Tag: health care

Function Dictates Form

Both Northwest Arkansas counties will soon host ?state of the art? facilities.

Tighter Security Measures Taken

There are numerous steps industries can take to better protect themselves from biological attacks.

Administration Breaks Ground for New Benton County Hospital

On Oct. 9, officials from Northwest Health System broke ground for a new 221,000-SF facility that will replace Bates Medical Center in Bentonville.

Beverly Announce Earnings Expectations

Beverly Enterprises Inc. officials expect earnings from operations, before special charges, of 13 cents a diluted share for the third quarter of 2001 and 14 cents for the fourth quarter.

Beverly Announces Plans to Appeal Ruling

Beverly Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith told the Associated Press that it will appeal a National Labor Relations Board ruling that the chain illegally laid off hundreds of employees following a 1996 strike in Pennsylvania.

The NW Arkansas Executive Compensation List

H. Lee Scott of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. tops the list of exectives.

Local Businesses Plan for Unlikely Situations

Workplace emergency-training exercises no longer seem like drills for imaginary traumas.

Billingsleys Donate $9.3 Million to UA, Children?s Hospital

George and Boyce Billingsley of Bella Vista will provide almost $8.4 million to the University of Arkansas to fund scholarships and endowed chair positions in four colleges and to assist the athletic department.

Washington Regional Names Women of the Year

On September 10, four women were selected as Northwest Arkansas Women of the Year by Washington Regional Medical System.

Family Foot Health Center Offers Podiatric Care

One and a half months after finishing her residency, Dr. Brooke Bisbee opened Family Foot Health Center in Rogers.

Wellness Program Inspires Good Employee Health

DaySpring Cards uses incentives to improve employee health.

Calling all Pets

Veterinarians in Northwest Arkansas are dog-tired of getting up in the middle of the night to tend to suddenly hurt or sick animals.

Siloam Springs Hospital Calls Off WRMC Talks

Following a meeting of the Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital board of governors, administrators announced that they have terminated discussions about a possible alliance with Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville.

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2001 40 Under 40

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2001 40 Under 40 list.

St. Mary?s Plans Cardiac Expansion

On July 6, Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas announced plans to add open-heart surgery and angioplasty services to the cardiac department at St. Mary?s Hospital in Rogers.

Doctor Designs Biventricular Pacemaker

This fall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will probably approve a new pacemaker designed for correcting a specific complication of congestive heart failure. But, a cluster of patients at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale couldn?t wait.