Kaylen Welter, a physician assistant, has joined Conway Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center.
Welter has practiced as a physician assistant since graduating from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock with a master’s degree in physician assistant studies. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in allied health from Hendrix College.
Christopher Johnson, APRN, recently joined the Washington Regional Hospitalists group, where he evaluates and treats hospitalized patients.
The Radiation Oncology Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received the highest national accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
The center, which is part of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, is the only radiation oncology center in the state to be granted full accreditation by the Society’s ASTRO Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®). The accreditation is voluntary and granted by ASTRO for a four-year term ending in November 2025.
Providing temporary, short-term respite care for individuals of any age with a disability or special need can be a real lifeline for full-time caregivers. But finding qualified respite care providers can be an obstacle. To help, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Arkansas Lifespan Respite Coalition have set up a free, online respite worker certification program.
CHI St. Vincent announced that Alicia Asbury, MD, has joined the team of pediatricians at the CHI St. Vincent Pediatric Clinic in Hot Springs. Asbury is now seeing patients at the clinic, located at 225 McAuley Court.
