by - January 31, 2023 12:47 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. was inducted into The Anderson Assembly at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center after giving $1 million to the cancer center….
by - January 25, 2023 8:48 am
Medical practice owners in Northwest Arkansas considering outsourcing their insurance and patient billing have a new option. Mikal Murders of Bentonville has launched a HIPAA-compliant, full-service medical billing and consulting…
by - January 24, 2023 4:40 pm
Enid Olvey was promoted to president of the Arkansas Children’s Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital that is based in Little Rock with a second hospital in…
by - January 22, 2023 5:42 am
Arkansas in 2021 had only 76% of the registered nurses required to provide the national average level of care demand. The state fared better or worse compared to other states…
by - January 19, 2023 3:37 pm
A master’s degree in public health will be yet another degree program to be offered by the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE), with the first class set…
by - January 19, 2023 9:28 am
Rep. Lee Johnson, R- Greenwood, filed a bill aimed at helping rural hospitals in financial distress. HB 1127, the Rural Emergency Hospital Act, would grant the Arkansas Department of Health…
by - January 18, 2023 11:33 am
Arkansas may soon exit a public health emergency even as some of its hospitals are facing a financial one so severe that some are on the brink of closing. When…
by - January 18, 2023 10:40 am
The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks has hired George Velez to head up oversight of the medical center in Fayetteville and seven outpatient locations, including Fort Smith, Harrison…
by - January 18, 2023 9:55 am
A Bentonville startup with a notable lead investor is nearly halfway to completing a $2 million seed funding round. Chris Thompson, CEO and co-founder of Sidekick Mobile Technologies, said the…
by - January 17, 2023 12:36 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Michelle W. Krause, M.D., MPH, senior vice chancellor for UAMS Health and chief executive officer for UAMS Medical Center, and Ahmed…
by - January 15, 2023 3:35 pm
Big factors affecting Arkansas’ Medicaid program loom in the near future. This legislative session will require clear healthcare and fiscal policy direction from Gov. Sarah Sanders and the new GOP…
by - January 12, 2023 7:30 pm
The year 2022 is behind us, and although we began last year hoping for a gradual return to normal after two years in a public health emergency, we continue to…
by - January 11, 2023 12:18 pm
Lyon College appointed Wednesday (Jan. 11) Dr. Burke Soffe of Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (CODM) in South Jordan, Utah, as founding dean of the Lyon…
by - January 9, 2023 1:23 pm
Mercy said Monday (Jan. 9) it has hired 32 doctors and specialists toward its goal of hiring 100 as part of a $500 million expansion plan in Northwest Arkansas. The…
by - January 7, 2023 9:54 am
Fayetteville medical clinic WelcomeHealth will celebrate a milestone on Jan. 19. The free health clinic has an open house planned from 10-11:30 a.m. to celebrate a decade at its existing…
by - January 6, 2023 12:28 pm
Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders named Allison Bragg as Inspector General on Friday (Jan. 6). She will replace Elizabeth Thomas Smith in the role. Created in 2013, the mission of the Office…
by - January 6, 2023 11:33 am
Arkansas medical marijuana sales set a new record in 2022 with $276.3 million in revenue, up 4.3% compared with the previous record of $264.9 million in 2021, according to the…
by - January 3, 2023 10:24 am
Fayetteville medical device company Lapovations has closed an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by investments from multiple angel investors and groups. According to a Tuesday (Jan. 3) news release, the company…
by - January 1, 2023 3:09 pm
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 36.4% of Arkansans struggle with obesity, ranking our state as the ninth-worst in the rate of obesity. That’s 1,103,155 people who fall…
by - December 30, 2022 2:46 pm
Augusta-based ARcare has acquired Polk Pharmacy in England, Arkansas. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Owned by Scott Polk since 1992 when he purchased Danley Drug, the pharmacy…
