NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation has received a $1.6 million donation that will fund a mobile health unit to deliver care to underinsured and uninsured individuals in underserved communities in northeast Arkansas. The donation was made by prominent Arkansas philanthropists, Kim…
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Although COVID-19 infections appear on the decline, hospitals in the state remain filled with patients as health care workers enter their second year battling the virus. And while hospital personnel have learned by experience the logistics of treating a widespread…
Chris Fowler President (retired) Fowler Foods As a second-generation KFC franchisee, Chris Fowler began his career as a cook in the family’s restaurant business, eventually becoming President in 1985.  Until the recent sale of the business, Fowler operated 91 restaurants in…
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National Guard Called to Covid-19 Duty at 9 Hospitals Across Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAt 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…
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NEA Baptist Hospital Earns Multiple Awards for Quality Healthcare
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNEA Baptist hospital in Jonesboro has recently earned awards through The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for outstanding patient care. The 2021 American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Achievement Award places…
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Three Arkansas Hospitals Announce Employee Vaccine Requirements
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThree major Arkansas hospitals announced system-wide employee COVID vaccination requirements on Thursday. NEA Baptist and St. Bernards in Jonesboro, as well as CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock, will require all employees to have fully-vaccinated status by Nov. 1, 2021.…
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NEA Baptist Uses New Approach to Break Up Calcium in Arteries
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNEA Baptist in Jonesboro has introduced a new treatment option for individuals with coronary artery disease. The treatment applies lithotripsy, which uses sonic pressure waves to break up kidney stones, to treat calcified coronary artery disease. This approach can help…
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Groundbreaking Set for New NEA Baptist Pain Management Clinic
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNEA Baptist in Jonesboro will be breaking ground a new pain management clinic this Friday. The clinic will be located within the Reserve at NEEA, a medical development, which is a partnership between NEA Baptist and Haag Brown Commercial Real…
The following article is from Arkansas Hospitals, a custom publication of Vowell, Inc., which also produces Arkansas Money & Politics. NEA BAPTIST in Jonesboro will soon be opening an 8,050-square foot facility as a part of its existing Trumann Clinic.…