Baptist Health continues to expand access to healthcare by announcing the opening of its third urgent care center, which will be located at 1813 T. P. White Dr. in Jacksonville, across 167 from Wal-Mart.
Baptist Health, in a joint venture with Urgent Team, one of the Southeast’s largest independent operators of urgent and family care centers, currently has urgent care centers in North Little Rock and Bryant.
When Arkansas voters approved Issue 6 during the Nov. 8 election, legalizing the use of medical marijuana for 17 medical conditions, they simultaneously established a new set of issues for employers and healthcare providers. The state’s hospitals face double exposure to those issues, as both employers and providers, and must be prepared to understand the effects the new law will have for patients and employees in those facilities.
The 22nd annual University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Diabetes Update will be held Feb. 17-18 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Little Rock.
The symposium, presented by the UAMS Office of Continuing Education and co-sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Health, is open to health care professionals, students, medical residents and fellows. Sessions will focus on engaging and disseminating best practices to communities.
Endeavor Foundation has donated $2 million to Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) in Springdale. The gift will help ensure ACNW can provide essential programs immediately and deliver comprehensive, family-centered care close to home for every child who needs it.
Cyclists will gather Saturday, June 3, 2017 for the 14th Annual Tour de Rock, which benefits the work of CARTI Cancer Center in Little Rock, Ark. Funds raised through the cycling event will help CARTI assist with providing transportation, housing, and emotional and financial counseling to patients in need. Since its inception, Tour de Rock has raised $1.3 million.
When registering, cyclists can give the name of a friend, family member or colleague battling cancer and will receive a special bib to commemorate that person.
