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UAMS Invests Jorge Saucedo, MD, MBA, in Nolan Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine
Baptist Health Nurses Recognized Among Arkansas’ ‘40 Nurse Leaders Under 40’
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UAMS, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Forge Agreement to Expand Healthcare Education Pathways
State Medical Society Elects Officers
October 6, 2019
NYITCOM-Arkansas Donates Toys, Children’...

The bookshelves and tables in the waiting room at Community Clinic in Rogers are filled with new books, thanks to recent gifts from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas.

Staff members from NYITCOM-Arkansas in Jonesboro visited the Rogers clinic last week to donate toys and books that are in English, Spanish, and Marshallese. The donation will help to promote childhood literacy and encourage parents to read with their children. Medical students at NYITCOM-Arkansas perform clinical rotations at Community Clinic.

October 6, 2019
UAMS to Offer Free Depression Screenings...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be offering free screenings for depression Oct. 10 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the UAMS Medical Center lobby gallery for anyone age 18 and older. No registration is necessary.

October 6, 2019
Arkansas Department of Human Services Re...

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has filed requests to place three additional privately-owned nursing facilities into receivership to ensure the safety and health of the residents. The requests were filed in courts in the counties where these facilities are located. This action comes after surveyors from DHS’s Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (DPSQA) Office of Long-term Care spent several days monitoring these facilities along with two others, all of which are owned by the same private owner.  The owner has agreed to DHS’s request for receivership.

October 6, 2019
White to Serve as DHS Chief of Legislati...

Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Cindy Gillespie has tapped Mark White to step in and serve as the agency’s next Chief of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs starting in October, DHS announced Monday.

October 6, 2019
Senior Health Fairs Set for Fort Smith,...

The Medicare open enrollment process can be confusing, so Mercy is offering two free events in October to help answer questions about insurance and other senior health topics.

Aging Well Senior Health Fairs will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Immaculate Conception Church, 22 N. 13th St. in Fort Smith, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Bentonville Community Center, 1101 S.W. Citizens Circle in Bentonville.