CHI St. Vincent is no longer a part of the Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield system, the health insurer announced Tuesday morning. CHI St. Vincent is part of the Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health system, which operates 2,200 facilities in 24 …
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Administrators of Arkansas’ Largest Hospitals 2026
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffChris Barber St. Bernards Medical Center Jonesboro Chris Barber is president and CEO of St. Bernards Healthcare, which serves 23 counties in northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri. In his three decades with St. Bernards, Barber worked his way up from …
When an athlete is injured during a game, time stops — and not just on the clock. Dr. Austin Cole, orthopedic surgeon at Conway Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center, said he understands the frustration that comes with wondering whether an …
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Roll Call: New Schools Set to Enhance Healthcare Education in Arkansas
The shape of healthcare education in Arkansas is changing. Lyon College School of Dental Medicine in Little Rock, the state’s first dental school, welcomed its inaugural class last year. Likewise, the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville hosted …
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2026 AMP Champions of Healthcare: Conway Regional Health Foundation
Conway Regional Health Foundation is dedicated to fundraising for what Maegan Dyson, chief development officer, called “the gap” — namely, the gap between available resources and what is necessary to meet the needs of the Conway Regional Health System and …
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2026 AMP Champions of Healthcare: Mary Chatelain, Au.D.
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaTo understand how new the field of audiology is relative to other medical specialties, consider that audiologist Mary Chatelain, founder of Pinnacle Hearing, earned her degree from Louisiana Tech University in 2007 as a member of that school’s very first …
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2026 AMP Champions of Healthcare: David Fox, White River Health
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaLike many healthcare organizations in Arkansas, attracting and retaining quality personnel is an operational priority and ongoing challenge for Batesville-based White River Health and its subsidiary Stone County Medical Center in Mountain View. Fortunately, said David Fox, vice president of …
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2026 AMP Champions of Healthcare: Joan Robbins, Briarwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaIn her own words, Joan Robbins, administrator at Briarwood Nursing & Rehabilitation in Little Rock, described herself as a stickler for details and someone who sets high standards for her employees. She is not the kind of boss that one …
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2026 AMP Champions of Healthcare: Traci Hampton, Highlands Oncology
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaGrowing up in College Station, Texas, Traci Hampton never envisioned a life in healthcare, nor did she have that in mind when attending college at the University of Memphis and Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. In fact, she pointed …
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Courtney McKinney, Revive Health & Wellness
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaMore Than Skin Deep By every conventional measurement, Revive Health & Wellness in Malvern is an unqualified success, growing its clientele in less than three years to the threshold of opening a second location to meet demand — which is …
