North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
Arvest Bank, Conway Corp. & NARMC Announce Leadership Changes (Movers & Shakers)
Cassie Swafford was promoted to HR administrator at First Service Bank, while various professionals in banking, healthcare, education, and other sectors have taken on new roles across Arkansas. read more >
Conway Area Healthcare Forum Recognizes Medical Professionals (Movers & Shakers)
The Forum gives awards for the following categories: Nurse, Physician, Healthcare Professional, Healthcare Promotion, Administrator, Dental/Optical/Mental Health Professional and Community Impact. read more >
Washington Regional Anesthesiologist Gains Board Certification (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Drew Rodgers is the first anesthesiologist in northwest Arkansas to achieve board certification in adult cardiac anesthesiology. read more >
3 Inductees Chosen for Arkansas Tech University Hall of Distinction (Movers & Shakers)
Don Daily Jr., Lou Nell McCraw Davis & Jayne Jones were added to the ATU Hall of Distinction. read more >
Hospital Cuts Hit Harrison: NARMC Cites Declining Revenue
NARMC announced in December it was cutting about 3% of its workforce and closing two of its 18 rural clinics due to declining revenue. read more >
by Marty Cook -
NARMC in Harrison to Cut 3% of Workforce
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center of Harrison said Thursday that it will close some clinics, combine others and cut 3% of its workforce as it struggles with rising costs. The […] read more >
by Lance Turner -
UAMS Surgeon Elected to the Knee Society (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Simon Mears is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at UAMS. read more >
UAMS Invests Julie M. Riley, M.D., in the Hal Reed Black, M.D., Chair in Urology (Movers & Shakers)
Riley is a professor and vice chair in the UAMS Department of Urology. read more >
2 Promoted at iProv LLC (Movers & Shakers)
Patrick Laughlin has been promoted to CEO, and Sarah Olds has been promoted to vice president of product. read more >
ASU Department Chair Selected to Lead AACOM Educational Council (Movers & Shakers)
Regina Fleming is chair of the department of osteopathic manipulative medicine at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. read more >
Camp Aldersgate Names Bobbi McDaniel Director of Development (Movers & Shakers)
McDaniel will lead major gifts, large fundraisers and donor relations and oversee development initiatives. read more >
Brent Rosson Elected Chief of Staff at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (Movers & Shakers)
Rosson will be responsible for the coordination between medical staff and the hospital’s CEO and board of directors, as well as the enforcement of compliance with professional and ethical standards. read more >
Teresa Hudson Named Assistant Dean for Health Services Research at UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Hudson is a professor in the school’s Psychiatry Department and co-director of UAMS AR ConnectNOW in the Psychiatric Research Institute. read more >
Sammie Cribbs Named CEO of North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
The health system's former chief nursing officer takes over for Vince Leist, who retired at the end of 2021. read more >
Tyson to Open Clinic Health Near Carroll County Plants
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale partners with Marathon Health of Winooski, Vermont, to pilot a health clinic near the company's Carroll County plants. read more >
CoxHealth, North Arkansas Regional Medical Center to Open New Facility in Harrison
CoxHealth and North Arkansas Regional Medical Center announced on Monday that they will jointly open a new medical facility in Harrison. read more >
Surgery Ban Ends, but Few Go to Hospital
Dr. Gerry Jones thought that after the ban on elective procedures was lifted, there would be a surge of patients. There wasn’t. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
St. Bernards Closes Some Facilities, Furloughs Workers Amid Crisis
St. Bernards Healthcare of Jonesboro says it has closed some facilities, cut salaries and furloughed some workers as patient volume at its hospitals and clinics decline amid the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Coronavirus Could Kill Rural Hospitals on Brink
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the survival of rural hospitals in Arkansas, several hospital administrators told Arkansas Business last week. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
CHI St. Vincent Cuts Hours, Furloughs Workers
CHI St. Vincent is the latest health care provider to furlough employees and implement a hiring freeze because of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
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