by - February 4, 2025 9:07 pm
OrthoArkansas announced Tuesday (Feb. 4) that Kirk Reynolds, MD, a veteran orthopedic surgeon, has been named the new president of the physician-owned orthopedic clinic. Dr. Reynolds, who has been with…
by - February 3, 2025 6:07 pm
It’s flu season and the Fort Smith region is experiencing high numbers of the winter illness. Local hospitals and clinics and are doing what they can to treat the increased…
by - February 3, 2025 2:40 pm
Washington Regional Medical System and Baptist Health Cancer Center-Fort Smith announced new hires and promotions in recent weeks, including Tyler Giess moving from Texas to be director of laboratory at…
by - January 30, 2025 8:24 pm
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been recommended for $10.7 million in funding through the Digital Equity Competitive Grant…
by - January 28, 2025 5:16 pm
Arkansas Spine and Pain (ASAP) announced E. Scot Davis as its new CEO. In this role, Davis will oversee financial and clinical operations across seven locations in Central Arkansas. “ASAP…
by - January 28, 2025 5:08 pm
A bill that would only allow an injured plaintiff to recoup the medical bills that are paid by an insurer was debated and approved in a special order of business…
by - January 28, 2025 1:01 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Tuesday (Jan. 28) pitched the new Trump administration for a waiver to Arkansas’ Medicaid insurance program that will add a work requirement for able-bodied individuals. The…
by - January 27, 2025 6:08 pm
Nonprofit hospice provider Circle of Life recently opened the two-story, 27,133-square-foot Joey Feek Center for Home-Based Care in Lowell after a capital campaign raised over $12.5 million. According to a…
by - January 27, 2025 4:41 pm
Enrollment in the state’s health insurance marketplace is at an all-time high. As of Jan. 4, more than 160,000 Arkansans had selected an insurance plan during the open enrollment period,…
by - January 21, 2025 5:03 pm
Dr. Joe Thompson announced Tuesday (Jan. 21) that he will transition from his role as president and CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) and serve as president…
by - January 21, 2025 3:07 pm
Janet Marshall has been promoted to chief development officer of Baptist Health Foundation. Marshall, who has served as the interim CDO for more than three months, began her career with…
by - January 20, 2025 6:20 pm
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) a $3 million grant to explore how forever chemicals impact infant and child development. The project will also…
by - January 20, 2025 9:57 am
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has launched a new Adopt a Scholar program, an innovative $100,000 recruiting scholarship initiative designed to attract top-tier talent to the Arkansas College of Osteopathic…
by - January 18, 2025 7:51 pm
More than half of the Arkansas children living in rural counties were covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2023, a new study has found, ranking…
by - January 16, 2025 7:26 pm
A bill filed Thursday (Jan. 16) in the Arkansas Legislature would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and insurance companies from obtaining retail permits and operating pharmacies and mail order services in…
by - January 15, 2025 1:05 pm
CHI St. Vincent named Crystal Bohannan to president of CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs on Wednesday (Jan. 15). Bohannan moves into the role after serving as vice president of operations…
by - January 14, 2025 11:50 am
Cardiologists at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville have started implanting the newest version of a medical device designed to reduce stroke risk and serve as an alternative to the…
by - January 10, 2025 6:19 pm
More than 200 people braved the elements and attended a conference in Bentonville to learn how artificial intelligence (AI) might benefit the health care industry. The first session focused on…
by - January 7, 2025 8:58 am
A discovery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that a viral protein helps a cancer-associated herpesvirus evade the immune system has led to a five-year, $2.9 million…
by - January 6, 2025 3:15 pm
Arkansas has been awarded a $17 million grant, the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
