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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
March 11, 2024
Potter and Sanchez Join Washington Regio...

Madalynn Potter, PA-C, and Rebekah Sanchez, PA-C, recently joined the Washington Regional Brain and Spine Surgery Clinic, part of the J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute, where they provide care for patients with diseases and disorders of the brain, nervous system, and spine.

Potter completed a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Arkansas.

March 11, 2024
Mercy Arkansas Critical Access Hospitals...

Four of Mercy’s rural hospitals in Arkansas recently were named among the top 100 critical access hospitals in the country by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.

Mercy critical access hospitals in Berryville, Booneville, Paris, and Waldron are four of the seven Arkansas hospitals named to the list. The recognition is based on the Chartis Rural Hospital Strength Index, which assesses quality, outcomes, patient perspective, and cost.

March 11, 2024
Arkansas Children’s Celebrates Rare Dise...

Arkansas Children’s celebrated Rare Disease Day on the rarest day of the year, Feb. 29, by inviting the public to view the Beyond the Diagnosis exhibit and celebrate the beauty of children.

The state’s nationally ranked pediatric health system hosted a collection from the Beyond the Diagnosis exhibit featuring portraits of children from across the nation with rare diseases.

Two children from Arkansas have been added to this nationally traveling gallery, raising awareness about the diseases and research needed to help people who live with them.

March 4, 2024
NIH Clinical Trial Conducted in Part at...

A groundbreaking clinical trial sponsored and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and conducted in part at Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) unveiled a pioneering treatment helping children and adults with potentially life-threatening food allergies better tolerate peanut, milk, egg, wheat, and tree nuts.

March 4, 2024
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs Receives Cha...

CHI St. Vincent announced that CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs has won the Large Business of the Year award from the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. 

The 280-bed, faith-based, not-for-profit hospital received the award at the Chamber’s Annual Banquet and 2023 Community Service Awards on Feb. 1. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs President Doug Ross, MD, and other hospital team members were on hand to accept the honor, which the chamber awarded based on community service and leadership.