Arkansas Children’s Hospital

The Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary recently announced its donation of $1.4 million to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, where the money will go toward supporting expert pediatric care for the children and families of Arkansas and beyond.  “The ACH Auxiliary is so…

Arkansas’ annual “Festival of Stars” Toy and Donation Drive and Radiothon raised $364,249 for Arkansas Children’s, making the holidays brighter for the patients and families of Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Arkansas Children’s Northwest, the state’s local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.…

Arkansas Children’s reported Tuesday a record daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations. Twenty-four patients tested positive, a record 50 percent increase over the previous hospitalization peak, according to Executive Vice President Rick Barr. Previous peaks occurred in early July and in…

Arkansas Children’s Hospital has received a $1.15 million donation aimed at supporting its programs and research efforts. The Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary made the gift to the hospital. This is the latest gift that the auxiliary has made to Arkansas…

A new executive vice president and chief clinical and academic officer has been appointed at Arkansas Children’s. Frederick (Rick) E. Barr, MD, MBAhas been named to the newly created executive role. In this position, he will guide Arkansas Children’s physician…

Arkansas Children’s has tapped a new president for its research institute. Dr. Pete Mourani has been selected to lead the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) as president. He will also serve as senior vice president and chief research officer for…

Arkansas Children’s and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have named a new chief of pediatric neurology. Dr. Freedom F. “Fred” Perkins Jr. will serve in the role for both health systems. Perkins, who serves as a professor…

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is making significant cuts throughout its healthcare system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital system announced that it will be eliminating 42 positions. Of this total, 17 positions were vacant but the remaining…

Simmons Bank announced a $1 million donation to Arkansas Children’s to support its construction of a new pediatric clinic in Pine Bluff. The new pediatric clinic will be established by Arkansas Children’s in association with Jefferson Regional and located on…

A day after the first presumptive case of coronavirus was announced by state officials, a second case has reportedly manifested. An Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) employee has been reported as the second patient with a presumptive case of COVID-19. An…