Video: Winners of the 2020 Health Care Heroes Awards
by Arkansas Business Staff – 3 days ago
Arkansas Business is proud to present the winners of its 2020 Health Care Heroes awards.
Health Care
Update: Baptist Health to Begin Furloughing Workers
4 days ago
Baptist Health will begin furloughing workers this week in an attempt to slash costs as patients cancel procedures and testing, creating “a serious financial strain” on the state's largest health care system.
Telemedicine Tipping Point Seen as Virus Alters Care
6 days ago
COVID-19 has turned the world upside down, but it is also ushering telemedicine into widespread acceptance in Arkansas.
Arkansas Urology Announces Launch of Nonprofit Foundation
Arkansas Urology this week announced the launch of its nonprofit Arkansas Urology Foundation. read more >
State Gets PPE, Hand Sanitizer from L'Oreal
The state got its first shipment of hospital personal protective equipment that was not from the national stockpile, and it could get 30 days worth of PPE as soon as next week, UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson says. read more >
Arkansas Lawmakers to Meet Again Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Arkansas lawmakers will meet as planned for this year's legislative session amid the coronavirus outbreak, but leaders hope to wrap up work in less than two weeks, the state Senate's president said Friday. read more >
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Announces Furloughs
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center of Harrison will furlough about 35 workers to cut expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Virus Diaries: Arkansas Urology Aims to Take Pressure Off Health Care System
Arkansas Urology has sent about 40% of its 300 employees home to work and taken several steps to protect patients and help prevent the state's health care system from becoming overwhelmed. read more >
Resource Guide: Financial Tools, Aid for Businesses Hurt by COVID-19
Arkansas Business is regularly updating this page with links and contact information for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Resisting Calls for Stay-At-Home Orders, Governor Says Targeted Approach is Working
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says Arkansas' targeted response to the COVID-19 pandemic is working, addressing concerns about the state being the only one in the South that hasn't issued a stay-at-home order. read more >
Buffalo National River Closed Over Coronavirus Concerns
The Buffalo National River was temporarily closed Thursday because of coronavirus concerns, and a second Arkansas lawmaker tested positive for the virus. read more >
Arkansas State Representative Tests Positive for Coronavirus
A member of the Arkansas House said Wednesday he's tested positive for the coronavirus and state health officials reported two more people have died from the outbreak. read more >
State Partners with Walmart, Quest Diagnostics on Drive-Thru Testing
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces a partnership with Walmart Inc. of Bentonville and Quest Diagnostics of Secaucus, New Jersey, to install a drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility in Bentonville. read more >
Virus Diaries: Chenal Family Therapy Founder Encourages Execs to Get Vulnerable
Ken Clark's business has already taken a hit, and it will get worse. But unlike too many other executives, Clark already knows techniques for navigating the psychological stress of making business decisions during a crisis. read more >
UAMS Department Chair Named President of National Association
Dr. C. Lowry Barnes, chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, took office as the 30th president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons during its board of directors video conference on March 25. read more >
Delta Dental Offers $7M in COVID-19 Help
Delta Dental of Arkansas is providing financial help to dental clinics and nonprofits that are helping communities during the COVID-19 outbreak. read more >
Waking Up in a New Army of the Unemployed
Thousands of Arkansans who lost their jobs as the COVID-19 disease outbreak shut down businesses are seeking unemployment aid. read more >
Arkansas Businesses Should Prepare Now to Apply for Federal Aid
Businesses can begin preparing now to apply for assistance under the federal rescue package signed last week by President Trump, but it will be about two weeks before they can turn in their paperwork. read more >
Walmart to Begin Temperature Screening of Employees
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville says it will begin screening employees for signs of illness before they begin their shifts. read more >
Governor Forms Committee to Guide Use of $1.25B CARES Act Funds
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday that he had signed an executive order forming a 15-member steering committee to direct $1.25 billion in federal funds the state expects to receive to combat the coronavirus outbreak. read more >
Coronavirus Deaths Rise to 6, Cases to 426 in Arkansas
The number of coronavirus deaths in Arkansas has risen by one to six, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and state Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith said Sunday. read more >
Pandemic Produces Pickup in Pot Purchases 
State officials confirm a significant spike in medical marijuana sales, which has seen significantly bigger purchases by cannabis patients since the coronavirus outbreak. read more >
Fed Projects Decade's Fastest-Growing Occupations
Employment in the United States is forecast to grow by 8.4 million jobs to 169.4 million jobs during the decade of 2018-28, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Or it was; the report was released months before the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread job losses. read more >
Preston: Arkansas Ready to Serve Employers, Workers
Arkansas Commerce Secretary Mike Preston says the COVID-19 pandemic is an “unprecedented” challenge to the state's economy, but the state is in a good position to cushion the blow to businesses and employees. read more >
COVID-19 Provides Lessons for Arkansas' Universities
Arkansas universities scramble to move their academic courses online so students can finish the current semester. read more >
The Last Epidemic (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Every graph is still showing exponential spread of the coronavirus in the United States. South Korea seems to have been the only country that got ahead of this thing, but that's easier to do when your land mass is about 70% the size of Arkansas. read more >
When Grieving Is Remote, and Hugs Come by Cell
Just as it has on American life, COVID-19 is reshaping the American way of death, disrupting yet another industry as families set small graveside services, postpone memorials and in some places turn to cremation rather than burial. read more >
Business Interruption Insurance and COVID-19 (Andrew Meadors Commentary)
If you are counting on business interruption insurance to help you through this catastrophe, I potentially have some bad news. read more >
Arkansas Lawmakers Approve COVID-19 Fund as Virus Cases Rise
Arkansas lawmakers voted Friday to create a $173 million rainy day fund to combat coronavirus and to prevent some agencies' budgets from being cut because of the pandemic's economic fallout. read more >
Trump Signs $2.2T Stimulus After Swift Congressional Votes
President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic. read more >
Governor: Arkansas Could See 3,500 Coronavirus Cases in 2 Weeks
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday that based on current models and experts, Arkansas could see COVID-19 cases increase to 2,000 by the first week of April and to 3,500 within two weeks. read more >
UA, UAMS Professors Work to Predict COVID-19 Spread
Data science professor Justin Zhan is collaborating with UAMS professors David Ussery and Xuming Zhang to develop accurate predictions of genomic variation trends of coronavirus. read more >
Baptist Health Foundation Receives $130K for COVID-19 Testing System
The Baptist Health Foundation has received two donations totaling more than $130,000 to fund COVID-19 testing equipment for the western region of Arkansas. read more >
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