September 29, 2019

CHI St. Vincent has appointed Qualenta Forrest as vice president of human resources to develop, prioritize, and lead human resources across the CHI St. Vincent health system. Forrest will provide strategic leadership over recruitment, talent management, employee engagement, employee orientation, employee relations, employee health, employee assistance, regulatory compliance, and compensation.

September 29, 2019

Jim Clardy, MD, has been appointed director of the UAMS Center for Graduate Medical Education (GME) in the Office of the Provost at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Clardy will work in this newly created position to galvanize statewide actions to increase medical residency slots and to ensure and improve the quality of new and existing training programs throughout the state.

September 29, 2019

The Arkansas Department of Health has re-designated Unity Health – White County Medical Center as a Level III Trauma Center as part of the statewide trauma system.          

Unity Health RN and Trauma Program Manager Margaret Duggan said the designation as a trauma center by the state of Arkansas demonstrates to the community Unity Health’s commitment to meet defined trauma standards set by the trauma section at the ADH.

September 29, 2019

Obstetrics and gynecology services are now available at Baptist Health Family and Pediatric Clinic-Van Buren. 

September 29, 2019

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is home to the first neurosurgery program in the state with BrightMatterTM, a surgical planning software for brain surgery.

The software helps brain surgeons protect important parts of the brain that control functions like the senses, movement, language, and memory through planning and interaction with compatible real-time navigation systems during surgery.