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UAMS Mobile Health Units Now Feature Internet Access
Donation of $100K to Create Scholarship in UAMS College of Medicine
CHI St. Vincent Reaches Agreement with UnitedHealthcare
CARTI Fundraiser Supports Those Facing Cancer
UAMS, Washington Regional Approved for Residency Programs
Baptist Health Using Ion Robot for Lung Cancer Treatment
UAMS, Partners Building CHW Workforce Amid Passage of the Community Health Worker Act
Arkansas Continues Summer EBT Program
June 10, 2024
CHI St. Vincent’s Angie Longing Awarded...

CHI St. Vincent announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive Angie Longing has been awarded the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award. The prestigious award from the DAISY Foundation honors extraordinary nurses who have devoted their life to the compassionate care of others and have significantly contributed to the nursing profession. 

June 10, 2024
Baptist Health Now Utilizing da Vinci Xi...

Baptist Health is now performing bariatric surgery with the da Vinci Xi surgical system by Intuitive. The system is designed with the goal of further advancing technology used in minimally invasive care. 

June 10, 2024
UAMS, ACH Pediatric Mental Health Progra...

The Arkansas Mental Health Access for Pediatric Primary Care (ARMAPP) program is presenting the 2024 School-Based Mental Health Symposium from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. July 31 at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital are partnering to improve access to mental health education and resources in pediatric primary care settings and schools.

June 10, 2024
Baptist Health to Host Free Cooking Clas...

Get ready to learn how to make healthy chicken tacos and homemade salsa at the next Cooking With Community Outreach class on June 13. 

Cooking with Community Outreach classes are taught by registered dietitian Samantha Stadter and designed to help you gain confidence in the kitchen and learn about the foods you love to eat. The class will prepare, cook and taste different dishes using a variety of ingredients. Each student will leave class with written recipes and tips, and best of all — the Baptist Health Community Outreach staff will handle kitchen clean up. 

June 10, 2024
Grants to Assist Mercy Arkansas Hospital...

Amid an ongoing nursing shortage around the country, recent grants awarded to Mercy Hospitals will help create additional opportunities to recruit, retain, and educate nurses in Arkansas.

Through the Arkansas Linking Industry to Growing Nurses (ALIGN) Program, the Arkansas Office of Skills Development recently awarded $20.4 million to 19 Arkansas two- and four-year colleges and universities through collaborations with healthcare systems. Funding for the ALIGN grants is through the America Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and must be used by the end of 2026.