Tag: health care

Petra eyes Don Tyson Parkway property

Springdale-based Petra Allied Health in June bought a 2.5-acre lot on the west side of the Interstate 49/Don Tyson Parkway interchange.

Ascendant Dx involved in a unique breast cancer screening in New Zealand

The research company, whose signature product is a screening tool that finds breast cancer markers in teardrops, is teaming with the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation and one of the countrys commercial television stations for a public awareness event being dubbed The Breast Cancer Screenings.

Low unemployment rate hindering NWA growth

A 2.8 percent unemployment rate is problematic when the regional healthcare sector alone is slated to add 1,500 new jobs in two years.

Arkansas Childrens Celebrates Topping Out of NWA Campus

Little Rock-based healthcare organization Arkansas Childrens Hospital celebrated the topping out Wednesday (Sept. 28) of its $428 million Arkansas Childrens Northwest campus in Springdale.

Mercy NWA Buys 31 Acres in Springdale For Medical Campus

Mercy Northwest Arkansas has acquired 30.89 acres in Springdale west of Interstate 49 for $13.6 million. The nonprofit healthcare system plans to build a multi-specialty medical campus on North 48th Street, south of Elm Springs Road.

Hunt Family Donates $1M to Arkansas Childrens

Every child deserves the opportunity to reach his or her full potential, Johnelle Hunt said.

Walton Family Foundation Gifts $3M to Childrens Hospital Campus

A $3 million gift from the Walton Family Foundation will be used to establish the Amelia Faulk Labyrinth and Nature Trail at Arkansas Childrens Northwest in Springdale.

LineGard Med Changes Name, Announces Distribution Agreement

The Fayetteville-based maker of a break-away technology preventing dislodgement and pullouts of IVs and feeding tubes has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with a medical distributor that can sell to more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals.

Hogs Extend Partnership With AOS Through 2020

The University of Arkansas extended its contract with Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists through 2020.

Pat Walker, Benefactor of Numerous Causes, Dies at 97

Walker and her late husband, Willard Walker, were the co-founders of the nonprofit Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation.

Peter Kohler, Vice Chancellor at UAMS Northwest, to Retire

On Dec. 31, Peter Kohler, the vice chancellor of the Northwest Arkansas regional campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will retire. Pearl McElfish, director of the Office of Community Health and Research and co-director of the Center for Pacific Islander Health, will also assume a new leadership at the Fayetteville campus.

Northwest Health Changes Name, Adds Siloam Springs Hospital to Network

Northwest Health System has changed its name to Northwest Health and added Siloam Springs Regional Hospital to its network of hospitals, making the health care network one of the largest in the state.

Health and Retail: A 21st Century Marriage

Changes and opportunities abound when combining wellness and in-store purchasing.

Arvest Bank Backing Memory Care Center in Rogers (REAL DEALS)

Grand Brook Memory Care is planned for a 5.06-acre lot at the northwest corner of South Pinnacle Hills Parkway and West Pleasant Grove Road.

Cranes Flocking in NWA (EDITORS NOTE)

The areas economic boom is undeniable.

Hospital Goes Public with $70M Fundraising Campaign

Arkansas Childrens Hospital announced the fundraiser for the planned Northwest Arkansas campus on Aug. 5.

Construction Start Near For $7.75M Memory Care Facility in Rogers

Constant Care Management Co. of Plano, Texas, has received approval from the city for its large-scale development at the northwest corner of West Pleasant Grove Road and the recently extended South Pinnacle Hills Parkway. Construction should begin by the end of the month.

Walmart Foundation Gives $750,000 To NWA Residency Program

The gift will support the Northwest Arkansas Community Internal Medicine Residency Program, a partnership of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Mercy Health System Northwest Arkansas and Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks.

Arkansas Childrens Launches $70M Campaign For Springdale Hospital

Officials from Little Rock-based health care organization Arkansas Childrens Hospital, alongside lead investors and patient families, announced Friday night the official launch of the public capital campaign for the new hospital campus in Springdale. To date, $53 million in commitments has been secured.

Tyson Family, Tyson Foods Give $15 Million to Childrens Hospital

The donation is the largest single donation in the 104-year history of Arkansas Childrens Hospital.

Commerce Secretary sees Arkansas bucking economic uncertainty for now

Washington Regional aiming for Level I trauma center, CEO discusses healthcare financing

Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison to speak at UAFS

Onyx Coffee Lab sees growth in Northwest Arkansas, beyond