Hospital food service providers say the pandemic challenged them, but it also presented opportunities to pull in culinary talent. Now, inflation is forcing them to make other adjustments. read more >
Concern that the COVID-19 outbreak could overwhelm Arkansas’ health care system remains a brooding cloud. The pandemic scenario is a possibility with a likelihood that’s elusive to gauge. read more >
St. Bernards Healthcare of Jonesboro says it has closed some facilities, cut salaries and furloughed some workers as patient volume at its hospitals and clinics decline amid the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Bryan Jackson has been named chief administrative officer of Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Jeremy Jeffery has been named chief financial officer. read more >
Caroline R. Boch has joined the team at PPGMR Law in Little Rock. Ashlie Hilbun has been promoted to senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Arkansas Children’s Inc. read more >
Economic development leaders in Jonesboro welcomed a report showing robust job growth in Craighead County, but they hope it's just a signpost on the way to even better numbers. read more >
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 >
St. Bernards will hold a ribbon-cutting for its surgical and intensive care tower on Dec. 10, and patients will move into the 245,000-SF building on Dec. 13. read more >
Dr. Doug Ross has been appointed as the new president of CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs while keeping his duties as chief medical officer of the health system. read more >
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This marks the fifth consecutive year that the roster of largest commercial construction projects in Arkansas topped $2 billion. The 2018 list consists of 160 projects around the state that represent a combined dollar total of $2.1 billion. read more >
Dr. Holly Gonzales, a radiologist, has joined St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Steve Debber has joined home improvement retailer E.C. Barton & Co. read more >
Dr. Chithu Duvoor has joined St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro as an endocrinologist. Dr. Jacqueline Conger has joined as an Ob-GYN. read more >
Working nights and weekends, St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro completes the second phase of a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation — with more to come. read more >
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University has been awarded a $828,748 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to develop a mobile medical clinic. read more >