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A new analysis by Healthgrades shows the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranks among the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for cranial neurosurgery. Healthgrades, a resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems, awarded UAMS a 2022 Cranial…

Arkansas 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…

Southern Bancorp added two new members to its leadership team. Kenya Davenport joins the CDFI as the organization’s Chief of Staff, and Will Lambe joins as Chief Strategy Officer. “I’m excited to welcome both Kenya and Will to Southern Bancorp’s leadership…

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra revealed Wednesday morning plans for a new 20,000- SF music center for development in Little Rock’s East Village. The new $9-million Stella Boyle Smith Music Center will help expand ASO’s capacity to serve Arkansas children through education…

At the request of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management, 40 Arkansas National Guardsmen from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will deploy to nine hospitals in eight Arkansas cities to assist local health care facilities with Covid-19 testing in…

Mitchell Williams Law has elected four new attorneys to membership, the corporate law firm announced this week. Firm memberships of Brytne Kitchin, Casey Dorman Lawson, Allison Raley and Lindsey Vechik were effective as of Jan. 1. “I am pleased to…

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Millie A. Ward, president of Stone Ward in Little Rock, has been elected board chair for 2022 by the Branch…

Rock Dental Brands announced Wednesday the acquisition of 10 clinics across Arkansas and Missouri, including a new expansion into Kansas City, Mo. Headquartered in Little Rock, Rock Dental Brands now has a total of 94 supported clinics across three states.…

Arkansas Children’s Foundation has added two new members to its Board of Directors. The Foundation announced Monday that Trisha Montague and Jennifer Yurachek were elected to 3-year board terms, beginning Jan. 1, joining 35 ACF board members who represent statewide…

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has officially designated The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) of Little Rock a, “Center for Comprehensive MS Care.” The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a nonprofit organization that was founded in New York…