October 6, 2019

Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Cindy Gillespie has tapped Mark White to step in and serve as the agency’s next Chief of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs starting in October, DHS announced Monday.

October 6, 2019

The Medicare open enrollment process can be confusing, so Mercy is offering two free events in October to help answer questions about insurance and other senior health topics.

Aging Well Senior Health Fairs will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Immaculate Conception Church, 22 N. 13th St. in Fort Smith, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Bentonville Community Center, 1101 S.W. Citizens Circle in Bentonville.

October 6, 2019

Brittany Clark, RN, of Baptist Health Senior Care Behavioral Health-Fort Smith recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

October 6, 2019

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Washington Regional Medical Center celebrated the investiture on Oct. 3 of Randy Shinn, MD, as the inaugural recipient of the Pat Walker Distinguished Chair in Senior Health at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale.

October 6, 2019

Northeast Arkansas children with heart defects now have a full-time cardiologist dedicated to their care at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Jonesboro Clinic, with appointments offered daily.