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UAMS has partnered up with the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Washington Regional, Mercy and the Heartland Whole Health Institute to train nurse anesthetists in northwest Arkansas. read more >

The program, which will admit up to 50 students per year, aims to address the critical nursing shortage across the state. read more >

The program is set to begin this month in Little Rock, Rogers and Jonesboro with an inaugural class of 71 students. read more >

Chancellor Lisa Willenberg said she believes the new building can eventually double the school's enrollment in nursing and similar programs.  read more >

The university said tuition reimbursement programs from Mercy and Baptist hospitals, alongside extensive private scholarships through the UAFS Foundation, should allow nearly all students to enroll with no out-of-pocket tuition cost. read more >

The grants will be used to upskill nursing professionals, expand nursing apprenticeship programs and increase nurse educator recruitment and retention. read more >

The gift comes Bill Stovall III, longtime operator of Cobb Funeral Home of Blytheville. read more >

The college in North Little Rock currently has a waiting list of students looking to get into the program. read more >

She's the former senior director of the UAMS Health Center for Nursing Excellence. read more >

The system also approved a new $8 million nursing building at ASU Three Rivers. read more >

One year after it began being enforced nationwide on Feb. 20, 2022, the vaccination requirement affecting an estimated 10 million health care workers is the last remaining major mandate from President Joe Biden's sweeping attempt to boost national vaccination rates. read more >

Kranz comes to Conway Regional from Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana. He first day was Dec. 27. read more >

Whitaker joined Mercy in late 2021 as vice president of patient care services. read more >

The flight from the profession wasn't a case of older nurses retiring. The bulk of nurses leaving were under age 35, and more are headed for the exit. read more >

The gift is part of a five-year agreement designed to help address a statewide shortage of nurses. read more >

She now leads the largest division of the hospital's workforce, overseeing clinical and administrative planning and monitoring and evaluating patient care. read more >

Only 12% say it is handled extremely or very well. Americans have similar views about health care for older adults. read more >

The 37-credit hour program will begin in January. read more >