Walmart Adds Health Clinic to Its Lineup for Customers
Walmart Inc. unveiled its first Walmart Health center in Georgia earlier this month, marking its latest expansion into health care services. read more >
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Baptist Health Foundation CEO Files Lawsuit Over Termination
Reanetta Hunt eagerly returned to her native state earlier this year to take charge of the Baptist Health Foundation. On her 90th day of employment, two business days after signing off on an audit, she was terminated. read more >
CARTI Focuses on Expanding Cancer Care
After improving CARTI’s financial health, CEO Adam Head says he's turned his attention to expanding the Little Rock cancer treatment provider’s reach across Arkansas. read more >
Baptist Health Reports $20.9M Operating Loss
Baptist Health of Little Rock reported an operating loss of $20.9 million for 2018, marking the third straight year of operating losses for the state’s largest hospital system. read more >
St. Bernards Adds Hospital, $102M Tower
As St. Bernards Healthcare finishes its $102 million medical tower on its Jonesboro campus, the health care system continues to grow in northeast Arkansas. read more >
CHI St. Vincent Completes $30M Neuroscience Institute
CHI St. Vincent has scheduled June 14 for the grand opening for its Arkansas Neuroscience Institute in Sherwood, marking the end of a $30 million construction and renovation project. read more >
Cancer Center in the Works for El Dorado
The Medical Center of South Arkansas of El Dorado plans to start construction next month on a $3.5 million cancer center. read more >
NLR Doctor Sees Benefits of Marijuana
Dr. Brian Nichol of North Little Rock already has seen how marijuana has helped his patients deal with stress and pain. read more >
Anthony Timberlands Seeks to Chop Health Costs
Anthony Timberlands Inc. of Bearden has partnered with the Arkansas Health Network of Little Rock to help cut costs and improve the health of about 1,000 people in the company's self-insured plan. read more >
Mercy Hospital Again to Offer Neurosurgery
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith has hired two neurosurgeons and is spending $10 million to revive its neurosurgery program. read more >
$38M Project to Help UCA Train Nurses
The University of Central Arkansas in Conway is expected to start construction in August on a $37.7 million building for instructing more nursing students. read more >
Arkansas Heart Hospital Experts Pumping Up Prevention
As the Arkansas Heart Hospital of Little Rock builds its $77 million hospital in Bryant, it also is working to keep patients out of the hospital. read more >
Neurosurgeon Bailed on Fayettevile Job, Now Must Pay
Washington Regional Medical Center recently won a judgment against a neurosurgeon who received a $48,000 signing bonus but quit before his first day at the Fayetteville hospital. read more >
CARTI Sees Improvement In Finances
Adam Head, CARTI’s president and CEO said the Little Rock cancer treatment center’s financial improvement for the fiscal year that ended June 30 should be defined as a “transformation." read more >
Urgent Care Joins Surgery as Arkansas Surgical Hospital Niche
Arkansas Surgical Hospital has expanded into the quick, convenient health care segment that has swept across Arkansas in recent years. read more >
Neuroscience Claims Space at CHI St. Vincent North
The $30 million renovation and construction project at CHI St. Vincent North in Sherwood can’t finish soon enough for Polly Davenport. read more >
Medical Device Awaits Funding, FDA Approval
Spencer Jones hopes that it won’t be long before the Food & Drug Administration approves his medical device allowing an IV line to break away easily under tension and snap shut, preventing complete IV failure. read more >
UAMS Receives Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently became the first and only hospital in Arkansas to be certified as a “comprehensive stroke center.” read more >
No Insurance? No Problem, Pinnacle Internal Medicine Says
When Pinnacle Internal Medicine opens its doors on Sept. 4, it won’t ask patients for their insurance cards. The Little Rock doctors’ clinic doesn’t take them. read more >
Skyline Health to Exit Nursing Home Industry
Skyline Health, which recently saw two of its 21 skilled nursing facilities in Arkansas put into receivership, is leaving the nursing home business. read more >
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