by - October 6, 2015 12:18 pm
Heather Manchester, an advanced practice nurse, has joined the Cardiology Center at Sparks. She graduated with an associates degree in Nursing from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith in…
by - March 2, 2015 5:57 pm
Sparks’ Central Mall clinic has moved to 5428 Ellsworth Road, which is just across Waldron Road from Central Mall. The clinic opened Monday (March 2). Drs. Lamar Kyle, Karen Merle,…
by - February 18, 2015 4:49 pm
Community Health Systems plans to invest $10 million in an emergency room expansion at Summit Medical Center in Van Buren, and is also changing the name of Summit to Sparks…
by - June 30, 2013 2:57 pm
The Board of Directors of Health Management Associates (HMA) has said that a Board replacement attempt by Glenview Capital would “derail” a strategic review plan being conducted. On June 25,…
by - May 23, 2013 6:07 pm
That didn’t last long. Gary Blan stepped down as CEO of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren less than three months after being…
by - May 3, 2013 7:16 am
Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates posted first quarter net income of $23.102 million, down from $37.69 million in the 2012 quarter. Total revenue in the quarter was $1.482 billion, down…
by - April 4, 2013 2:46 pm
Health Management Associates (HMA) will operate a regional service center in Fort Smith that will employ more than 500 with average annual salaries potentially exceeding $40,000. It’s just what the…
by - January 11, 2013 9:15 pm
Sparks Health System in Fort Smith has acquired The Urology Group and it will now operate as a division of Sparks. Drs. Ronald Knobloch, John Lange, and Gerald Wahman, along…
by - September 21, 2012 5:12 pm
Melody Trimble, CEO of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, is now the CEO of Summit Medical Center in Van Buren. Sparks is owned by Naples, Fla.-based Health Management System,…
by - April 23, 2012 10:07 pm
First quarter 2012 net income of $37.69 million for Health Management Systems fell below the $55.524 million earned in the 2011 period. Naples, Fla.-based HMA, the parent company of Sparks…
by - March 20, 2012 2:55 pm
When a hospital needs a nurse to step in immediately but briefly, Sorrel Teuscher answers the call. She is among more than 40 traveling nurses working in Arkansas medical facilities….
by - March 2, 2012 9:55 pm
A crowd of retired and currently practicing nurses and physicians joined U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, and the administrative staff of Sparks Regional Medical Center…
by - February 13, 2012 4:37 pm
The parent company of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren posted 2011 net income of $178.71 million, a gain over the $150.069 million…
by - February 6, 2012 10:16 am
Sparks Health System has opened a new Cardiology Center at Sparks-Van Buren, located next to Summit Medical Center. The practice includes five board certified Cardiologists whose specialties include Interventional Cardiology,…
by - February 1, 2012 8:03 pm
Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith and Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville are among the nation’s Best Regional Hospitals 2011-12, according to U.S. News & World Report, publisher…
by - January 26, 2012 6:31 am
Arkansas and Oklahoma medical personnel on Wednesday (Jan. 25) made a 30-minute presentation that resulted in Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe suggesting their model for stroke treatment could represent the future…
