Tag: health care

Physician Group Buys East Fayetteville Plaza

East Side Plaza in Fayetteville sold to physician group for $1.5 million.

Meeting Planning Done in A Moment?s Notice

Shering Oncology Biotech hires Fayetteville event planner.

Let Market Forces Choke Out Smoke

Market should decide what restaurants should allow in the way of smoking.

Collier Merges with Valley Drug

Collier Drug Stores of Fayetteville merged in May with Valley Drug in Prairie Grove to form Collier-Valley Drug in that town.

Hispanic Diabetes Program Fostered in Poplar House

St. Mary?s Hospital in Rogers continues its diabetes outreach to Latinos by offering free glucose screenings through Poplar House Clinic.

Medicare Change Threatens Ambulance Companies

Under a new Medicare reimbursement rule, 10 to 15 of the state?s 224 licensed ambulance companies might go out of business, says the Arkansas Ambulance Association.

North Hills Breast Center Receives Accreditation

For the second consecutive term, the North Hills Imaging and Breast Center earned stereotactic breast biopsy accreditation from the American College of Radiation.

Foundation Gives Its First Grant in Carroll County

The Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation awards its first grant in Carroll County.

NW Medical Hosts New Heartburn Relief

A gastroenterologist at Northwest Medical Center recently performed the first two EndoCinch System endoscopic procedures in Arkansas.

CommunityCare Gives Next Round

Totaling $1.86 million, the first round of CommunityCare Foundation Inc. grants for 2001 was issued May 22 benefiting Benton and Washington counties.

CEOs, Golfers Can Learn From Biofeedback

HealthSouth Rehab in Fayetteville uses technology to reduce stress and improve sporting.

Central EMS Shuttles Emergencies for Fayetteville

Fayetteville?s Central EMS is prepared for emergencies.

Willow Creek Now Uses Teleradiology

Teleradiology links Willow Creek Women?s Hospital in Johnson with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Do It For Them; Start Now

Our average reader is 47.5 years old, makes an annual income of $166,000 and is twice as likely to die from heart disease as someone just 10 years younger.

Flying in Healthy Skies

As aviation medical examiners, 10 doctors in Northwest Arkansas fulfill the niche need to medically certify pilots and air-traffic controllers.

Three Heart Surgeons Serve Metro Area

Northwest Arkansas got its first heart surgeon in 1988. Now, three surgeons serve the area.

Mercy Hip to Internet Privacy Changes

The health care industry says the major, new privacy rules for personal health records will cost them billions.

Area Latinos Too Young to Keep Diabetes Program

St. Mary?s Hospital in Rogers will shut down its Hispanic diabetic outreach June 30 for lack of funding.

Local Physicians Benefit from MSI

Local medical clinics combine experience to form cost-efficient operations.

Laser Beauty & Skin Care Sells Hair Removal

Registered nurse Jacqueline Sence recently opened Laser Beauty & Skin Care, a hair-removal salon located in the Village on the Creeks Athletic Club in Rogers.

Cemetery support issue back before the Fort Smith Board

Little Rock author highlights journey at entrepreneurship conference

UCA board discusses proposed multipurpose arena

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ‘Oceanscape’ playground work begins, Mercy stroke program renewed