Baptist Health to Acquire Drew Memorial in Monticello
Under the deal, nonprofit Drew Memorial's 60-bed hospital will be renamed "Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County." (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 9, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Pharmacist Shortages and Heavy Workloads Challenge Drugstores Heading Into Busy Season
A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 9, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
UAMS Surgeon Elected to the Knee Society (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Simon Mears is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at UAMS. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 9, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
New Provider in Arkansas Focuses on No-Rush Health Care
Last month, Oak Street Health opened its first primary care center in Little Rock and another location is planned to open in North Little Rock on Oct. 13. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 9, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
US Employers Added a Surprisingly Strong 336,000 Jobs in September
The economy has now added an average of 266,000 jobs a month for the past three months, a streak that could make it likelier that the Federal Reserve will raise its key rate again before year's end as it continues its drive to tame inflation. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 6, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Blue & You Foundation Awards $6M in Grants to Behavioral Health Programs
The grants are aimed at addressing mental health challenges, suicide and substance use among Arkansas children, teens and young adults. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 6, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
75,000 US Health Care Workers Go On Strike
Kaiser Permanente workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care walked off the job Wednesday in multiple states. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 4, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Child Care Programs Just Lost Thousands of Federal Dollars. Families and Providers are Scrambling to Cope
In Arkansas and four other states, up to half of all providers may be forced to close, according to one analysis. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 4, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
US Adds Another Option for Fall COVID Vaccination With Updated Novavax Shots
Updated vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna began rolling out last month, intended for adults and children as young as age 6 months. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 4, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
SPONSORED: The Dollars and Sense of Medical-Dental Integration
Comprehensive health and dental coverage that promotes preventive dental care through medical-dental integration programs can save businesses and their employees thousands of dollars. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 4, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
UAMS Gets $606K to Study Kidney Disease Risk
The study will focus on the relationship between chronic kidney disease, or CKD, and platelets, the small, colorless fragments in blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 3, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
First Proton Therapy Center Opens in Little Rock
The first proton therapy center in Arkansas — and only the 43rd in the nation — opened at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 3, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Advisers Vote Against Experimental ALS Treatment
The panel of Food and Drug Administration experts voted 17-1 that drugmaker Brainstorm's stem cell-based treatment has not been shown effective for patients with the fatal, muscle-wasting disease known as ALS. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 2, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Current HR and Hiring Trends with Holley Little
Little is director of the Arkansas Society of Human Resource Management State Council. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 2, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Job Openings Ratio Remains High in Arkansas
(Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - October 2, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
