Tag: health care

Stuart Collier Commits To A Higher Level of Service

The licensed real estate broker and owner of Collier & Associates says hiring good people has been a consistent theme throughout his career.

Mercy Health System Claims Top 15 Spot

The health system credits shorter hospital stays, fewer complications and better patient outcomes for its ranking as one of the top-five large health care systems in the United States.

Physicians Still on Call

Several physicians have retained a collective 20 percent interest in what is now called Northwest Health Physicians Specialty Hospital.

Askew Estate Finds a Buyer

Fayetteville real estate developer and semi-retired oral surgeon, J.B. Hays, says he is planning to build a subdivision on a portion of the property.

Arkansas Childrens Hospital Sets News Conference at Arvest Ballpark

The 1 p.m. event will take place Monday, May 9, and include representatives from Arkansas Childrens Hospital, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Walmart Foundation.

Washington Regional To Include Areas First Ronald McDonald House

The house will be located on the top floor of WRMCs Women and Infants Center expansion, allowing families to stay just steps away from their hospitalized children.

Mercy Northwest Arkansas Announces $247 Million Expansion

The five-year investment will create 1,000 health-care jobs. One of the short-term projects is construction of a new, seven-story patient tower near the existing seven-story Mercy Hospital, just off Interstate 49 in Rogers.

HOG Clinical Research Advancing Cancer Treatment

Highland Oncology Group has been involved in hundreds of clinical trials over the years, researching treatments for lung, breast, ovarian and Hodgkin lymphoma cancers.

Birds of a Feather (EDITORS NOTE)

Little Rock-based company drawn to the favorable environment for entrepreneurs and startups that is on the rise in downtown Fayetteville.

Roller Weight Loss Facility Nabs Construction Award

The new facility on Rainforest Road in Fayetteville was recognized by the Associated Builders & Contractors Arkansas chapter.

Hospital Joins Ranks With Northwest Health

Physicians Specialty on April 1 became the fourth hospital to join the health systems network.

Forty Under 40 Alums Make Moves

Two Forty Under 40 alumni from recent years are starting new chapters in their careers.

Primrose Retirement Communities Plans 98-Unit Facility in Rogers

The move marks the South Dakota-based companys entree into the Arkansas market.

UA Entrepreneurship Team Wins Business Plan Competition

A University of Arkansas entrepreneurship team won the grand prize at one of the premier graduate student business plan competitions in the country.

Premier Dermatology Relocating in Bella Vista

The owner, Dr. Missy Clifton, is under contract to purchase a 3,600-SF building at 14 Riordan Road, a former bank branch that is owned by Louisiana-based IberiaBank.

Washington Regional to Open Urgent Care Center in Johnson

Urgent care centers are one of the fastest growing segments of the American health care system, according to a report from market research company IBISWorld.

Washington Regional Turns Dirt on $19M Facility

The four-story building in Fayetteville will accommodate a variety of healthcare services, according to a hospital news release. Some of those include urgent care, family practice, internal medicine, urology, endocrinology and gynecologic oncology.

NOWDiagnostics Inc. Moves Production From China to U.S.

The Springdale-based company has moved all of its plastic housing production to Arkansas, hoping to improve quality control and bring additional jobs to the state.

Washington Regional Turns Dirt on New Facility

Washington Regional Medical System is set to begin construction of a four-story, 66,000-SF building designed to accommodate a variety of healthcare services.

Mercy NWA Opens New Spine Center

The new service is led by orthopedic spine surgeons Dr.Gannon Randolph, the medical director of the center, and Dr. Chad Jones.

Coon Supper, pre-event reception scheduled for Jan. 10

Saline Health System names Amy Rice as new CFO

Farmers & Merchants Bank names Lee Ann Hoskyn to head marketing

769-acre Madison County preserve to be protected, opened to public