Dr. Charles D. Mabry, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and medical director of physician practice management at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, is the new first vice president of the American College of Surgeons. read more >

Walmart will host a “Day of Giving” in Little Rock at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to award Walmart Foundation Arkansas State Giving grants totaling $1.12 million to 11 nonprofits. read more >

A federal judge dismissed a case in March that was filed against the collection company RevClaims LLC of Jackson, Mississippi, and St. Bernard’s Hospital of Jonesboro. read more >

The White River Health System is seeking city council action to move forward with building a 40,000-SF medical office building for bone and joint health care services in Batesville. read more >

White River Health System and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announce an affiliation agreement. read more >

J. Larry Shackelford will assume the role of CEO at Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville on Sept. 1. read more >

Robin Kerr has joined Batesville Med PACC/Med Aesthetics and Dr. Melissa Yawn has joined Newport Diagnostic Center in Newport. read more >

Dr. Brian Bell has joined Arkansas Hospice of North Little Rock as vice president and chief medical officer. Bell has worked in hospice since 2006 and he is board-certified in family medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. read more >

White River Health System in Batesville has agreed to help Fulton County Hospital save money and improve health care by entering into an affiliation agreement. read more >

Robyn Sweet has been named director of the White River Health System’s Rural Health Clinics in Cave City, Drasco, Melbourne, Pleasant Plains and Strawberry. Hope Caraway has been promoted to director of human resources read more >

Dr. Mangaraju Chakka, David Fox and Dr. Morris Kelley have been appointed to the Central Arkansas American Heart Association’s board of directors. read more >

Eric Valderrama, Kristie Shirkavand, Celia Antoun, Vance Baronowski and Nick Guerrieri have joined ClearPointe of Little Rock. read more >

Thanks to the fraud of convicted former Little Rock attorney Kevin Lewis, Woody Castleberry will never work in banking again. Castleberry told us last week that his settlement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was finally approved. He won’t have to pay a penalty, but he agreed never to be involved in banking again. read more >

The awards, given by the Arkansas Hospital Association and the Arkansas Society for Healthcare Marketing & Public Relations, recognized the team for its work on the WRHS website and the White River Medical Center campus map design. read more >

While hospital executives across the state welcomed the opening of the health insurance marketplace last Tuesday, several said they were worried about its financial impact. read more >

White River Health System in Batesville is preparing for the possible rush of patients once health care reform is fully implemented next year. read more >

Arkansas Business visits five of the state's largest private companies, each representing a unique section of Arkansas. read more >

As chief medical information officer of the White River Health System in Batesville, Kahn will collaborate with different physicians to change and simplify the flow of electronic health records, which will decrease work for staff and improve the quality of patient care. read more >