September 7, 2026

Runners, walkers, and families can lace up their shoes and step into a world of peppermints and gumdrops to help raise money for Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) at the eighth-annual Race for a Healthier Tomorrow.

September 7, 2026

Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute-Little Rock (BHRI) recently installed a unique cross-section of an airplane fuselage, branded as “Sky BHRI,” complete with authentic passenger seats and overhead storage compartments.

September 7, 2026

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed Namrata Dogra, MD, and Benjamin Frazier, MD, as new physicians at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.

Both of the fellowship-trained physicians also serve as assistant professors in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Geriatrics.

September 7, 2026

Despite more than a year of efforts by CHI St. Vincent to reach a sustainable contract renewal, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas “has been unwilling to agree to a fair contract.” As a result, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas no longer considers CHI St. Vincent as part of its network.

August 31, 2026

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received nearly $12 million in funding under the THRIVE and PACT initiatives of the Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the awards with four UAMS programs receiving funding — Virtu-RURAL (Remote Upgrades to Rural Arkansas Locations), Stroke Pathways to Advance Rural Knowledge (SPARK), Specialty Telehealth Access for Rural Communities in Arkansas (STAR), and Arkansas Pregnancy Care Connect. Altogether, UAMS was awarded $11,991,204 in funding.