Healthcare

St. Bernards completes $7 million surgery suites expansion

St. Bernards Medical Center has completed a$7 million surgery expansion, adding three new surgical suites and shell space for a fourth. The expansion marks the first major surgery investment since…

Longtime UAMS official Amy Wenger joins leadership team at Walton medical school in Bentonville

The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) has hired Amy Wenger as vice president of finance and administration. AWSOM officials announced the appointment and a handful of other leadership…

Arkansas Children’s, UAMS awarded $3.2 million NIH grant

The National Institute of Health awarded $3.2 million to Arkansas Children’s and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to innovate new treatment options for children with rare vascular conditions….

UAPB receives $15 million for new nursing building

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) nursing program will receive a $15 million investment to construct a new academic building as part of a major federal legislative package,…

Expansion of St. Bernards Pregnancy Clinic complete

St. Bernards Pregnancy Clinic, which provides prenatal services to expectant mothers, has undergone a significant expansion in terms of space and services. The two grants come from the Blue &…

UA Pulaski Tech nursing program awarded $5.73 million DOL grant

The University of Arkansas–Pulaski Technical College will receive a $5,736,624 award from the U.S. Department of Labor to expand its nursing education program. The grant was secured in cooperation with…

Supreme Court rules in favor of River Valley Relief in marijuana cultivation license dispute

The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief (RVR) in a medical marijuana cultivation license dispute. The court reversed and remanded a lower court’s…

Judd Hill Foundation donates $1 million to UAMS Northeast Regional Campus to fight cancer

The Judd Hill Foundation pledged $1 million Thursday (April 11) to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northeast Regional Campus to fight cancer in the region, Trustee Mike…

BLS: Year-over-year inflation up 3.5% in March

Prices of goods and services were higher than expected in March with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 0.4% for the month and 3.5% higher year over year, according to…

State officials take steps to avoid spread of avian influenza in dairy cattle

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy herds in Texas, Kansas, Michigan, Idaho, and New Mexico….

CDC director visits Northwest Arkansas, meets with local health leaders

Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Monday (April 8) spoke with Northwest Arkansas health advocates about partnerships and funding the region receives…

Lyon College vet, dental schools still on track for ’25 start; Location close to finalized

Dr. Melissa Taverner, president of Lyon College in Batesville, said the timeline is still intact for a Little Rock campus for a dental and veterinarian school to receive its first…

Innovation fuel needed to ensure Arkansas moms survive and thrive

Although I haven’t birthed a baby, I am a dad who has been at my wife’s side during two very emotional and tense deliveries for the births of my sons….

Community Clinic expands reach through acquisition

Springdale-based Community Clinic, one of Northwest Arkansas’s largest primary care providers, has acquired seven of the nine clinics previously owned by Community Physicians Group (CPG) of Siloam Springs. The acquisition…

Lyon College to receive $15 million in federal dollars for dental and vet schools

Lyon College will receive $15 million in funding from the federal government that will be used to form the school’s new dental and veterinarian schools. The U.S. Senate approved a…

OrthoArkansas opens new Rheumatology Center

OrthoArkansas announced it has added a new Rheumatology Center with a team of rheumatology specialists with more than 20 years combined experience at the Little Rock-Midtown, North Little Rock and…

Mercy Fort Smith names new chief operating officer

Mercy Hospital Fort Smith announced Monday (April 1) that Jason Demke has joined the staff as the new chief operating officer. Demke replaces Ryan Geib, who left Mercy Fort Smith…

Health disparities in Arkansas and the importance of preventive care

April marks Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about racial and ethnic health disparities faced across the United States. Arkansas is home to many diverse communities, and unfortunately,…

The Venture Center, UAMS’ Bioventures launch healthcare accelerator

UAMS’ BioVentures has launched the ACTIVE Program in partnership with Little Rock-based The Venture Center to give socially and economically disadvantaged innovators (SEDI) in healthcare and technology opportunities to develop…

UAMS awarded $11.5 million grant for molecular interactions in cancer

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute received a five-year, $11.48 million federal grant to create the Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer (CMIC)….