Number of Osteopathic Residents in State Growing with New Medical Schools
Arkansas has 160 more doctors in residency than it did just a few years ago thanks to the creation of two osteopathic medical schools in the past decade. read more >
Arkansas has 160 more doctors in residency than it did just a few years ago thanks to the creation of two osteopathic medical schools in the past decade. read more >
Dr. Jonathan Laryea and Dr. Matthew Steliga have been invested in the Nolie and Norma Mumey Endowed Chair in Surgery and the Kent C. Westbrook M.D. Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology, respectively. read more >
Forbes named his company, Cameron Smith & Associates, one of America’s Best Executive Search Firms in 2017. read more >
He was previously president of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, a role he will retain along with an additional role as president of Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas. read more >
The deal includes an absolute triple net lease with the restaurant chain. read more >
The money will be used to add 265 beds at 11 hospitals under pressure from the omicron surge. read more >
After 12 months of grinding work on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a time this year when health care workers and executives thought they had put the worst behind them. read more >
Bruce T. Barkley has been named president and general manager of KHBS-TV and KHOG-TV, which serve the Fayetteville and Fort Smith markets. read more >
Dr. Jeff Bell recently joined Washington Regional General Surgery Clinic in Fayetteville. read more >
Northwest Arkansas continues to grow in population while its unemployment rate remains low, leading to a labor crunch among the area’s businesses. read more >
Danielle Lombard-Sims has been named vice chancellor for human resources at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
Will Tommey has been promoted to director of operations at Mercy Hospital and Mercy Clinic in northwest Arkansas. Vanessa Harper was promoted to vice president of operations at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers. read more >
Kelli Huntley has been promoted to vice president of finance for Mercy Hospital and Mercy Clinic in Rogers . read more >
The Arkansas State Medical Board suspended a Harrison doctor’s medical license last June, for the third time in four years, after multiple complaints that the doctor overprescribed opioids and had serious mental health issues, an examination of his file reveals. read more >
Will Sullivan is the new vice president of facilities at Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville. read more >
Much like college coaches who recruit high school phenoms with a mix of promises of glory and academic achievement, health care executives in northwest Arkansas are honing their pitches to attract needed personnel. read more >
Dr. Rajesh Mourya has been hired as a critical care physician at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. Drs. Runa Shrestha and Aliakbar Rashid Dadla have been hired as hematologists and oncologists at Mercy Clinic Oncology. read more >
The health care industry is expanding to keep up with northwest Arkansas’ growing population, and it’s not just construction companies that are benefiting. read more >
In her new position, Stec will oversee cardiology services, oncology services, lab services, environmental services, facilities, security, food and nutrition, wound care, rehabilitation services, home-based services, the sleep disorder center and the Regional Critical Access Facilities in Ozark, Paris, Booneville and Waldron. read more >
Eric Pianalto has been with Mercy since 1994 and held a number of positions within Mercy’s four-state region including being chief operating officer for regional operations in Arkansas and Oklahoma. He was named president of Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in 2013. read more >
