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Digital Divide Widens for Rural Arkansas Hospitals
AI has been welcomed in hospitals across the country and rural hospitals could be the greatest to benefit, but only if the technology is more accessible. read more >
by Chloe McGehee -
Northwest Arkansas Healthcare Struggles to Keep Pace with Population Growth
Health care officials say the strain on northwest Arkansas’ workforce is improving, but the area’s continuing growth will keep the demand for medical workers from slowing down any time soon. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Arkansas Doctors and Pharmacists Navigate the Ozempic Boom
For pharmacies, GLP-1 drugs present a tough equation. With low supply nationwide and a high price tag, margins are slim for pharmacies that choose to dispense the drugs, and some Arkansas pharmacists told Arkansas Business that they lose money each time they fill an order for them. read more >
by Cooper Gant -
Number of Osteopathic Residents in State Growing with New Medical Schools
Arkansas has 160 more doctors in residency than it did just a few years ago thanks to the creation of two osteopathic medical schools in the past decade. read more >
by Marty Cook -
UAMS College of Medicine Gains 2 New Chairs (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Jonathan Laryea and Dr. Matthew Steliga have been invested in the Nolie and Norma Mumey Endowed Chair in Surgery and the Kent C. Westbrook M.D. Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology, respectively. read more >
Cameron Smith, Recruiter and NWA Business Leader, Dies at 71
Forbes named his company, Cameron Smith & Associates, one of America’s Best Executive Search Firms in 2017. read more >
Ryan Gehrig Takes Reins Of Mercy in Arkansas (Super Mover)
He was previously president of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, a role he will retain along with an additional role as president of Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas. read more >
Red Lobster Location in Fort Smith Sells for $6.7M
The deal includes an absolute triple net lease with the restaurant chain. read more >
Panel Approves $50M Emergency Request for More Beds at Arkansas Hospitals
The money will be used to add 265 beds at 11 hospitals under pressure from the omicron surge. read more >
by Scott Carroll -
After 18 Months of 12-Hour Days, ‘We’re Tired’
After 12 months of grinding work on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a time this year when health care workers and executives thought they had put the worst behind them. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Barkley Takes GM Role at KHBS, KHOG (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Bruce T. Barkley has been named president and general manager of KHBS-TV and KHOG-TV, which serve the Fayetteville and Fort Smith markets. read more >
Washington Regional Adds Bell to Surgery Clinic (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Jeff Bell recently joined Washington Regional General Surgery Clinic in Fayetteville. read more >
‘We Need Your Nurses’ Is Plea as Northwest Arkansas Builds Talent Pipeline
Northwest Arkansas continues to grow in population while its unemployment rate remains low, leading to a labor crunch among the area’s businesses. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Lombard-Sims Selected Selected to Lead HR at UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Danielle Lombard-Sims has been named vice chancellor for human resources at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
Mercy Promotes Director, VP (Movers & Shakers)
Will Tommey has been promoted to director of operations at Mercy Hospital and Mercy Clinic in northwest Arkansas. Vanessa Harper was promoted to vice president of operations at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers. read more >
Kelli Huntley Named Finance VP at Mercy (Movers & Shakers)
Kelli Huntley has been promoted to vice president of finance for Mercy Hospital and Mercy Clinic in Rogers . read more >
Harrison Doctor’s Second Chances Piling Up at State Medical Board
The Arkansas State Medical Board suspended a Harrison doctor’s medical license last June, for the third time in four years, after multiple complaints that the doctor overprescribed opioids and had serious mental health issues, an examination of his file reveals. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Washington Regional Hires Sullivan as Facilities VP (Movers & Shakers)
Will Sullivan is the new vice president of facilities at Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville. read more >
NWA Health Care’s SOS: Help Wanted
Much like college coaches who recruit high school phenoms with a mix of promises of glory and academic achievement, health care executives in northwest Arkansas are honing their pitches to attract needed personnel. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Mercy Adds Physician, Oncologists in Fort Smith (Mercy Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Rajesh Mourya has been hired as a critical care physician at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. Drs. Runa Shrestha and Aliakbar Rashid Dadla have been hired as hematologists and oncologists at Mercy Clinic Oncology. read more >
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