Average salaries for travel nurses have soared during the pandemic with average salaries plus benefits advertised on Arkansas travel nurse recruitment websites ranging from $1,600 to more than $3,000 per week. While travel nurses have been critical to meeting the…
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More and more, the emerging workforce — Millennials, Gen-Z and even Gen-X to some extent — say their happiness and well-being means more to them than their salary, and a healthy work-life balance is something that can’t be compromised. It’s…
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Alice Walton, Washington Regional Partner on NWA Health Care System
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Alice L. Walton Foundation and Washington Regional Medical System are partnering to create a regional health system to serve Northwest Arkansas and beyond, the organizations announced Monday morning. The Alice L. Walton Foundation and Washington Regional Medical System intend…
- MagazineMarch 2022
2022 AMP C-Suite: Curtis Barnett, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffCurtis Barnett Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Curtis Barnett serves as president and chief executive officer for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which serves more than 2 million members nationwide. Barnett leads Arkansas Blue Cross’ efforts to help…
Pat McCabe Levi Hospital Pat McCabe serves as president and CEO of Levi Hospital in Hot Springs. His 35 years there make him the longest serving hospital CEO in Arkansas. McCabe holds a Master of Health Administration from St. Louis…
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2022 AMP C-Suite: Shane Frazier, Pinnacle Pointe Behavioral Healthcare
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffShane Frazier Pinnacle Pointe Behavioral Healthcare System Shane Frazier, MBA, BSN, RN, has dedicated more than 23 years to improving healthcare for Arkansans. Shane started his career at CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock, and spent many years in various…
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2022 AMP C-Suite: Brian Fowler, Arkansas Surgical Hospital CEO
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBrian Fowler Arkansas Surgical Hospital Originally from Springdale, Brian Fowler earned an Accounting degree from Arkansas State University in 2004 and completed his MBA at the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in 2005. After completing the…
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2022 AMP C-Suite: Marcy Doderer, Arkansas Children’s CEO
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMarcy Doderer Arkansas Children’s Marcy Doderer, FACHE, is president and chief executive officer at Arkansas Children’s, where she leads the state’s only pediatric health system, serving the 700,000 children in Arkansas. Under Doderer’s leadership, Arkansas Children’s transformed from one hospital…
Dr. Lubna Maruf Chief Medical Officer and Market Vice President Arkansas Health Network Dr. Lubna Maruf has been positively impacting the lives of patients as a primary care provider for 25 years. But she’s just getting started. In her 50s,…
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CARTI Opens New Cancer Center in Pine Bluff
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffCARTI has opened a new Cancer Center in Pine Bluff, at 5001 Bobo Road. The new facility provides medical and radiation oncology, imaging services and breast surgical consultations to patients of southeast Arkansas, and includes an infusion suite with 28…