El Dorado

In 1976, against the joyful backdrop of America gorging itself on celebrations of its national bicentennial, about 335,000 people in the U.S. died from all forms of cancer. That year, more than 47 women out of 100,000 would develop breast …

Baptist Health Medical Center-El Dorado has added the latest in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to its list of services. The Philips MR 5300 was recently added to the hospital’s diagnostic imaging suite. The new tech is expected to enhance …

CARTI Cancer Center is now offering urologic care at its El Dorado location. The cancer-care provider added the services in El Dorado to “reduce barriers that have traditionally prevented patients in rural areas of the state from receiving treatment,” according …

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will lease and operate the Encore Medical Center in Bryant, following a Wednesday vote of the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees. The facility, with 53 licensed beds and more than 108,000 …

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday announced the following appointments: Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks Talbot Benton, Little Rock, to the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks. Term to expire December 31, 2029. Previously vacant position. Scott Skelton, Quitman, …

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission has awarded $25 million to 22 communities through the Arkansas Site Development Program. The cities and counties receiving Arkansas Site Development Program funds include Bradley County, Bentonville, Berryville, Conway, De Queen, El Dorado, England, Grant …

Jobs Well Done: Recruiting expert Sue Burnett built her legacy one career at a time Some industries lend themselves more easily to creating legacies than others. Handlers of commodities and makers of widgets are appreciated in the moment but are …

Donald Smith has had the interim tag removed from his CFO title at El Dorado’s Murphy USA. Smith had served as interim CFO and vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer. The Murphy USA board on April 3 appointed him …

As consumers continue to ponder the return on investment of a traditional four-year college education, Arkansas two-year colleges have heard the cry of high school graduates ready to hit the workforce right away. While Arkansas is seeing its manufacturing base …

Arkansas Heart Hospital has promoted Pamela Battle, MSN, BSN, RN, to southern clinics director. In her new role, Battle will oversee clinical operations and spearhead education and evidence-based practice initiatives in Texarkana, Hot Springs, El Dorado and at the Bariatric …