This year, AMP readers selected 85 health-care professionals and institutions across the state to be recognized as Champions of Health Care in 17 categories ranging from physicians and RNs to rural hospitals and allied health-care providers. As they continue to…
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From Desert to Oasis: Improving Health Care Access in Arkansas
Pictured above: UAMS operates mobile health units that travel the state offering services such as breast cancer screening. (Photo provided) In some ways, Arkansas punches far above its weight in terms of health care, with institutions standing at the forefront…
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Conway Regional, UnitedHealthcare Reach Multi-Year Agreement
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffConway Regional recently revealed that it has reached a multi-year agreement with UnitedHealthcare. Effective Aug. 15, patients with UnitedHealthcare insurance will return to in-network coverage with Conway Regional and its affiliated providers and clinics. This includes patients with commercial plans…
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Washington Regional Named as Best Hospital in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFor the third consecutive year, Washington Regional Medical Center has been recognized as the #1 hospital in Arkansas in the U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 Best Hospitals list. The annual Best Hospitals rankings are designed to assist patients and their doctors…
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Stepping Up: Conway Regional Aims to Help with Shortage in Health Care Professionals
by KD Reepby KD ReepConway Regional Health System, established in 1921, is taking a unique approach to the health care professional shortage by establishing its own medical education program. “Throughout the nation, there is a physician and provider shortage that is even more evident…
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US Beacon Saving Clients Millions on Health Care Costs – Featured in Arkansas Money & Politics
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaStephen Carleson of US Beacon can talk at length about the need for cost oversight in the complicated field of health care, particularly for self-insured businesses and organizations. He’s also well-versed in explaining how the company’s technology performs its work,…
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Baptist Health Welcomes New Leadership in Fort Smith, Van Buren
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBaptist Health-Fort Smith and Baptist Health-Van Buren recently welcomed two new members of their leadership team: Shane Jennings, MD, and Christian Gross. Jennings is now the chief medical officer for Baptist Health’s hospitals and clinics in western Arkansas, where he…
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Unity Health Celebrates New Jacksonville Hospital
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSearcy-based healthcare provider Unity Health held a grand opening celebration Wednesday, Feb. 15, for Pulaski County’s newest state-of-the-art hospital. Phase one of Unity Health-Jacksonville, which is slated to open in early March at 1400 Braden Street, will expand the acclaimed…
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Sevier County Medical Center Plans to Officially Open by End of Year
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAfter three years without a hospital in the area, Sevier County Medical Center plans to open by the end of this year. On Saturday, the hospital hosted its grand opening celebration where Southern Girls Florist, Jennifer’s Designs, Tres Agaves Mexican…
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UAMS Taking Action to Decarbonize Health Care Sector
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) joins 100+ health care organizations nationwide in pledging to take action to decarbonize the health care sector and make their facilities more resilient to the effects of climate change. In taking the…