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Melody Trimble

An artist’s rendering of the planned Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith. The school has more than $100 million in assets and expects to have 150 students in each class year.
Construction / Education / Health Care

2 New Osteopathic Med Schools Hope to Fill Need

Groundwork has already started on the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith, which will include a 100,000-SF main building and several other buildings with an expected price tag of approximately $32 million. Arkansas State University at Jonesboro is building a College of Osteopathic Medicine with its partner, the New York Institute of Technology. read more >
Health Care

Report: Sparks Interim CEO Out After Comment

Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren on Thursday decided not to hire interim chief executive officer Tim Schmidt after he allegedly made a racially insensitive comment at an employee meeting, according to a story Thursday on TheCityWire.com. read more >
Gary Blan, the CEO of Sparks Health System and Summit Medical Center.
Health Care

Sparks, Summit Hospital Systems Name Gary Blan as New CEO

Sparks Health System of Fort Smith and Summit Medical Center announces Gary Blan will be its chief executive officer. Blan replaces Melody Trimble, who was promoted in January to president of Health Management Associates’ Southern and Western Group. read more >
Melody Trimble
CEO, Summit Medical Center and Sparks Health System

Melody Trimble: Managing Care on a Large Scale

In a span of a little more than two decades, D. Melody Trimble worked her way up from nurse to president of Health Management Associates Inc.’s Southern & Western Group, which covers 26 hospitals in seven states. read more >
Rosalind Brewer
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

Women of Influence: 10 Leaders Who Make Arkansas Strong

Business and politics in Arkansas and elsewhere are still dominated by men, and that fact is evident in the pages of Arkansas Business. Three years ago, we decided to make a special effort to highlight the fact that there are indeed “Women of Influence” in our midst, and in this issue we again set out to recognize 10 different women. read more >
Melody Trimble
Health Care

Sparks Health System’s D. Melody Trimble Promoted to Group President

Health Management Associates promotes D. Melody Trimble of Fort Smith to president of the company's Southern and Western Group, which includes 26 hospitals in seven states. read more >