Arkansas Rural Health Partnership
New Helena Hospital Owner Makes Plan to Pay Off Old Bills
The struggling Phillips County hospital is now on its third owner in two years. Leaders are confident it will become more financially stable and that it will survive. read more >
by Griffin Coop -
Rural Health Group Expands Across the State
From five hospitals in 2008 to a statewide network of 30+ organizations, ARHP is boosting rural health access, workforce training, and funding. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Arkansas Rural Health Partnership Expands Network, Programming
The nonprofit collaborative is growing its network through new partnerships and expanded academy programs. read more >
![Scott Kuttenkuler started his academic career as director of speech and debate at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. [PHOTO provided]](https://dqndh7utxx63f.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ScottKuttenkuler_opt-300x194.jpg)
Scott Kuttenkuler Named President of the Arkansas Rural Health Academy (Super Mover)
The academy was launched in January by the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership of Lake Village as a workforce training initiative focused on rural health care. read more >
Helena Hospital Under New Ownership
After acquiring Progressive Health of Helena, the Helena Health Foundation planned new services and considered a tax to stabilize hospital finances. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Arkansas Rural Health Academy Names Scott Kuttenkuler as 1st President
Kuttenkuler previously served as vice chancellor of the Saline County career technical campus at Arkansas State University Three Rivers in Malvern. read more >
$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 >
UAMS Gets $1M Grant to Expand Digital Health Education, Training
The initiative is joint effort between UAMS, Jefferson Regional Medical Center and the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership. read more >
Arkansas Rural Health Partnership Expands Mental Health Outreach
More than 580 people received training from the nonprofit last year. read more >
Arkansas Rural Health Partnership Adds CEO
Rex Jones says he wants to learn from executives in the ARHP network what the nonprofit can do for them. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Soomro Joins Arkansas Heart Hospital (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Armagan Soomro has been hired as an interventional cardiologist at Arkansas Heart Hospital of Little Rock. read more >
Rex Jones Leaving Magnolia Regional to Join Arkansas Rural Health
He's taking over as CEO, while founder Mellie Bridewell is shifting to a position as president of the nonprofit. read more >
Changing Lanes May Have Led to Scott Street Exit
When Arkansas Business looked last week into why a previously successful and generally well-liked hospital administrator could have been ousted in El Dorado, it didn’t take long to find defenders of Scott Street. read more >
UAMS Gets Nearly $1M for Digital Health Training
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a two-year grant of nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. read more >
Magnolia Regional Sheds City Ownership
Shifting from city to nonprofit ownership could mean a million dollars a year to Magnolia Regional Medical Center, but patients and doctors may see no outward difference. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Rural Health Partnership Gets $4.8M to Increase Access to Care
The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership, a nonprofit organization comprising 14 rural hospitals spanning south Arkansas, recently received three grants totaling $4.8 million to increase access to care throughout the region. read more >
Ward Accepts Provost Position at UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Wendy Ward has been named associate provost for faculty in the Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
Arkansas Blue Cross Gives $817K to Rural Health Partnership
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield gives $817,000 to the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership to help south Arkansas hospitals and clinics improve how they exchange patient information. read more >
Delta Hospital Takes Opioids to Court
Hospitals in the Arkansas Delta are fighting the opioid epidemic with every weapon at their command, including a little-noticed lawsuit by a Monticello hospital against the larger opioid manufacturers. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Project Aimed at Combating Opioid Abuse Receives $750K Grant
The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (formerly Greater Delta Alliance for Health Inc.) recently announced that it was one of 10 organizations across the country to be awarded a Rural Health Opioid Grant this year through the Health Resources & Services Administration. read more >
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