Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Baptist Health Reports $15.7M Operating Loss for 2024
Baptist Health reported a $15.7M operating loss in 2024 as expenses rose and pandemic relief funding ended, despite higher patient revenue and service expansion. read more >
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Jentry Jones Hired as Senior VP at Generations Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Jones has been hired as senior vice president, senior business development officer at Generations Bank of Rogers. read more >
Into the Future (Gwen Moritz Commentary)
Predicting the future may be as simple as recognizing typical patterns. read more >
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Arkansas’ Maternal Mortality Epidemic: Experts Discuss Systemic Failures & Solutions
Arkansas ranks among the top in the nation for maternal and infant deaths, according to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. Experts have also seen a rise in the number of patients with high-risk pregnancies. read more >
Arkansas Rates of Infant, Maternal Mortality Raise Alarm
Arkansas ranks among the top in the nation for maternal and infant deaths, according to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. Experts have also seen a rise in the number of patients with high-risk pregnancies. read more >
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$1M Grant Funds Planning for Delta Health Initiative
A coalition of organizations in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi intends to spend up to 18 months developing the plan, which will "harness the region’s strengths to address its key disparities." read more >
Teresa Hudson Named Assistant Dean for Health Services Research at UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Hudson is a professor in the school’s Psychiatry Department and co-director of UAMS AR ConnectNOW in the Psychiatric Research Institute. read more >
Review Finds 20% of NWA Medicare Dollars Leaves Region
The analysis by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement provides more evidence that health services in northwest Arkansas have been strained by recent demand. read more >
Stephanie Blevins Joins Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (Movers & Shakers)
Blevins will serve as director of northwest Arkansas community engagement. read more >
ACHI Hires Stephanie Blevins to Grow NWA Presence
Blevins joins ACHI from the office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson, where she served as the governor’s northwest Arkansas district representative since March 2018. read more >
Arkansas Improving Access to Naloxone, ACHI Says
Pharmacists have been able to distribute the overdose antidote without a prescription since 2017. read more >
6 Tips for Mental Health In the Workplace (Dr. Joe Thompson Commentary)
According to a KFF analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 37% of American adults — more than 1 in 3 — reported in a 2020 survey that they had experienced one or more poor mental health days in the past 30 days. read more >
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The Question That Must Not Be Asked (Gwen Moritz Commentary)
Let me tell you, there are some questions one simply must not ask. One of them is whether there’s any real evidence that legalizing marijuana reduces abuse of opioids. read more >
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Adult-Use Cannabis on Horizon as Study Looks at Medical Marijuana Data
Proponents say the plan is for recreational marijuana to complement the existing medical marijuana program, not replace it. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Most Arkansas Public School Students Under Mask Mandate
Most Arkansas public school students will be required to wear masks when classes begin next week, following moves by dozens of districts in response to a judge blocking the state's mask mandate ban. read more >
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Manley Promoted at UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Michael Manley has been named the chancellor’s chief of staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences of Little Rock. read more >
Has Medical Cannabis Cut Opioid Abuse?
Even though opioid use has been falling in Arkansas, it’s unclear if the trend is related to the availability of medical marijuana. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Washington Regional Recognizes Three (Movers & Shakers)
D.J. Burrows has been named controller of Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville. read more >
Dr. Joe Thompson Says Communication is Key in Conquering COVID-19
Dr. Joe Thompson is responsible for developing health policy, research activities and programs that promote better health and health care in Arkansas. read more >
Tracing Virus, Asking How Much to Tell Public
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is caught between his deep allegiance to faith and commerce and his duty to public safety in deciding how much to tell the public in the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
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