Saline Memorial Hospital
Char Boulch Named CEO of Saline Health System
She has served as Saline Memorial Hospital’s chief nursing officer since 2023, leading efforts to improve patient safety and staff engagement. read more >
New Neurosurgeon Joins UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Deanna Sasaki-Adams has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock as a vascular and skull base neurosurgeon and as a professor. read more >
2 Named Co-Directors of Arkansas Governor’s School (Movers & Shakers)
Peter Dykema joined the ATU faculty in 2001 and Jacob Grosskopf joined the ATU faculty in 2016. read more >
Lauren David Joins CHI St. Vincent Community Care East Clinic (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Lauren David joins the community clinic in Little Rock as a dentist. read more >
2021: A Good Year for Big Private Companies
For most of the businesses on this year’s list of Arkansas’ 75 largest private companies, top-line revenue in 2021 was significantly better than in 2019, before any of us had heard of COVID-19. read more >
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Edwards Added at Arkansas Surgical Hospital (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Paul K. Edwards has joined the medical staff at Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock. read more >
Brathwaite Accepting Patients at Baptist Health-NLR Family (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Jasmine Brathwaite has joined the Baptist Health affiliate North Little Rock Family Practice. read more >
Philamlee, Burkett Practicing at Conway Regional (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Whitney Philamlee and Dr. Ben Burkett have joined the medical staff of Conway Regional Health System. read more >
Persson, Knight Hired at Saline Internal Medicine (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. David Persson, an internal medicine physician, and Katherine Knight, an advanced practice registered nurse specializing in adult primary care and gerontology, have joined Saline Memorial Hospital’s new clinic, Saline Internal Medicine Associates. read more >
Update: Saline Memorial Hospital’s CEO Resigns
Bob Trautman resigned Tuesday as CEO of Saline Memorial Hospital, a position he's held since 2012. read more >
Saline Memorial’s Weight Loss Center Receives Accreditation
Saline Memorial Hospital announced Wednesday that its bariatric surgical center has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Accreditation & Quality Improvement Program. read more >
Saline Memorial Adds Two to Medical Staff (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. John Brizzolara and Dr. Teryn Driver have joined the Saline Memorial Hospital team. read more >
Van De Bruyn Brings Electrophysiological Experience to Saline Memorial (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Van H. De Bruyn, Wendy Bennett and Stephanie Murdaugh are new providers affiliated with Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. read more >
White River Medical Center Promotes Two (Movers & Shakers)
Doyle Cockrill has been appointed to director of surgical services, the cardiac catheterization lab and the cardiac observation unit and Samantha Tate has been promoted to medical surgical nursing director at White River Medical Center in Batesville. read more >
Muhammad Waqas Joins CHI St. Vincent Heart Staff (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Muhammad Waqas has joined CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic in Little Rock as a cardiologist. Waqas will focus on adult cardiac and general thoracic surgery. He will also treat patients with congestive heart failure. read more >
Saline Memorial Completes Partnership with RCCH HealthCare
The previously announced partnership between Saline Memorial Hospital and RCCH HealthCare Partners of Brentwood, Tennessee, became effective Friday. read more >
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Arkansas Heart Hospital Contract with Saline Memorial to End
Arkansas Heart Hospital of Little Rock said Thursday that its cardiac coverage agreement with Saline Memorial Hospital of Benton will end Sept. 30 after five years. read more >
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Saline Memorial Adds Two to Medical Staff in Benton (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Shyam Dang and Dr. Kristin Patton have joined the staff of Saline Memorial Hospital at Benton. read more >
Saline Memorial Inks Partnership with Capella Healthcare
After ending partnership talks in December, Saline Memorial Hospital's board of directors voted to create a public-private partnership with Capella Healthcare of Franklin, Tennessee. read more >
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Saline Memorial Staff Gains Two Physicians (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Heather Owens, an OB-GYN, and Dr. Brian McGee has begun seeing patients of Saline Memorial Hospital. read more >