Lensey Scott, MD, a Conway interventional cardiologist, has joined the Conway Regional Cardiovascular Clinic.
Dr. Scott has been a member of the active medical staff at Conway Regional Health System since September of 2015. Effective Oct. 1, Dr. Scott became a partner with Conway Regional and the Jack Stephens Heart Institute at CHI St. Vincent and is currently in practice with Don Steely, MD.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Dan Rahn, MD, and Robert Hopkins Jr., MD, in the UAMS College of Medicine have been awarded Mastership in the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists.
Richard Turnage, MD, has been named vice chancellor for clinical programs for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and CEO of UAMS Medical Center, effective Dec. 1. He succeeds Roxane Townsend, MD, who left UAMS at the end of September.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing has received $100,000 to provide primary care services, with an emphasis on mental health, to older Arkansans.
Half of the money comes from the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education at the University of Minnesota, where the UAMS College of Nursing was one of 16 institutions chosen to receive a grant. The other half of the money is matching funds from the UAMS Office of the Provost.
The Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of County Operations (DCO) has expanded call center hours for Medicaid beneficiaries, with operators now available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday to answer questions.
“We are offering extended hours not only to address long hold times, but also to provide working families some flexibility so they can get their questions answered before school or after dinner,” said Mary Franklin, DCO director.
