The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) will begin offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Local Health Units across the state.
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is available to anyone age 18 or older. The vaccine is given in two doses, one month apart. People will be scheduled for an appointment to return for the second dose when they receive the first dose.
Emily Sledge of Little Rock has joined Arkansas Urology’s Centerview Surgery Center as the new clinical director.
CHI St. Vincent North in Sherwood, home of the Arkansas Neuroscience Institute (ANI) established a new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in partnership with Advanced Monitoring Services. The new unit provides epilepsy patients and their physicians a suite of advanced neurodiagnostic resources including electroencephalograms (EEGs), long-term seizure monitoring, and ambulatory monitoring so patients can still benefit from real-time observation by board-certified staff within the unit even while at home.
The TBI State Partnership Program and the Traumatic Rehabilitation Resources Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host the “Exploring TBI Resource Workshop” on April 30 in an effort to connect Arkansans living with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) with necessary support.
The virtual event is free, open to the public and will be held from 2-5 p.m. To register, call (501) 686-6832 or visit tinyurl.com/RSVP-TBIAPRIL30.
CHI St. Vincent has implemented the full suite of Pulsara communication capabilities for coordinated teams to improve responses for every patient type, including ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) heart attacks, stroke, and other trauma care scenarios. Pulsara is a telehealth and communication platform that enables HIPAA compliant, dynamic networked communications between EMS, hospitals, and other healthcare providers for any patient event.
