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Publisher’s Letter: Counting Blessings and Power Women December is the most wonderful time of the year, the song goes, and I couldn’t agree more. The Christmas holiday season has always represented one of my favorite times of the year. It…
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Calling the Shots: New CEOs Take the Reins of Arkansas Health Care Organizations
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSeveral of Arkansas’ hospitals and health care organizations installed new leadership in 2018. AMP talked to these chief executives to learn a little bit more about their goals, the challenges of providing quality, cost-effective care in the current marketplace and…
Name: Bruce Murphy Hospital: Arkansas Heart Hospital Education: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences First job in health care: Interventional cardiologist What do you think is the biggest issue facing the health care industry in Arkansas today? Recruiting and training the…
Name: Chad Aduddell Hospital: CHI St. Vincent Education: MBA in Health Care Administration with highest honors from Oklahoma City University’s Meinders School of Business. Bachelor’s of Science with honors from University of Tulsa What do you think is the biggest…
Name: Steven Webb Hospital: President & CEO Unity Health Education: Bachelor of Business Administration and Management, East Texas Baptist University, Marshal, Texas; University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Master of Health Service Administration; Fellowship, White County Medical Center, Searcy, Ark.…
Name: Matt Troup Hospital: Conway Regional Medical Center Education: Bachelor’s of Business Administration, Texas A&M University; Master of Science Healthcare Administration, Trinity University First job in health care: Volunteer, St. Joseph’s Hospital in College Station, Texas. What do you think…
Name: Richard H. Turnage, M.D. Hospital: UAMS Medical Center Education: Bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La.; Medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, Shreveport, La.; Surgical residency at the University of Michigan Hospitals and…
Name: J. Larry Shackelford Hospital: President and CEO Washington Regional Medical System Education: B.S. Business Administration from the University of Arkansas First job in health care: Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic/MANA What do you think is the biggest issue facing the healthcare…
Name: Gary Paxson, Successor CEO Hospital: White River Health System Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint Anthony College of Nursing in Rockford, Ill. Master of Science in Information System Management – Healthcare Administration What do you think…