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Arkansas Awarded $17M Grant to Support Maternal Health Initiatives 
UAMS, Partners Offer Comprehensive Doula Training
Gov. Sarah Sanders to Speak at Mental Health Day at the Capitol Jan. 29
Two Transplant Surgeons Join UAMS
Northwest Health Welcomes OB/GYN Tiffany Weathers, MD
Arkansas Children’s Receives $2M Grant from the Mabee Foundation
UAMS Receives $1.9 Million Department of Justice Grant  for Emergency Response Program in Little Rock Schools
Bird Flu Found in Second 'Backyard Flock' in Louisiana
April 1, 2024
UAMS Awarded $11.48 Million Federal Gran...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute received a five-year, $11.48 million federal grant to create the Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer (CMIC).

The grant was awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program. COBRE grants are awarded to establish centers of research excellence around a specific scientific theme that will ultimately become self-sustaining.

April 1, 2024
CHI St. Vincent Shares Plan for April 8...

CHI St. Vincent announced plans for its hospitals and clinics related to the April 8 solar eclipse, including expanded convenient care hours for some of its clinics in the path of totality. The move comes as CHI St. Vincent aims to provide healthcare to an expected influx of eclipse visitors to Arkansas while mitigating non-emergency visits to local hospitals.

April 1, 2024
New Chief Operating Officer Joins Mercy...

Jason Demke recently joined Mercy Hospital Fort Smith as its new chief operating officer.

Demke replaces Ryan Geib, who is now president of Mercy Southeast Communities in Missouri. Demke began his new position with Mercy on March 18. Most recently, he served as COO for West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell, Idaho, and previously was vice president of operations at Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

April 1, 2024
ArMOM Hosts Free Dental Clinic April 12-...

Arkansas Mission of Mercy (ArMOM) is holding its two-day free dental clinic at the Conway Expo Center April 12-13. At the clinic, dental services are provided free of charge by a host of volunteers and sponsors. In the past 18 years, tens of thousands of patients have been treated thanks to the support of dedicated volunteers.

The event is held from 6 a.m.-4 p.m., with patients starting to arrive around 3 a.m. The Conway Expo Center is located at 2505 E. Oak St. in Conway.

March 25, 2024
DHS Celebrates Arkansans with Developmen...

A ceremony was held March 25 to celebrate eight separate banners celebrating Arkansans with developmental disabilities on display on outside of DHS Central Office.

Leading the event were DHS Secretary Kristi Putnam, DHS Medicaid Specialty Populations Director Melissa Weatherton, and Arkansans featured on banners plus their families.