The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is organizing all of its clinical enterprises in Little Rock and around the state under the UAMS Health umbrella.
“UAMS is more than a hospital, it is more than a university and it is more than cutting-edge research,” said Chancellor Cam Patterson, MD, MBA. “We are a health system — one that serves all of the state — and this reorganization demonstrates our commitment to providing quality healthcare to all Arkansans.”
If it’s time for your annual mammogram, you may qualify to take part in a national research study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
TMIST (Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial) compares two standard breast cancer screening methods—tomosynthesis (3D) mammograms and digital (2D) mammograms. The study is designed to help researchers determine whether one method is better than the other at finding life-threatening breast cancers.
The bookshelves and tables in the waiting room at Community Clinic in Rogers are filled with new books, thanks to recent gifts from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas.
Staff members from NYITCOM-Arkansas in Jonesboro visited the Rogers clinic last week to donate toys and books that are in English, Spanish, and Marshallese. The donation will help to promote childhood literacy and encourage parents to read with their children. Medical students at NYITCOM-Arkansas perform clinical rotations at Community Clinic.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be offering free screenings for depression Oct. 10 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the UAMS Medical Center lobby gallery for anyone age 18 and older. No registration is necessary.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has filed requests to place three additional privately-owned nursing facilities into receivership to ensure the safety and health of the residents. The requests were filed in courts in the counties where these facilities are located. This action comes after surveyors from DHS’s Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (DPSQA) Office of Long-term Care spent several days monitoring these facilities along with two others, all of which are owned by the same private owner. The owner has agreed to DHS’s request for receivership.
