CHI St. Vincent Health System

Brenda Baird Simpson may not have campaigned for her current role, but after 12 years it’s hard to imagine the health system’s culture without her influence. For her, the mission is clear. read more >

In June, ABI opened its first blood donation station in Little Rock at 101 S. Shackleford Road. It's a direct competitor to the American Red Cross, which has been collecting and distributing blood in Arkansas since 1963. read more >

Hospital physicians are a growing trend in the United States. The Society of Hospital Medicine estimated that there are 44,000 practicing hospitalists in the country, approximately quadruple the number in 2003, and nearly 75 percent of hospitals have some type of hospitalist program. read more >

Chad Aduddell oversees CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock and all of Catholic Health Initiatives’ organizations and operations in Arkansas. He has 19 years of health care experience. read more >

Doctors, retailers and hospitals have been opening urgent care facilities or walk-in clinics to lure patients with non-life-threatening injuries away from hospital emergency rooms in a trend that has been slow to arrive in Arkansas. read more >