by - March 21, 2024 6:06 pm
Baptist Health has named Brandi Stewart the chief nursing officer for Baptist Health hospitals in Fort Smith and Van Buren as well as the system’s clinics in Fort Smith metro….
by - February 6, 2024 12:16 pm
Baptist Health College Little Rock has named Joel Hicks, EdD, RT(R), as the college’s new president, effective Feb. 5. Prior to joining Baptist Health College Little Rock, Hicks had served…
by - January 23, 2024 6:39 pm
Two existing members of leadership at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock have received promotions. Mackenzie Clyburn has been promoted to vice president of hospital operations at BHMC-Little Rock. Dr. David…
by - October 6, 2023 8:57 pm
Little Rock-based Baptist Health announced Friday (Oct. 6) it has reached a definitive agreement to add Drew Memorial Health System in Monticello to the Baptist Health system. The acquisition will…
by - August 1, 2023 12:34 pm
The Academies of Central Arkansas entered into a formal partnership between Baptist Health and two high schools within the North Little Rock School District. The partnership with North Little Rock…
by - May 18, 2023 8:29 pm
Baptist Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Thursday (May 18) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of a new cancer clinic and…
by - November 17, 2022 5:51 pm
Baptist Health named April Bennett, MSN, CHFP, RN, as the new president of Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. The announcement was made Thursday (Nov. 17). Serving as the hospital’s chief nursing…
by - July 5, 2022 1:18 pm
Baptist Health has made several leadership changes at its hospitals in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Malvern and Arkadelphia. The Little Rock-based hospital system announced the following appointments: Mike Perkins…
by - June 22, 2021 11:04 am
Baptist Health was born on Feb. 16, 1921 just as the nation was coming out of a global pandemic known as the Spanish Flu. One hundred years later, Arkansas and…
by - February 21, 2021 11:42 am
One hundred years of being in business is worthy of celebration, but in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic, Baptist Health CEO Troy Wells says it’s prudent to wait until safer…
by - August 23, 2020 12:55 pm
Baptist Health President and CEO Troy Wells said austere measures taken early in the COVID-19 pandemic have allowed the state’s largest hospital system to bring back furloughed workers and survive…
by - January 13, 2020 11:54 am
Baptist Health and UAMS dedicated a new building in North Little Rock that should help bring 120 or more new medical residents in a variety of fields. The Baptist Health-UAMS…
by - May 8, 2019 11:19 am
Sheila Williams, who most recently served as vice president and administrator at Baptist Health-Hot Spring County, has been named executive director of Baptist Health’s PACE program. Her new role will…
by - March 12, 2019 10:58 am
Little Rock-based Baptist Health system recently made changes to its executive leadership team. Doug Weeks, who previously served as the system’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, is now…
by - January 27, 2019 4:29 pm
Little Rock-based Baptist Health has named Brent Beaulieu as the system’s next senior vice president and chief financial officer. Beaulieu, who has spent 21 years in health care, joined Baptist…
by - January 24, 2019 1:24 pm
Baptist Health has opened two new community clinics in North Little Rock. Baptist Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic, 2501 Crestwood Road, Suite 204, offers a wide range of family medical…
by - December 9, 2018 10:43 am
Baptist Health CEO Troy Wells said his hospital system’s acquisition of two campuses in the Fort Smith region was tricky due to negotiations with a publicly-traded company, but he expects…
by - August 22, 2018 4:15 am
Arkadelphia-based Ouachita Baptist University and Little Rock-based Baptist Health announced a partnership Tuesday (Aug. 21) to address the shortage of nurses in the state and region. OBU recently received approval…
by - July 18, 2018 3:36 pm
For the third time in less than 10 years, Sparks Health System will have a new owner. Little Rock-based Baptist Health System has agreed to acquire the Fort Smith hospital…
by - September 9, 2016 3:59 pm
The $156 million Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway was dedicated Friday (Sept. 9) in a ceremony at the campus. The 260,000-square-foot hospital employs about 325 and will eventually employ more than…
