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UAMS, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Forge Agreement to Expand Healthcare Education Pathways
State Medical Society Elects Officers
UAMS Receives $1M to Create Endowed Funds in Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Sisira Yadala, MD, Honored with AMS Best Faculty Award
Dorothy Snider Foundation Awards $110K Grant to UAMS College of Medicine for Scholarships
CARTI Cuts Ribbon on Heber Springs Cancer Center
Arkansas Children’s Names Alison Ziari, MD, as Senior VP of Practice Plan, President of ACPSO
Second Annual Baptist Health Stroke Walk is May 29 in Little Rock
December 18, 2017
Baptist Health Urgent Care Center Now Op...

Baptist Health Urgent Care-Cabot, Baptist Health’s fifth urgent care center, opened Dec. 11 in Cabot at 402 W. Main Street, next to First Baptist Church.

With no appointment needed, BHUC-Cabot patients are seen on a walk-in basis for a variety of medical needs, including asthma and allergies; flu, colds, and viral illnesses; bites, stings, and allergic reactions; sprains, strains, broken bones; burns; school, sports, and wellness physicals; immunizations and vaccinations; and Occupational Health services.

December 18, 2017
March of Dimes, Arkansas Hospital Associ...

Baptist Health’s labor and delivery units in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Arkadelphia, Stuttgart, and Hot Spring County have successfully reduced the number of medically unnecessary early births, giving more babies a healthy start in life, said the March of Dimes.

Baptist Health became the first system to receive recognition for all five birthing hospitals by developing and implementing policies and procedures to reduce medically unnecessary (elective) inductions and Cesarean deliveries scheduled before 39 weeks of pregnancy.

December 18, 2017
UAMS Research Grants Surge 53 Percent t...

Research funding at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) grew 53 percent during the last fiscal year, contributing to the Arkansas economy and bringing the potential to grow new businesses.

From $111.6 million in fiscal year 2016 to $170.6 million in fiscal year 2017, which ended June 30, the total amount of grant awards received by UAMS for medical and basic scientific research surged strongly.

December 18, 2017
Blue & You Foundation Awards Baptist...

Baptist Health was recently awarded a $60,000 grant from the Blue & You Foundation.

December 18, 2017
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Names Angie Lo...

CHI St. Vincent Morrilton has named Angie Longing its new director of nursing. In addition to this new role, she will also continue serving as chief nursing officer for Conway Regional Health System.