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Arkansas Children's Hospital receives Magnet Redesignation
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
August 17, 2020
Dr. Kenneth Howell Joins the CHI St. Vin...

The CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute welcomes cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Kenneth Howell to the largest and most diverse network of heart specialists in Arkansas. Howell will begin seeing patients at the CHI St. Vincent Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, located at 5 St. Vincent Circle, Suite 501 in Little Rock. 

“We look forward to having Dr. Howell join our veteran team of heart surgeons who share a commitment to providing compassionate and excellent care for our communities in Arkansas,” said Marcia Atkinson, president of the CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute.

August 17, 2020
Conway Regional Health System Acquires ...

Conway Regional Health System has acquired Renaissance Women’s Center. 

Conway Regional Health System will manage and oversee all operations of Renaissance Women’s Center.  The providers who currently practice and who will remain at the location include Michael Wood, MD; Courtney Sick, MD; and Megan Moix, APRN.  Kala Slayton, MD, has also joined the practice.   

August 17, 2020
NYITCOM Medical Students to Ride with Me...

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University has reached an agreement with Medic One Ambulance that will allow third-year medical students to ride with the Jonesboro-based ambulance company as part of their emergency medicine rotation.  

August 17, 2020
Broadband Grants up to $75,000 Available...

Thirty grants of up to $75,000 each are available to help rural Arkansas communities apply for federal grants and loans to make broadband accessible to their residents.

The Rural Broadband I.D. Expenses Trust Fund Grant, sponsored by state Sen. Missy Irvin, is funded by the state’s Restricted Reserve Fund and federal coronavirus aid allocated by the Arkansas Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Steering Committee created by Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

August 17, 2020
Baptist Health Foundation Receives Donat...

Baptist Health-Little Rock recently introduced new technology to the state that was provided by Donna Terrell’s Yoga Warriors Fighting Colon Cancer organization.

The ERBEJET® 2 is a new dimension in hydrosurgery that allows for precise, selective tissue separation gently by waterjet. Blood vessels and nerves remain intact up to a certain pressure. The ERBEJET 2 dissects sharply and precisely with minimal trauma to structures such as vessels, nerves, and ducts.