by - January 14, 2021 5:10 pm
Hospitalizations, ventilator use and active cases declined in Thursday’s (Jan. 14) report from the Arkansas Department of Health, but the number of school districts with high infection rates among district…
by - January 14, 2021 9:22 am
The COVID-19 pandemic has created momentum for permanently expanding telemedicine and some medical professions’ scopes of practice, Arkansas state legislators say. Meanwhile, the Arkansas Works program again will be an…
by - January 13, 2021 5:01 pm
While active COVID-19 cases declined, Wednesday’s (Jan. 13) Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) report shows another 65 Arkansans died from the virus in the previous 24 hours. The ADH report…
by - January 12, 2021 6:43 pm
Hospital capacity in Fort Smith is better than it was last week, but with 401 new COVID-19 cases reported in Sebastian County Tuesday (Jan. 12) the virus remains far from…
by - January 12, 2021 3:03 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Jan. 12) said the state will accelerate vaccine availability for older Arkansans and those in education. The updated vaccine push comes as University of Arkansas…
by - January 11, 2021 5:23 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations reported Monday set a new record, rising by 31 to 1,371, according to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). The department also reported that available ICU beds statewide…
by - January 11, 2021 4:16 pm
St. Bernards Medical Center has received approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to begin providing hospital-level care within…
by - January 8, 2021 4:30 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) on Friday (Jan. 8) reported that more than 7,000 Arkansans received a vaccine shot, but that COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 16 to again set…
by - January 7, 2021 5:21 pm
With active confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases setting new records almost each day, it’s no surprise that more school districts are in high contact areas, and a record number of…
by - January 7, 2021 2:21 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the state of Arkansas and Northeast Arkansas has not been spared. In an attempt to stymie the spread, new Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver…
by - January 6, 2021 5:13 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations declined after several days of posting daily records, but active confirmed and probable cases rose by 684 to another daily record of 25,092, according to Wednesday’s report from…
by - January 6, 2021 9:53 am
Arkansas enters 2021 “on Normandy beach” – on the counterattack and establishing a beachhead, but with difficult battles still ahead. Dr. Joe Thompson, president and CEO of the Arkansas Center…
by - January 6, 2021 9:43 am
CARTI announced Wednesday (Jan. 6) the opening of its newest specialty clinic, CARTI Urology, and the acquisition of South Arkansas Urology in Pine Bluff. Financial terms of the transaction were…
by - January 5, 2021 5:45 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith has been awarded a $193,553 Degen Foundation grant for equipment for the Sterilization Core Research Facility in the new ACHE Research Institute…
by - January 5, 2021 3:14 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Jan. 5) the estimated 180,000 Arkansans in the first vaccine phase should receive those doses by the end of January, and is tasking the Arkansas…
by - January 4, 2021 6:34 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations again set a new daily record in Monday’s (Jan. 4) Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) report, rising by 62 to 1,296. Available ICU beds fell from 58 on…
by - January 3, 2021 10:28 am
CARTI, the Little Rock-based nonprofit cancer treatment center, has added three new locations in south Arkansas in recent years and more expansion may be forthcoming. Adam Head, CARTI CEO since…
by - December 30, 2020 4:39 pm
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson said the Little Rock hospital is adding new emergency department space in an adjacent parking deck and may double up…
by - December 29, 2020 2:55 pm
With hospitalizations and deaths continuing to set new daily records, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he is “not satisfied with the pace” of vaccinations in the state. He also warned the…
by - December 28, 2020 4:37 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped a record 62 to set a new daily record of 1,155, according to Monday’s (Dec. 28) report from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). The ADH also…
