Jim Lambert

State lawmakers are scheduled to resume their inquiry into the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ contract to provide emergency room and orthopedic services at Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. read more >

Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway has relied on doctors from UAMS to provide certain services. Since UAMS is a taxpayer-supported teaching hospital, Conway Regional Health System sees this as unfair competition. read more >

The alliance is designed to help independent community hospitals and health care systems work together and achieve a greater level of clinical integration and coordination of care while also reducing the cost of care. read more >

CHI St. Vincent announced Tuesday that it signed a five-year management agreement with Conway Regional Health System that becomes effective Monday. read more >

These days, many organizations are trying to get their arms around customer experience (sometimes abbreviated as CX). One of the issues that holds up some CX initiatives is simply getting the definition straight read more >

The Conway Regional Health System Board of Directors says it plans to enter into "exclusive strategic affiliation discussions" with St. Vincent Health System of Little Rock, an affiliate of Catholic Health Initiatives. read more >

Despite hospitals facing millions of dollars in lower health care reimbursements, Baptist Health of Little Rock is pushing ahead with ambitious expansion plans. read more >

The Conway Regional Health System Board of Directors says it is exploring "potential strategic affiliation options," including partnering with another health care provider or system. read more >

In its most substantial monetary investment to date, Conway Regional Health System is expanding its Women’s Center and constructing a new Surgery Department as part of the latest phase of an overall master facility plan. read more >