October 31, 2016

Lauren Blansett, an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN), has joined Conway Regional Health System. She is in practice at Greenbrier Family Medicine with James Fulmer, MD, and Jarrod Jerry, APRN.

October 31, 2016

Pebbles Fagan, PhD, MPH, has been named director of the Center for the Study of Tobacco at the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

October 31, 2016

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing will offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program, beginning in fall 2017, to help address the state’s need for more health care providers.

October 31, 2016

Baptist Health Home Health Network-Heber Springs announced that it has been named a 2016 Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing healthcare organizations that have consistently achieved the 95th percentile or above of performance in Patient Experience.

October 31, 2016

Arkansas Children’s Hospital has named Ann Kruger, RN, MBA, to the position of vice president of Primary Care Services. The announcement was made by Arkansas Children’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chanda Cashen Chacón, MPH, FACHE.