Ouachita County Medical Center
UAMS Hires New Assistant Professor for Department of Surgery (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Lauren Story-Hefta will be in the in the Division of Vascular Surgery at UAMS. read more >
Rural Hospitals: Vital to the Economy (Editorial)
The fate of rural hospitals, important to health care, is also a matter of economic development. read more >
Condition Critical At Rural Hospitals
The Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden offers prime example of the financial stress hospitals are under since COVID. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Scenic Hill Solar Begins $6M Project for Camden Partnership
Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock and four Ouachita County entities break ground on four solar arrays to be built mostly before the end of the year. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Judge Rules Rivendell Destroyed Evidence in Overdose Case
A Pulaski County Circuit judge recently ruled that the family of a 20-year-old woman who died of a drug overdose will win its lawsuit because Rivendell Behavioral Health Services of Arkansas intentionally destroyed key evidence. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Camden, Ouachita County Plan to Go 100% Solar With Scenic Hill Project
Scenic Hill Solar of Little Rock has partnered with Ouachita County and its seat to provide enough sun energy to power 100% of municipal and county operations. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Baptist Health, UAMS Join Forces, Look to Conway
The recent announcement by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Baptist Health of Little Rock that they would partner on clinical and academic efforts might be the beginning of a long-term collaboration. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Arkansas Hospitals Fear Changes in Medicaid, Arkansas Works
As the fight over health care continues in Congress, Arkansas hospital executives are worried about changes being made to Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program known as Arkansas Works, which has saved hospitals $150 million annually in uncompensated care. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Small Hospital Finalist: Ouachita County Medical Center, Camden
Despite having only 98 beds, Ouachita County Medical Center’s influence on the people in its service area rivals that of much larger health systems. read more >
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