by - March 13, 2022 9:44 am
Dr. Cam Patterson, chancellor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, said he’s “feeling optimistic” about the Omicron surge of COVID-19, but warns other variants are coming and the…
by - March 8, 2022 6:30 pm
I’ve got a date this summer. It’s not a date about which I’m terribly excited. In fact, I’m not looking forward to it at all, but I know it’s my…
by - March 1, 2022 10:00 am
Pearl Anna McElfish, director of the Office of Community Health and Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Springdale, has been named to the healthcare industry council…
by - February 22, 2022 5:17 pm
More than 100 people braved frigid temperatures Tuesday morning (Feb. 22) to mark the beginning of construction on a $162.5 million expansion of Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith that will…
by - February 22, 2022 4:55 pm
Arkansas medical marijuana patients spent $20.53 million in January at the state’s 37 dispensaries to obtain 3,731 pounds – which equals more than $5,500 a pound. Patients have bought more…
by - February 20, 2022 9:43 am
Springdale-based healthcare provider Northwest Health announced Friday (Feb. 18) that Jose Echavarria has been named CEO of Northwest Medical Center – Springdale. Echavarria has been as the interim CEO of…
by - February 17, 2022 1:23 pm
Juli McWhorter has been promoted to CEO of Willow Creek Women’s Hospital in Johnson and Northwest Health Physicians’ Specialty Hospital (PSH) in Fayetteville. Both facilities are affiliates of Springdale-based Northwest…
by - February 17, 2022 7:01 am
NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of the NEA Baptist Health System, has received a donation of $1.6 million from Kim and Chris Fowler. This gift will fund a…
by - February 16, 2022 3:05 pm
Arkansas voters are evenly split on allowing businesses to impose vaccine mandates for workers, a slight change from six months ago, according to a new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College…
by - February 15, 2022 3:16 pm
An easy, one-stop place for a summary of economic and political issues and conditions in Arkansas and nationally can be found with the recently concluded Talk Business & Politics State…
by - February 15, 2022 11:39 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund COVID-19 outreach efforts…
by - February 15, 2022 8:26 am
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson will give the keynote at the 95th Springdale Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. The in-person luncheon is scheduled for Feb….
by - February 14, 2022 3:55 pm
CARTI announced Monday (Feb. 14) the opening of the CARTI Cancer Center in Pine Bluff, located at 5001 Bobo Road. The center provides medical and radiation oncology, imaging services, including…
by - February 10, 2022 4:33 pm
Melissa Shaw Sikes has taken the reins as the new executive director of the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House and the Cancer Support Foundation which is based in Fort…
by - February 10, 2022 2:43 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Feb. 10) said he will push for an estimated $60 million to $100 million plan to add 498 prison beds to the state’s prison system….
by - February 10, 2022 12:25 pm
Arkansas Children’s has received a $2.25 million, four-year commitment from the Windgate Foundation to help support the healthcare system’s nursing recruitment and retention efforts, the hospital announced Thursday (Feb. 10)….
by - February 9, 2022 1:41 pm
Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital is expanding to Texas next month. The hospital will open its first out-of-state facility at 3930 Galleria Oaks Drive in Texarkana in March 2022. The…
by - February 9, 2022 10:28 am
Springdale-based healthcare provider Northwest Health recently completed a $4.5 million expansion of the behavioral health unit at Northwest Medical Center – Springdale, according to a Wednesday (Feb. 9) news release….
by - February 8, 2022 2:28 pm
ARORA named Mark Tudor as its new CEO. The largest organ and tissue recovery agency announced the news on Tuesday (Feb. 8), but Tudor started in the job on Jan….
by - February 7, 2022 7:02 pm
With positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 returning to pre-winter break numbers, the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education repealed a mandatory mask requirement reinstated Jan. 10 during a called…
