnosis or treatment of kidney-related conditions, including kidney stones, high blood pressure, anemia, bone disease, glomerular disease, end-stage kidney disease, electrolyte imbalances, chronic kidney disease, and acute kidney injury, plus dialysis and related care.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- St. Bernards Healthcare (provider page: Clinton B. Edwards, MD - Kidney Care): 4.8/5 (Based on 207 ratings)
- St. Bernards Healthcare (provider page: James Maxwell, MD - Nephrology): 4.7/5 (Based on 178 ratings)
- St. Bernards Healthcare (provider page includes ratings: Emma Jacobs, MD - Urology): Not stated in provided snippet (Not stated in provided snippet)
Patients praise
- Kidney doctors/nephrology providers are described as pleasant, trustworthy, competent, and with good bedside manner (Clinton Edwards, James Maxwell).
- Care experience is described as respectful, courteous, and informative with staff helpfulness.
- For dialysis/patient-survey metrics, high shares of patients report consistent positive experiences such as communication and receiving needed information (where percentages are available).
Common complaints
- Reported wait-time/appointment scheduling issues (e.g., waiting months to see a specialist).
- Some patients express desire for more in-house testing/answers or more thorough evaluation/discussion of results.
- Dialysis facility patient experience is not universally positive; some measures (e.g., staff response/help soon as wanted) show lower ‘always’ rates compared with ‘usually/sometimes’.
- One provided urology/kidney-adjacent review notes dissatisfaction with testing/results and follow-up timing (Emma Jacobs snippet).
"“Dr. Edwards in nephrology was very pleasant to deal with, good bedside manner, and just generally seemed competent and nice.”"
— St. Bernards Healthcare provider profile (Clinton B. Edwards, MD)"“3 months is way to long to wait to see a specialist.”"
— St. Bernards Healthcare provider profile (Clinton B. Edwards, MD)"“The bed had a hole that was wear out .and the nurse work hard at this hospital and the cna .and house keeping and lab”"
— St. Bernards Healthcare provider page (James Maxwell, MD) review snippetSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- St. Bernards to Manage Mississippi County Hospitals Under New Agreement Beginning in 2026 - NEA Report — Dec 17, 2025
- St. Bernards, Mississippi County partnership aims to improve rural care access | Health | kjnbtv.com — Dec 18, 2025
- St. Bernards to Manage Two Mississippi County Hospitals - Arkansas Catholic — Jan 13, 2026
- Mississippi County Hospital System, St. Bernards Healthcare strengthen rural health partnership - Jonesboro Right Now — Dec 17, 2025
- Mississippi County Hospital System, St. Bernards Healthcare strengthen rural health partnership | Wynne Progress — Dec 18, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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