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Many of Arkansas’ Largest Hospitals Report Losses in 2023 as Financial Struggles Continue
Of the 95 hospitals on Arkansas Business’ list of the state’s largest, 38 reported a net loss, as reimbursements for services failed to keep pace with rising expenses. read more >
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LaDonna Johnston Named CEO of Unity Health
Johnston has been with the Searcy-based health provider for more than 30 years. She had been interim CEO since January. read more >
The Jones Center of Springdale Announces New Senior Leadership (Movers & Shakers)
Brooke Allen, Dina Wood, Jill Suel and Michael Kirk have been hired in senior leadership roles. read more >
LaDonna Johnston Named Interim CEO of Unity Health
She assumes the leadership role formerly held by Mark Amox, who joined Unity in November 2022. read more >
St. Bernards of Jonesboro Announces 3 New Hires (Movers & Shakers)
The physicians are Dr. Soumyarsi Kambhatla, Dr. Jonathan Pennington and Dr. Sharath Vipparthy. read more >
Laura Gillenwater Named Assistant VP of Revenue Cycle at Unity Health (Movers & Shakers)
Laura Gillenwater has been named assistant vice president of revenue cycle at Unity Health. She has more than 13 years of experience in health care finance, reimbursement and advisory. Kalena […] read more >
UAMS Surgeon Elected to the Knee Society (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Simon Mears is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at UAMS. read more >
William Jones Promoted to President of CHI St. Vincent Infirmary of Little Rock (Movers & Shakers)
He has served as chief medical officer and as vice president of medical affairs for the past five years. read more >
Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital Names Mary Daggett as CEO (Movers & Shakers)
She served 20 years at Jefferson Regional. 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 >
Karen Labonte Named Chief Nursing Officer at Unity Health
Labonte brings more than 40 years of clinical leadership experience to the role. read more >
Jacksonville’s $36M Unity Health Set to Open Next Month
Jacksonville will end a three-and-a-half-year stretch without a hospital when Unity Health’s newest facility starts seeing patients as expected next month. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Unity Health Sets March Opening for Jacksonville Hospital
It's another step toward completing a project that began two years ago with a $7.75 million deal to acquire the facility. read more >
Unity Health Names Mark Amox Next CEO
Amox joins Unity from the Regional Medical Center of San Jose, California, where he was chief operating officer. read more >
2 Doctors Join CHI St. Vincent (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Richard Chastain and Dr. Laura Lester will Practice at the Primary Care Clinic in Hot Springs. read more >
Stripling Named Foundation Director at Unity (Movers & Shakers)
Matthew Stripling has been hired as the foundation director at Unity Health Hospital in Searcy. 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 -
Mercy Brings On Neurohospitalists (Movers & Shakers)
Neurohospitalists Dr. Jacob Didion and Dr. Sujan Reddy have joined Mercy Fort Smith. read more >
Bhattacharyya Joins Unity (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Panna Bhattacharyya, a neurologist, has joined Unity Health at Searcy. read more >
Lessons Learned: Hospital Leaders Look Back at COVID-19 Crisis
Arkansas Business reached out to several Arkansas hospital executives and asked them about their observations and lessons learned amid the pandemic. Here’s what they said. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
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