by - July 6, 2015 12:00 am
Fort Smith Billed $500K for Trolley Accident
While the driver was cited for failure to yield with injury, some details indicate the driver might not have been at fault.
Tag: health care
by - June 22, 2015 12:00 am
Access and Affordability Are At Odds With The ACA (OPINION)
Data show that access to health insurance has been improved by the Affordable Care Act, but not that the law has had a long-term positive impact on reducing health care costs.
by - June 22, 2015 12:00 am
UAMS Welcomes First Class of PT Students
Officials with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences regional campus in Fayetteville on June 9 officially welcomed the first 25 students who will enroll in its new physical therapy doctoral degree program.
by - June 22, 2015 12:00 am
Breast Center First in State to Offer Higher-Res Mammograms
The Breast Center of Northwest Arkansas now offers second-generation digital mammography by Fujifilm.
by - June 22, 2015 12:00 am
Washington Regional Buys Land Across the Street for $4.3M
Washington Regional Medical Center has bought four parcels of land, with an eye toward future development to meet the rising demand for medical services.
by - June 18, 2015 4:32 pm
Eric Pianalto to Speak at Forty Under 40 Event
The luncheon will be held Aug. 18 at the Embassy Suites in Rogers. It is sponsored by Intrust Bank.
by - June 9, 2015 2:44 pm
UAMS Welcomes First Physical Therapy Students
Officials with the Northwest Arkansas regional campus of UAMS welcomed the first 24 students to the Doctor of Physical Therapy program Tuesday during an event that also reunited a longtime program supporter with the therapist who helped him overcome polio-induced paralysis as a teenager.
by - June 8, 2015 12:00 am
UA Team Wins at Tri-State Business Plan Competition
Kordate Solutions Inc., representing the University of Arkansas, earned $30,000 for winning the graduate division at the Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Collegiate Business Plan Competition in Las Vegas in May.
by - May 25, 2015 12:00 am
Therapist Fined For Leadership Coaching Without a License
Client complaints allege a Bentonville-based marriage therapist, while revving up a leadership counseling side business, crossed appropriate counselor-client boundaries.
by - May 25, 2015 12:00 am
ICARE Conference Coming To Rogers This Summer
The conference, set for July 1012 at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center, is meant to raise awareness and provide an educational update to front-line emergency health care practitioners.
by - May 8, 2015 8:32 am
USA Truck CEO Being Treated for Lung Cancer
On medical leave since April 6, John Simone says he does not have a timetable for a return.
by - April 20, 2015 3:55 pm
UAMS, UA Athletics Partner for States First Sports Medicine Fellowship
The states first sports medicine fellowship for family physicians will start this summer at the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
by - April 20, 2015 2:41 pm
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital Nearing Expansion Completion
The project is expected to be completed in September, adding 20 new private patient rooms to its existing 60-bed hospital at 153 E. Monte Painter Drive in Fayetteville.
by - April 9, 2015 11:32 am
UA Announces Honorary Degree Recipients for May Commencement
Frank Broyles and James Hildreth were announced Thursday as this years recipients.
by - March 24, 2015 10:36 am
World Gyms Closed; Landlord Alleges Unpaid Rent
Three World Gym locations in Benton County have suddenly closed, a little more than a month after a Bentonville developer filed a lawsuit against the fitness franchises local operators for unpaid rent.
by - March 16, 2015 12:00 am
Glucose Health Relocates HQ From Florida to Bentonville Plaza
The publicly traded company, previously headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, makes products to help manage Type 2 diabetes.
by - March 2, 2015 12:00 am
Affordable Care Act Taxes: Time to Pay or Play (OPINION)
In 2015, large employers will start being issued penalties for not offering employees affordable insurance coverage.
by - March 2, 2015 12:00 am
Navigating Health Reform is Getting Tougher (OPINION)
Where employee benefits and compensation previously occupied a bullet point in your annual business plan, it now requires its own compliance strategy.
by - March 2, 2015 12:00 am
Summit Medical Center Renamed As Part of Sparks Health System
The 103-bed hospital in Van Buren will be renamed Sparks Medical Center Van Buren.
by - February 23, 2015 9:34 am
Groundbreaking Scheduled for Fort Smith Osteopathic Project
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education announced Monday that officials will break ground March 3 on the proposed Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.