Conway Regional Health System will hold its annual free prostate cancer screening and awareness program on Oct. 6 from 5-7 p.m.
The medical staff of the Arkansas Urology Clinic in Conway, along with other area physicians, Conway Regional employees, and members of the community volunteer their time for the screening.
The Arkansas Health Network (AHN), a physician-led, clinically integrated network (CIN) serving Arkansas patients, providers, and employers through a value-based approach to healthcare, saved Medicare $12.9-million in its latest performance year. Out of 16 accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program through CommonSpirit Health, a 21-state nonprofit health system that includes CHI St. Vincent, AHN earned the highest total savings as an individual ACO.
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs has received the Mission: Lifeline® NSTEMI Bronze Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer heart attacks.
After an extensive national search, Arkansas Children’s has named Pete Mourani, MD, as president of Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) and senior vice president and chief research officer for the state’s only pediatric health system. He will serve as the fifth president of ACRI.
David Caldwell, PharmD, of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently was selected by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for its Academic Leadership Fellows Program.
Caldwell, the new associate dean of academic affairs in the College of Pharmacy, was one of 24 members of college faculty chosen nationwide for the program.
