August 10, 2026

CARTI recently marked the first commercial clinical use of RenovoCath®, a patented, FDA-cleared device that enables local chemotherapy delivery near a tumor site rather than traditional systemic intravenous administration. The not-for-profit provider began leveraging RenovoCath® to treat a patient with sarcoma—a cancer that starts in the soft tissues or bones—in late June 2026 at CARTI Cancer Center Little Rock. 

August 10, 2026

The University of Arkansas System, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Jefferson Hospital Association (Jefferson Regional) in Pine Bluff announced they have successfully finalized a membership substitution agreement. Under this new affiliation, the University of Arkansas’ Board of Trustees officially becomes the corporate member of Jefferson Regional’s parent corporation, Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc.

August 3, 2026

Endocrinologist Freddy Toloza Bonilla, MD, MHSc, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor for the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism within the College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine.

Toloza Bonilla is an endocrinologist specializing in thyroid and parathyroid disorders, with expertise in thyroid cancer. He provides care for patients with thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, and parathyroid disease.

August 3, 2026

CHI St. Vincent announced a new $1 million gift from Grace and John Steuri in support of the upcoming Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. The gift from the Steuri family will benefit the Anthony Center’s structural heart program. This $1 million gift is the third major donation for the Anthony Center, following two matching $5 million gifts from John Ed and Isabel Anthony, and from Boots and Alan Warrick.

August 3, 2026

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of a new neurology clinic — this one focused on multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and headache patients — in the Doctors Building at 500 S. University Ave in Little Rock.

The UAMS Health Neurology Clinic occupies 9,459 square feet on the building’s second floor.