A new center offering comprehensive breast imaging services opened in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
The Breast Center is located on the third floor of the Cancer Institute and offers mammography, ultrasound, and image-guided biopsy. An MRI dedicated exclusively to breast imaging is scheduled be installed in the center later this year.
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary cardiovascular surgeons, part of the CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute, have received the highest rating for quality of care and outcomes for isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures from the distinguished Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). CABG procedures are used to treat coronary artery disease and only six to 10 percent of participating groups receive this highest three-star rating, placing the CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute among the elite cardiovascular surgery groups in the United States.
Providing COVID-19 vaccines for patients awaiting elective surgery could save 58,687 lives worldwide over the next year, according to results of an international study in which the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) participated.
The study findings, based on data gathered in 2020 by COVIDSurg Collaborative, an international network of surgeons, suggests that patients should receive a COVID-19 vaccine before surgery to reduce risk of postoperative death.
On April 11, UAMS Health will host its sixth annual forum – this time virtually -- to discuss Parkinson’s disease.
The Sunday event will run from 1-2:30 p.m. and is open to Parkinson’s patients, their caregivers and family members, clinicians, and anyone else interested in learning about the disease, treatment options, and research initiatives.
CHI St. Vincent, in partnership with Bradford Health Services, announces an addiction recovery program that offers the full continuum of care through an integrated approach that includes both outpatient and hospital inpatient components. The new program, located at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, marks a significant step forward for the hospital system’s 133-year healing ministry and recognizes the growing need for integrated, compassionate care programs that offer recovery support for addictive diseases in Arkansas.
