February 12, 2022

Next month, Arkansas Heart Hospital will open its first out-of-state facility at 3930 Galleria Oaks Drive in Texarkana. The 21,000-square-foot building will include a full-service cardiology clinic and, by early 2023, an ambulatory surgery center.

“Our expansion into Texas is yet another step forward in our mission to transform the health care landscape,” said Bruce Murphy, MD, CEO. “With our laser focus on delivering the highest-quality, most innovative patient care, we will continue to be a global leader with unlimited growth potential.”

February 12, 2022

Dominique Erly, PA-C, joined Washington Regional Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Clinic, part of the Washington Regional Walker Heart Institute, where she works alongside Charles Cole, MD, James Counce, MD, Robert Jaggers, MD, Russell Wood, MD, Kathleen Smith, APN, DNP, Caitlin Sutherland, APRN, and Rhagen Thomas, PA-C, to provide care for patients in the clinic and hospital setting.

February 12, 2022

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State (NYITCOM at A-State) continues to help Arkansas institutions fight COVID-19. 

Over the past two months, the Delta Population Health Institute (DPHI), NYITCOM’s community engagement arm, has distributed motion-sensor hand sanitizer stations and air purifiers to approximately 50 schools, daycares, and youth organizations throughout the region. 

February 7, 2022

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has been reverified as a Level I pediatric trauma center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

The Level 1 verification, which is the highest national trauma recognition, will last through December of 2024. This achievement honors ACH’s dedication to providing best-in-class care for injured patients from the prehospital phase through the rehabilitation process and marks the third time the program has been reverified. ACH is the state’s only Level 1 pediatric trauma center.

February 7, 2022

Jason Rounds, MBA, FACHE, CHFP, joined UAMS Health as chief administrative officer and associate vice chancellor for clinical finance for UAMS Health on Jan. 3.