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Chris 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 …

Former Razorback and current Detroit Piston Isaiah Joe and his Isaiah Joe Family Foundation officially presented the Arkansas Children’s Heart Institute with a $150,000 gift on Thursday. Joe started at Fort Smith Northside and helped lift the Arkansas basketball program …

Arkansas native and pediatric allergy expert Tamara T. Perry, M.D., will serve as the new president of Arkansas Children’s Research Institute, according to a press release from Arkansas Children’s. She will also serve as senior vice president and chief research …

Arkansas Children’s on Tuesday unveiled its new Champions Pavilion, lobby and gallery at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. Champions Pavilion is a 157,000-square-foot, three-story facility designed to emphasize a family’s perspective and needs and engineered to solve capacity constraints, …

Arkansas Children’s is partnering with Lyon College School of Dental Medicine to coordinate the delivery and oversight of pediatric dental services. The affiliation will support patient care, clinical education and research, according to a press release issued Thursday. Lyon’s dental …

Arkansas Children’s on Monday announced the largest philanthropic gift in its history, a $50 million contribution from philanthropist, entrepreneur and child-health advocate B. Thomas Golisano. The gift will support key strategic priorities for the health system, including its $371 million …

Insight Leadership Group is now accepting applications for the 2026 Insight Executive Leadership Academy, a four-session program that equips senior leaders to lead with clarity, empathy and impact. Cohorts will be offered in both Little Rock and northwest Arkansas, giving …

Arkansas Children’s has named Brandon Yoder as the system’s next executive vice president and chief financial officer. He starts Dec. 1, aligning with the late December retirement of CFO Gena Wingfield, who has served more than 40 years with Arkansas …

Arkansas Children’s and the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office are joining forces to address the opioid crisis through the creation of the National Center for Opioid Research & Clinical Effectiveness (NCOR). Construction is underway on the Arkansas Children’s Hospital campus in …

Chad S. Aduddell CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock Chad S. Aduddell has been CEO of CHI St. Vincent, with its flagship CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, since 2015. He previously served as executive vice president and chief …