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South Arkansas Awaits $55 Million Hospital
A $55 million, 87,000-SF rehabilitation and behavioral health hospital in White Hall is under construction and can’t open soon enough. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
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 -
White Hall Site Chosen for New Jefferson Regional-Kindred Health Hospital
The new hospital had been expected to open in 2023, but is now set for early 2024. read more >
Jefferson Regional Strikes Deal to Acquire Monticello Medical Clinic
The four-clinic transaction includes two locations in Monticello and associated clinics in Star City and Crossett. read more >
Jefferson Regional, Others Rethink Cancer Hubs
Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff is overhauling the way it provides cancer services. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Jefferson Regional, Kindred Healthcare to Build New Hospital
The organizations did not disclose a budget or location for the project, but they said it is expected to open in 2023. read more >
Lessons Learned: Hospital Leaders Look Back at COVID-19 Crisis
Arkansas Business reached out to several Arkansas hospital executives and asked them about their observations and lessons learned amid the pandemic. Here’s what they said. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Baker Advances at Citizens Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Josh Baker has been promoted to city president for Citizens Bank in Hot Springs. read more >
Viral Vigil Follows Hospital Capacity
Concern that the COVID-19 outbreak could overwhelm Arkansas’ health care system remains a brooding cloud. The pandemic scenario is a possibility with a likelihood that’s elusive to gauge. read more >
by George Waldon -
Simmons Bank Donates $1M to Construction of Pine Bluff Clinic
Simmons Bank has donated $1 million toward construction of Arkansas Children’s Pine Bluff Clinic. read more >
Arkansas Children’s, Jefferson Regional to Open $17.5M Clinic
Arkansas Children's and Jefferson Regional Medical Center say they will establish a new pediatric clinic on the campus of Jefferson Regional in Pine Bluff. read more >
JRMC Names Brian Thomas President, CEO
Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff said Tuesday that its board of directors had named Brian Thomas as its new president and CEO. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Leadership Shake Up at Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Jefferson Regional Medical Center’s President and CEO Walter Johnson and Executive Vice President Thomas Harbuck left the hospital on March 25 after a disagreement with the hospital’s directors over management style. read more >