by - February 7, 2020 11:39 am
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. donated $2.5 million to Washington Regional Medical Foundation in Fayetteville to enhance and expand neurological and cancer support services at Washington Regional Medical System…
by - February 7, 2020 9:07 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its latest hospital ratings, and Mercy Hospital Fort Smith and Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers received the highest ratings…
by - February 6, 2020 9:52 am
Health care professionals and educators who are interested in learning more about the prevention, treatment and management of patients with an HIV/AIDS diagnosis are invited to attend the Delta HIV…
by - February 4, 2020 7:34 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the U.S. must help China combat the coronavirus outbreak and said the risks it represents show why the state must be prepared for an economic downturn….
by - February 3, 2020 4:56 pm
St. Bernards has launched a virtual care program called “St. Bernards Go.” Anyone in the state can download the St. Bernards Go app or go to stbernardsgo.com to connect with…
by - February 3, 2020 11:00 am
The American Lung Association gave Arkansas a failing grade in three areas and Cs in two others in a report released Jan. 29. In its “State of Tobacco Control,” the…
by - February 1, 2020 6:00 am
Secretary of State John Thurston gave approval to a ballot initiative that could allow voters to overturn a legislative act that broadened the powers of state optometrists. On Friday (Jan….
by - February 1, 2020 12:01 am
HealthTech Arkansas, along with ten healthcare providers — Arkansas Heart Hospital, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Arkansas Urology, Baptist Health, CHI St. Vincent, Conway Regional, Mercy, St. Bernards Healthcare, University of Arkansas…
by - January 30, 2020 3:35 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (Jan. 30) that Arkansas will explore a waiver for a block grant for its Medicaid program. The Trump administration announced earlier in the day that…
by - January 29, 2020 8:56 am
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas presented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a $68,357 grant to support continuing education for healthcare professionals. The grant…
by - January 28, 2020 3:32 pm
A lawsuit challenging the ballot referendum process has been dismissed by a Pulaski County judge. On Tuesday (Jan. 29), Judge Wendell Griffen dismissed the suit against the Arkansas Secretary of…
by - January 28, 2020 1:35 pm
Fourteen rural hospitals received Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield grants totaling $817,000 to fund their connection to a program enabling medical computer systems to talk to each other. The one-year…
by - January 27, 2020 8:13 pm
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas’s Northeast Region has donated $148,387 to Black River Technical College. Executive Todd Holt recently presented a grant check to BRTC President…
by - January 23, 2020 5:24 pm
Mercy Fort Smith has a new chief operating officer. Ryan Geib, of Pensacola, Fla., joined the hospital Jan. 6, replacing Juli Stec as the COO. Stec moved to vice president…
by - January 23, 2020 11:56 am
Arkansas political observers may be cross-eyed by the time all of the legal machinations between optometrists and ophthalmologists are settled. On Thursday (Jan. 23), the Arkansas Supreme Court denied a…
by - January 22, 2020 4:58 pm
NEA Baptist has announced it will expand its Outpatient Physical Therapy clinic location in Paragould by adding over 2,200 square feet. This additional space will provide treatment and traction rooms,…
by - January 21, 2020 12:32 pm
Kila Owens has been named President of St. Bernards Foundation. Owens, who has served as media relations manager for St. Bernards, brings 13 years of experience to the role. In…
by - January 20, 2020 4:36 pm
Dr. Cam Patterson, chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, says that by this Spring he expects a patient anywhere in Arkansas to be able to access a…
by - January 20, 2020 2:47 pm
Safe Surgery Arkansas, which is pushing a ballot initiative to repeal newly passed Act 579, says it has qualified for the November ballot, but the Secretary of State’s office said…
by - January 16, 2020 3:33 pm
Republican and Democratic Arkansas lawmakers formed a new legislative caucus focusing on early childhood well-being. The caucus will work with early childhood advocates to create an agenda for the 2021…
