by - September 15, 2023 2:43 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground Friday (Sept. 15) on the UAMS Health Orthopedics & Sports Performance Center in Springdale. The 31-acre site is situated south…
by - September 14, 2023 2:56 pm
The St. Bernards Foundation, which supports fundraising, volunteerism and community awareness for the nonprofit healthcare system, St. Bernards Healthcare, has named Lydia Parkey as its next president. She replaces Kila…
by - September 12, 2023 11:35 am
A $1 million grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to create a statewide program…
by - September 10, 2023 7:20 am
Arkansas’ Medicaid rolls fell by more than 72,000 in August, according to new figures released by the state Department of Human Services on Friday (Sept. 8). Arkansas is unwinding, or…
by - September 7, 2023 9:11 pm
The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation committed $2 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Thursday (Sept. 7). The gift will support construction of the $85…
by - September 7, 2023 5:44 am
Health care provider CHI St. Vincent announced Dr. William G. Jones as the new president of CHI St. Vincent Infirmary. Jones has been with CHI St. Vincent Infirmary as chief…
by - September 5, 2023 4:51 pm
Rosalind Brewer has stepped down as CEO of Walgreens effective Aug. 31 in what was a mutual decision with the board of directors, according to the company. She also resigned…
by - September 5, 2023 2:14 pm
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researcher Amanda Stolarz, Pharm.D., Ph.D., recently received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health…
by - September 3, 2023 9:06 am
Dr. Joe Thompson with the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) expects federal Medicare drug negotiations to expand in coming years as a more capitalistic and competitive approach to healthcare…
by - August 31, 2023 3:15 pm
Residents in Arkansas and 11 other states could see a Walmart pharmacist to diagnose and treat common ailments like strep and the flu without having to see a doctor. Walmart…
by - August 31, 2023 2:57 pm
Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas announced Thursday (Aug. 31) three new members to its 24-member board of directors. Joining the board are: Charan Dhaliwal, managing member, IPH Operational Enterprises; Ryan…
by - August 31, 2023 2:06 pm
Arkansas is not one of the states affected by a Medicaid enrollment process that a federal agency says is inappropriately disenrolling some children because it is conducting automatic renewals at…
by - August 31, 2023 12:32 pm
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced Thursday (Aug. 31) $1.3 million in awards to rural Arkansas communities to respond to…
by - August 29, 2023 3:55 pm
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $4.9 million grant to the University of Arkansas’ Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I3R). According to a UA news release Tuesday (Aug. 29),…
by - August 28, 2023 2:33 pm
Arkansas’ medical marijuana sales totaled $164.6 million in the first seven months of 2023, up 4.64% compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance…
by - August 24, 2023 5:43 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a gift from the estate of E. Lee Ronnel to create the Ronnel Family Endowed Chancellor’s Scholarship in the UAMS…
by - August 24, 2023 3:52 pm
St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center will adopt a newly established Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation on Sept. 1 to bolster emergency and outpatient services within Randolph County. The designation…
by - August 23, 2023 5:36 pm
Springdale-based Highlands Oncology, the region’s largest cancer-care provider, aims to bring an even higher level of care to Northwest Arkansas. The healthcare group took a big step in that direction this…
by - August 22, 2023 11:37 am
St. Bernards Medical Center announced an expansion of its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on Monday (Aug. 21), extending its bed capacity nearly 20% to 19 beds. The planned expansion…
by - August 17, 2023 6:49 pm
A $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Emergency Medicine to…
