By Antoinette Grajeda - May 21, 2025 Published in Arkansas Advocate
The University of Arkansas has received $10 million from the Department of Human Services to develop a centralized Crisis Hub and Crisis Continuum for the state.
School of Social Work Director Johanna Thomas will lead a team of UA experts who will create the hub, which will serve Arkansans with behavioral health needs.
Saline Health System recently announced that Jayme Workman has been recognized as the hospital’s 2025 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of Lifepoint Health’s hospitals who “represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded: compassion, dedication, and a merciful spirit.”
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are partnering with the University of Pittsburgh to study whether calcium, vasopressin, or both, will help severely injured patients survive life-threatening blood loss early in treatment.
The CAlcium and VAsopressin following Injury Early Resuscitation (CAVALIER) trial will include approximately 1,050 people, ages 18 to 90. Patients who have traumatic injuries with loss of blood may be enrolled by participating emergency medical personnel during their transportation to UAMS or after arrival.
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Delta Population Health Institute (DPHI)launched its latest program to help new and expectant mothers.
The DPHI, which serves as NYITCOM at A-State’s community engagement arm, is hosting Maternal Health Learning and Care Communities in three East Arkansas communities this summer. The first took place on May 9 in Forrest City with 14 participants, six of which are currently pregnant. Events are also planned for Marked Tree and Marvell-Elaine.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $575,113 three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine the feasibility of using eye-tracking technology as a measure of the implicit word comprehension of autistic children who are minimally verbal or non-speaking.
