Izard Regional Hospital Names Tony Thompson as Administrator
The new administrator marks the latest change to the hospital, which has struggled financially and made a trip to U.S. Bankruptcy Court. read more >
The new administrator marks the latest change to the hospital, which has struggled financially and made a trip to U.S. Bankruptcy Court. read more >
A financial hit could be looming with nearly 220,000 Arkansans having lost their Medicaid coverage since April 1. read more >
Walmart Inc. last month announced it was increasing the pay of its more than 7,000 pharmacists and opticians. read more >
The foundation raised the money to complete three capital projects: a 24-bed intensive care unit, the expansion of a clinical laboratory, and a new behavioral health unit at Conway Regional Medical Center. read more >
The center will allow CARTI to provide comprehensive cancer care with “state-of-the-art technology, giving our patients the best care possible,” said Dr. Yara Robertson, CARTI’s medical director of surgery. read more >
Since the start of the pandemic, the mental health crisis in Arkansas has become worse, mental health experts told Arkansas Business. read more >
Patient revenue increased in 2022, even though patient volume hasn't quite returned to pre-pandemic levels. read more >
Nutex Health Inc. of Houston recently opened Fort Smith ER & Hospital, the company’s second micro-hospital in the state. read more >
Vena Schexnayder became interested in gambling addiction after a family member lost “a lot of money” placing bets. read more >
As CARTI prepares to open its $28.7 million surgery center in Little Rock in the spring, the nonprofit cancer treatment network continues to post record revenue. read more >
A $55 million, 87,000-SF rehabilitation and behavioral health hospital in White Hall is under construction and can’t open soon enough. read more >
The 32,000-SF facility is expected to transform UAMS’ Department of Urology when it opens in the spring. read more >
As many hospitals struggle financially, the Arkansas Department of Human Services has proposed using $60 million of the state’s American Rescue Plan Act to help keep their doors open. read more >
The healthcare system plans to expand services to northwest Arkansas. read more >
Through the first five months of this year, Conway Regional Medical Center has a $2.4 million loss. And its financial health is expected to worsen if government and commercial health insurance companies don’t increase their reimbursements for services. read more >
Two doctors and a finance professional get together to found Panacea Financial LLC of Little Rock, which offers personal lending to doctors and doctors in training. It also refinances doctors’ student loans and offers practice financing. read more >
The former operators of Aria Health Group still face the reverberations of a 2018 lawsuit, even though the wrongdoing allegations were dismissed. read more >
National chains are searching for pharmacists in Arkansas, with one offering a $50,000 signing bonus and another reducing store hours because of a shortage of workers. read more >
Arkansas Health Network of Little Rock continued its growth during the pandemic and saved its members $16.8 million in 2020, the latest figures available. read more >
Rex Jones says he wants to learn from executives in the ARHP network what the nonprofit can do for them. read more >
