Healthcare

CHI St. Vincent opening heart clinic in Pine Bluff

CHI St. Vincent announced Monday (Dec. 4) the opening of CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic-Pine Bluff, a new satellite cardiology clinic led by CHI St. Vincent cardiologist Dr. Stephen Broughton….

AHCA announces 3rd cohort of graduates in medication assistant training program

The Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA) recently announced its third graduating class in its Medication Assistant–Certified (MA-C) training program. The program was designed to address a growing need for MA-Cs…

Reducing food insecurity the goal of a rooftop garden at Baptist Health-Fort Smith

Baptist Health-Fort Smith is growing fruits and vegetables in a new rooftop garden in hopes of addressing food insecurity among its patients. It’s the first of its kind in Arkansas,…

Blue & You Foundation distributes $3 million in grants to local Arkansas groups

The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas announced it is awarding 32 grants worth more than $3 million to organizations across Arkansas. The Blue & You Foundation is…

UAMS, Community Health Centers awarded $17.5 million to study, reduce prenatal inequities

A study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Community Health Centers of Arkansas, Inc. (CHCA) has been approved for a $17.5 million funding award by the…

Surge in virtual care brings increased privacy risks

In September, Costco became the latest retailer to venture into virtual primary care, offering its members $29 telehealth visits, $72 standard lab panels with consult, and $79 virtual therapy visits….

UAMS lands $17.6 million grant to increase primary care physicians

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $17.6 million federal grant renewal to further its goal of increasing the number of practicing primary care physicians in…

ATU, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education sign pathway agreement

Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University and Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) have signed an agreement that creates a “pathway” for ATU graduates to continue their studies at ACHE….

Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation awards more than $1 million in grants

The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation awarded more than $1 million in grants to improve the oral health of Arkansans. The foundation board of directors approved almost $502,000 in 2024…

Arkansas Children’s Northwest executive Diana McDaniel departs to launch consulting firm

A key healthcare executive at Arkansas Children’s Northwest has left the organization to launch a healthcare consulting company in Northwest Arkansas. Diana McDaniel of Springdale said Prosper Med will launch…

ACHI analysis shows naloxone prescription fills statewide quadrupled in 1 year

According to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI), prescription fills of naloxone in Arkansas quadrupled from FY 2021 to FY 2022, rising from 5,575 to 25,987. According to the…

NWA healthcare continues evolution despite challenges

The rapid population growth of Northwest Arkansas has created challenges for the region’s healthcare providers as they have struggled to keep up. Expansion efforts from Washington Regional, Mercy, Northwest Health,…

UAMS lands $1.54 million research grant for brittle bone disease

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has landed a $1.54 million research grant to study better treatments for osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease. The…

Deal for Lyon College’s vet and dental school campus in Little Rock falls through

The sale of the proposed Little Rock-based campus for the about-to-be-formed dental and veterinary schools at Lyon College in Batesville has fallen apart. OneHealth Companies, the school’s partner in the…

NWA, Fort Smith metro hospitals take on maternal mortality with statewide collaboration

Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro hospitals recently expanded their work to improve maternal health outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum. According to the most recent statistics assembled from 2018-2020, Arkansas…

Study shows Arkansas ranks low in lung cancer survival rate

Arkansas ranks among the bottom states where data is available in lung cancer survival rates, is in the bottom half in lung cancer screening, and has one of the worst…

Bentonville entrepreneur opens patient-centric orthotics and prosthetics clinic

As a high school student in 2010, Terran Gates embarked on an orthotics and prosthetics career (often called O&P) with a simple job shadowing experience at a local physical therapy…

Auria’s success and beyond: Namida Lab’s vision for tear-based cancer screening

Fayetteville-based biotechnology company Namida Lab Inc. is developing a pipeline of cancer screening products that use tear samples as the basis for the tests. Namida, the lab’s name, is derived…

Tech-savvy and compassionate: Alice Walton writes prescription for future doctors at Heartland Summit

Billionaire philanthropist Alice Walton is investing heavily in the future of healthcare. During an appearance Thursday (Nov. 9) to discuss the topic, she touted the importance of technology and artificial…

$50 million AG grant funding Arkansas Children’s opioid research center

A $50 million grant using national opioid settlement funds by Attorney General Tim Griffin will allow Arkansas Children’s Hospital to build the $70 million National Center for Opioid Research &…