Medical Center of South Arkansas (MCSA) announced that it is joining the Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Nursery Alliance in a move that will directly coordinate care between neonatologists at ACH’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and physicians at MCSA in El Dorado. The collaboration elevates neonatal care for the region’s newborns and addresses one of the state’s most vexing health problems—infant mortality. For every 1,000 babies born in the state, eight die before their first birthdays.
November 5, 2018
Lawrence Greiten, MD, MSc, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine as a cardiothoracic surgeon and will practice at the Heart Center at Arkansas Children’s.
He will serve alongside Brian Reemtsen, MD, who took the helm as director of the Arkansas Children’s Heart Center last year.
November 5, 2018
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) received an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over the weekend on the five suspected cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in Arkansas. Of the suspected cases this year, three are now confirmed cases, while the other two have been determined to not be cases. These cases are part of the CDC’s nation-wide investigation of AFM.
November 5, 2018
Shane Speights, DO, dean, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State (NYITCOM at A-State), announced the formation of a new fellowship program in coordination with NYITCOM at A-State and the office of Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1).
November 5, 2018
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) focuses on the many ways parents can reduce children’s exposure to lead in their environment and prevent serious health effects from lead poisoning. To raise awareness of childhood lead poisoning prevention, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), along with other agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, participated in NLPPW during Oct. 21-27.
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