CHI St. Vincent has announced Tyler McDonald, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, has been named interim president of CHI St. Vincent Morrilton and vice president of Central Arkansas Operations. McDonald formerly served as vice president of Patient Care Services at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary.
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway has become the first hospital in Arkansas to successfully perform a procedure using the Genio® system for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Performed by Patrick L. Fraley, MD, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Otolaryngologist/Head and Neck Surgeon practicing at BHMC-Conway, this case marks an advancement in the treatment of OSA, particularly for patients who cannot tolerate or do not benefit from standard therapies like Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP).
The Genio system for OSA:
July 27, 2026
While the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is working to save the Proton Center of Arkansas (PIA) from closure, numerous obstacles continue to imperil the operation, said UAMS Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, MD.
“As a minority partner, UAMS is limited in the steps we can take to save the Proton Center of Arkansas,” Barnes said. “We are trying because we want to keep proton therapy as a treatment option for Arkansans. We will continue to try until we have exhausted all of our options.”
July 27, 2026
Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. is voluntarily recalling 1,589,577 dozen white shell eggs and brown cage free shell eggs produced in Texas because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
July 27, 2026
Jordan Greer, PharmD, MD, recently joined the team at Baptist Health Surgical Clinic of Central Arkansas.
A Conway native, Greer specializes in general surgery, bringing expertise in minimally invasive, laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques to the Little Rock community.
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