Health care in Arkansas has been ever evolving with ongoing and soon to come developments in hospitals statewide. There is a lot to look forward to in the coming years as far as accessible and innovative patient care, especially with…
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Three Arkansas Hospitals Recognized for Patient Experience
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThree Arkansas hospitals have been named to the Becker’s Hospital Review annual list of best hospitals for patient experience in the South. Arkansas Heart Hospital’s flagship facility in Little Rock, Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock and the Fayetteville…
Jennifer Styron CARTI Jennifer Styron joined CARTI as chief financial officer in 2018 after spending more than seven years with Arkansas Heart Hospital. Styron leads CARTI’s innovative finance team that includes business intelligence, revenue cycle, patient advocacy, health information management,…
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Arkansas Heart Hospital to Open First Out-of-State Clinic
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Heart Hospital will open its first out-of-state facility at 3930 Galleria Oaks Drive in Texarkana next month. Sources say the 21,000-square-foot building will include a full-service cardiology clinic and, by early 2023, an ambulatory surgery center. “Our expansion into…
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Arkansas Heart Hospital Launches State’s First Post-COVID Pulmonary Rehab Program
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Heart Hospital is launching the state’s first post-COVID pulmonary rehabilitation program. The comprehensive outpatient treatment, offered through Strong Hearts Rehabilitation Center, will serve qualifying individuals experiencing symptoms for at least four weeks. It will be one of five medical…
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Arkansas Heart Hospital Welcomes Four New Doctors
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Heart Hospital is welcoming four new physicians to its internationally-renowned team: Dr. Nureddin Almaddah (Dr. Nuri), interventional cardiologist; Dr. Mark Hardin, cardiothoracic surgeon; Dr. Michael Loguidice, electrophysiologist; and Dr. Oscar Talledo, bariatric and general surgeon. “Arkansas Heart Hospital is…
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SPOTLIGHT ON SMALL BUSINESS: Smackey’s: Southern BBQ from the Heart in Little Rock
It takes a lot of self-confidence and hard work to go into business for yourself, but Chad Mackey found plenty of successful examples among his own family. His father is the longtime pastor of the Rock of Ages Missionary Baptist…
Earlier this year, Dr. Joe Thompson warned Arkansans not to get their hopes up for a quick conclusion to the COVID-19 saga. Thompson, a former state surgeon general under Govs. Mike Huckabee and Mike Beebe, is the president and…
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Arkansas Heart Hospital Announces Employee Vaccination Mandate
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDr. Bruce Murphy, CEO of Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock, announced Friday morning that certain hospital employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by September 30. The new policy applies to all AHH directors, executives, managers, advanced practice nurses,…
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Ten Years Gone: For Some, Physician-Owned Hospital Model Still Preferable
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterA decade after the Affordable Care Act prohibited the opening of new physician-owned hospitals and essentially capped the growth of existing facilities, the doctors behind two successful Arkansas ventures still believe their model works best. Under ACA, existing physician-owned hospitals…