Healthcare

The usually bustling corner of Sixth and Gaines streets in downtown Little Rock is quiet these days, but the business of health insurance in Arkansas is anything but.  For Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which has called Gaines Street…

Heart disease costs the state too many lives and consumes too many resources. In Arkansas, it is the top killer of both men and women. Coupled with strokes is estimated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to…

The BridgeWay Hospital in North Little Rock has released the results of a large poll from Universal Health Services, Inc., to assess and quantify the American public’s perception of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.  As of May 20th, when…

The state of Arkansas has officially surpassed a cumulative number of 50,000 COVID-19 cases today (Aug. 10) with 50,028.  Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported 645 new cases at his daily press conference. The number of hospitalizations has decreased by six to…

CHI St. Vincent has appointed a new medical director of perioperative services. Dr. Jill Flaxman will be taking over the role at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary. As medical director of perioperative services, Flaxman will oversee operations for a range of…

As the state of Arkansas enters Phase II today on Monday, June 15, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases reached 12,501 and the number of related deaths went up by two from 179 the day before.  Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported…

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is making significant cuts throughout its healthcare system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital system announced that it will be eliminating 42 positions. Of this total, 17 positions were vacant but the remaining…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with a few poultry industry leaders from the Northwest Arkansas region prior to his press conference at Mercy Hospital in Rogers on Monday. “I had a very good meeting because they have really set a national…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported 190 new COVID-19 cases at his press conference in Rogers today, bringing the total number to 7,433. The northwest region of the state as well as the southwest region continue to see peaks in new COVID-19…

Since Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s last press conference on Friday, May 30, there have been 476 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state of Arkansas. As of Monday morning, June 1, there are 7,253 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 133 related deaths…