Tag: health care

Northwest Arkansas Podiatry Center

Dr. Peter Xaysanasy opens his new business, Northwest Arkansas Podiatry Center, in Fayetteville to offer a family practice for foot problems.

St. Edward Pushes CEO and Web

Clients of St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith take their suggestions to the top.

Nursing Homes Face Quality Assurance Fee

Nursing homes seek funds for a new Medicaid payment system.

Springdale has Biotech Superman

Springdale native Kevin Clark, chief operating officer of ImmunoVision Inc., pushes biotechnology forward on professional and personal levels.

Beverly to Sell Up to $300 Million in Debt Securities

The nursing home operator files a shelf registration with the SEC to sell securities.

New CEO Promoted at St. Edward Mercy

Dr. John Hoffman, COO of the health network for three years, says he will stay the course set by his predecessor, Michael Morgan, by building “on what has been started.”

UA Board Approves Westark Merger

The Fort Smith community college would become the ninth campus in the University of Arkansas system.

Triad and What?s True

Triad Health Partners closes on property for construction of a new hospital in Bentonville.

New Hospital Has All But the Kitchen Sink

Johnson’s Willow Creek Women’s Hospital, scheduled to open in January, lacks one convenience: a kitchen. Meals will be catered.

Mercy-Rogers Buys 3-D Ultrasound Package

The medical center has added software and hardware worth about $45,000 to create 3-D imaging for its ultrasound equipment.

Podiatrist Opens Fayetteville Practice

Sara McCoy, a podiatrist, opens her first practice in Fayetteville ? Ozark Surgical & Medical Foot Care.

Innovators Change Face of N.W. Ark. Business

Northwest Arkansas has been blessed with a surplus of innovative business leaders over the years. Here’s a look at 12 up-and-comers.

QCA, Mercy HMOs Low in Weiss Ratings

Mercy Health Plans of Missouri and QCA Health Plan Inc. rate lowest in Arkansas on Weiss Ratings Inc.?s list of financially stable HMOs.

Beverly Enterprises Posts $22.4 Million Loss

Beverly attributes the loss to a pretax charge of $44.4 million related to increased reserves for patient-care liability costs, primarily in Florida.

Lewis Excels as Fayetteville Rainmaker

The Fayetteville business community calls him The Rainmaker, but John Lewis says no one individual has overwhelming power in his hometown.

Northwest Health Unleashes Personal Health Portal

A new online service could link patients, employers and doctors ? and help Northwest Health keep clients and increase market share.

Safe Foods Corp. To Open New Lab

Safe Foods Corp., the North Little Rock biotechnology company, is moving its research and development to Northwest Arkansas, where its research director is located.

Two N.W. Ark. Hospitals Get New Owners

Northwest Health Center and Bates Medical Center sell as part of Triad Health Partners Inc.?s $2.4 billion acquisition of Quorum Health Group Inc.

Employers Warned About Germ Season

Most workplace illness is caused by employees who come in while they?re sick, experts say.

Washington Regional offers new Watchman medical device

Sterling Bank opens a branch In Bentonville

Restoration plans begin with the historic Carnegie Library building

HVAC warehouse was the top Sebastian County property deal in July-October period