Jessica Rivera, MSN, RN, FACHE, has been named the vice president of hospital operations for Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock.
Rivera received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and Lean Six Sigma certification from the University of Michigan.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is awarding $50 million of opioid settlement funds to Arkansas Children’s to pioneer one of the nation’s most ambitious research efforts dedicated to opioids’ impact on children.
The public is invited to join Baptist Health Foundation for “A Baptist Health Christmas,” a concert featuring national recording artist Ben Rector with performances by Chrissy P. and the Saint Mark Sanctuary Choir.
Presented by Compass One Healthcare, “A Baptist Health Christmas” will be held Dec. 2 at The Venue at Westwind, 7318 Windsong Drive in North Little Rock. The event is hosted by Miss Arkansas Cori Keller.
Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock recently opened a new unit that increases access to behavioral healthcare.
“This new unit is yet another significant investment by Baptist Health to improve access to behavioral health services,” said Cody Walker, president of Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock. “Within the last year, Baptist Health has opened a new outpatient behavioral health clinic, a memory care clinic, as well as a psychiatry residency training program all right here in North Little Rock.”
A $500,000 grant from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance will be used to create crisis response teams of Little Rock police officers and social workers that will be overseen by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) medical staff.
