January 3, 2022

Two new members have joined the Arkansas Children’s Foundation (ACF) Board of Directors. They are Trisha Montague and Jennifer Yurachek.

Montague and Yurachek join 35 ACF board members who represent statewide communities served by Arkansas Children’s. Both were elected to three-year board terms, beginning Jan. 1, 2022.

January 3, 2022

Mercy Sleep Center-Fort Smith opened new additions at the sleep center as part of a more than $2 million investment made by Mercy over the past five years to expand its sleep medicine program.  

January 3, 2022

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been designated a Center for Comprehensive MS Care by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The designation recognizes UAMS’ knowledge and expertise in treating patients with the potentially disabling disease of the central nervous system, and signifies a partnership aimed at connecting multiple sclerosis (MS) patients to the information, resources, and support that is available to help them live their best lives.

January 3, 2022

Elisabeth Brown, APRN, recently joined Washington Regional Harrison Family Practice where she works alongside Stacy Armstrong, DO, Shannon Brownfield, MD, Jean Ann Thompson, APRN, and Hannah Wilburn, APRN, to provide medical care for adults and children 13 years and older.

December 20, 2021

The 2021 Miracle Ball Matching Fund Drive, a shared project of Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary and Arkansas Children’s Foundation, raised more than $848,000 benefiting Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

With safety as a top priority amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event moved from an in-person gala to an online matching fund drive, raffle, and silent auction. This shift would not have been possible without Arkansas Children’s community of generous supporters and their passion for child health.