Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Nabholz Lands $165M Contract for Arkansas Children’s Expansion & Renovation
This week’s million-dollar construction and real estate deals. read more >
Unity Health-White County Medical Center Names 2 to Lead Neonatal ICU (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Kevin Barnett and Dr. C. Preston Pugh have each served as chief residents in pediatrics at UAMS and at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. read more >
Arkansas Optometric Association Names Matt Burns as Executive Director (Movers & Shakers)
He previously served as the executive director of Arkansas HOSA-Future Health Professionals. read more >
$318M Makeover of Arkansas Children’s Campuses Set to Start This Month
The goals of the project include improving access to the campuses and the on-campus experience at the hospitals. The project also prepares the campuses to treat the sickest children. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
HeartX Accelerator Picks 5 Startups for 2022 Program
Each company will receive $150,000 of investment capital as well as complete and total access to clinicians and administrators while executing their pilot projects with Arkansas hospitals. read more >
Our House Embarks on $16M Expansion
The project received board approval in 2019 but was delayed by the pandemic. read more >
McKenzie Park Sold for $34M (Real Deals)
A 192-unit apartment complex near the western edge of Little Rock tipped the scales at $34.75 million. read more >
by George Waldon -
Medical Projects Feed Construction Pipeline
Additions to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus in Little Rock account for two of the five biggest ongoing health care construction projects in Arkansas. read more >
by George Waldon -
Arkansas Children’s Vaccinations ‘A Continued Drumbeat’
Back in the summer, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the state’s pediatric health system that includes Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale, announced that it was requiring all medical staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30, last Thursday, as a condition of employment. read more >
Arkansas Reports New Record for COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Arkansas sets a new record for the number of people in the state hospitalized because of COVID-19 as its coronavirus surge continued. read more >
by -
Medical Center of South Arkansas Seeks to Become Care ‘Destination’
The El Dorado health care provider is augmenting its services to attract and keep patients and doctors, with Conway seen as a model for a hospital expanding its services and specialties. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Apartment Triple Play Adds Up to $70M (Real Deals)
Affiliates of MAA, the apartment-oriented real estate investment trust in Memphis, sold three complexes in separate transactions to affiliates of National Property Management Associates Inc. of Orchard Park, New York. read more >
by George Waldon -
Health Network Saved Its Members $14.7M in 2018
Arkansas Health Network of Little Rock saved the organizations it works with more than $14.7 million in 2018, the latest figure available. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Recent Real Estate Deals Total $2.8M
The $766,350 sale of an industrial building in Little Rock led the most recent round of real estate transactions. read more >
CHI St. Vincent Adds Syed Mustafa to Hot Springs Clinic (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Syed Mustafa has joined CHI St. Vincent Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine Clinic in Hot Springs. read more >
Anthony Timberlands Seeks to Chop Health Costs
Anthony Timberlands Inc. of Bearden has partnered with the Arkansas Health Network of Little Rock to help cut costs and improve the health of about 1,000 people in the company's self-insured plan. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
NWA Health Care’s SOS: Help Wanted
Much like college coaches who recruit high school phenoms with a mix of promises of glory and academic achievement, health care executives in northwest Arkansas are honing their pitches to attract needed personnel. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Legislators to Quiz UAMS Over Baptist Partnership
Members of the Legislature’s Joint Performance Review Committee have questions about the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ contract for emergency room and orthopedic services at Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. read more >
Nabholz Foundation Donates $450K For Nursing Programs at ACH
The Nabholz Charitable Foundation pledged $450,000 to support continuing education and training for nurses at Arkansas Children's Hospital. read more >
Baptist Health, UAMS Join Forces, Look to Conway
The recent announcement by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Baptist Health of Little Rock that they would partner on clinical and academic efforts might be the beginning of a long-term collaboration. read more >
by Mark Friedman -