by - March 29, 2004 12:00 am
Adversity Made Area?s Centennial Club Stronger in Toughest Times
Twenty-six for-profit companies in Northwest Arkansas have had continuous operations for at least 100 years.
Tag: health care
by - March 1, 2004 12:00 am
Kids for Health Wins CCF Grant
CommunityCare Foundation’s first grant of 2004 has gone to the Kids for Health, a health education program for children, in the amount of $67,500.
by - February 16, 2004 12:00 am
Healthier Employees Do Wonders for Bottom Line
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield gets real about heart-disease risk and prevention.
by - February 16, 2004 12:00 am
Aimee Ellis Adds Lymph-drainage to Services
Aimee Ellis, a licensed massage therapist and chiropractic assistant, adds the title lymph-drainage therapist to her r?sum
by - February 2, 2004 12:00 am
A Call for Marker Control
According to the medical journal Pediatrics, the number of eye injuries treated in emergency rooms caused by paintball accidents more than doubled from 545 in 1998 to 1,200 in 2000.
by - January 19, 2004 12:00 am
Orthodontist Opens Third Office in Year
Orthodontist Dr. William ?Bill? Pickard left Monarch Dental Associates early last year and has now opened his third office in the area under the name Arkansas Orthodontics.
by - January 5, 2004 12:00 am
TrestleTree Inc. Branches Out
TrestleTree Inc., the Fayetteville health care firm, has ?graduated? from the Genesis Technology Incubator, consolidated its offices into one corporate facility and moved into about 4,500 SF of temporary lease space on Springdale?s Thompson Avenue.
by - December 22, 2003 12:00 am
St. Edward?s Doctors Test PDAs in Lab Coats
Sixteen doctors at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith are part of a pilot group for the Cerner Millennium Mobile system, using personal digital assistants they can carry in a lab coat pocket to record patient information.
by - December 22, 2003 12:00 am
Northwest Readies to Move NICU
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Northwest Medical Center of Washington County has plans to relocate to Willow Creek Women?s Hospital.
by - November 24, 2003 12:00 am
Weidman Counseling Provides Specialized Counseling Services
Nancy Weidman of Rogers opens a counseling office specializing in grievance counseling, child sexual abuse, and adult survivor sexual abuse.
by - November 10, 2003 12:00 am
Triad Partners With Sparks
Sparks Health System in Fort Smith agreed Oct. 28 to a partnership with Triad Hospitals Inc. to operate the health system and build a new hospital.
by - November 10, 2003 12:00 am
Income Drops for Triad Hospitals
?Doubtful accounts? led to a 68 percent decrease in net income for Triad Hospitals Inc. for the third quarter compared to the same three-month period in 2002, according to an earnings announcement on Oct. 27.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
WRMC Named Top Hospital
Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville has received the 2003 Consumer Choice Award for the Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Benton and Washington counties.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Advertising Blitz Promotes Northwest
Northwest Health System is promoting its three are hospitals in an advertising campaign that includes a direct-mail blitz.
by - October 27, 2003 12:00 am
Garrison Rakes in $11.7 Million, But Might Be Underpaid by Comparison
While most people?s salaries are confidential, the compensation for top executives of publicly traded companies must be reported in the annual proxy statement for all shareholders to see.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
Beverly Sells 13 California Properties
Beverly Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith on Oct. 2 said it has sold 13 southern California properties ? 12 nursing homes and one assisted-living center ? in undisclosed cash deals as part of its ongoing divestiture strategy.
by - October 13, 2003 12:00 am
$1 Million Gift Funds New MRI
A $1 million gift to Sparks Regional Medical Center in September was the largest single donation in the Fort Smith hospital?s history.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
Let?s Preserve Affordable Health Care Choices (Sharon Allen Commentary)
Sharon Allen, president and chief operating officer of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, says the company?s provider network arrangements offer Arkansans a wider array of choices than Blue Cross competitors.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
?Any Willing Provider? Law Needed (Randy Cason Commentary)
Randy Cason, CEO of Southwest Regional Medical Center in Little Rock, says Arkansas? ?any willing provider? law is needed.
by - September 29, 2003 12:00 am
Beverly to Open New Credit Line
Nursing home operator Beverly Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith on Sept. 18 said it will enter into a new $225 million senior secured credit facility, using some of the proceeds to pay debt.