Kindred Healthcare, LLC and Mercy announced that they have signed a definitive agreement and created a joint venture to construct and operate a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital.
Groundbreaking is expected in the fall, subject to regulatory and other approvals, with construction expected to take 12 to 13 months. A location is being determined for the facility, projected to be 49,000 square feet and cost $23 million.
Mercy NWA invites those newly eligible for Medicare and their families to attend a free education seminar where options will be discussed. Mercy hopes residents will take this opportunity to learn more about Medicare.
Sessions are offered at the Mercy Clinic Community Room, 1 Mercy Way in Bella Vista. The sessions are held from 2-4 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.
To sign up for a session, visit mercy.net/NWAStart or call (833) 401-6425. For questions or more information, call Denise Tanner at (479) 314-4734.
The Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Youth Services (DYS) shuttered the Dermott Juvenile Treatment Center in southeast Arkansas as part of a plan to safely reduce the number of residential facilities it operates for court-involved youth.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Jay Gandy, PhD, as associate provost at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus effective Aug. 1.
As associate provost, Gandy will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to all academic programs in Northwest Arkansas. Gandy is currently the interim dean of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, where he has served since Dec. 31, 2018.
Clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities from the Department of Human Services (DHS) five Human Development Centers (HDC) took part in the first-ever Blue Umbrella Farmer's Market. They set up booths outside the DHS central office in Little Rock to sell produce they grew and harvested.
