August 31, 2019

The CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute announced a collaboration with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Penn Medicine to accelerate high-priority clinical research efforts related to heart surgery and implement novel approaches into surgical practice.

August 31, 2019

Choudhary, MD, MBA, was named chair of the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

August 26, 2019

Katie Beal, MD, and Amy Fry, MD, board-certified obstetrics and gynecology physicians, recently joined Northwest Women’s Specialty Group. The practice is located at 2900 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 240A, in Bentonville. They are members of the medical staff of Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville.

August 26, 2019

A group to help children ages 6-12 better cope with their parent’s cancer diagnosis is set to begin Sept. 10 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

CLIMB, which stands for Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery, will be offered from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesdays from Sept. 10-Oct. 15 at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

There is no cost to participate, and pre-registration is required. To register, call Carrie Calhoon, LCSW, at (501) 603-1612.

August 26, 2019

The Hospice & Palliative Care Association of Arkansas (HPCAA) announced that it received a grant from the Arkansas Cancer Coalition in the amount of $37,132.32 to implement efforts that support the Arkansas Cancer Plan. This funding source will help to promote advance care planning, which is important to all cancer patients.