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The state’s trauma system reduced the rate of preventable trauma deaths by about half over five years, and taxpayers saw a nine fold return on their investment in the system, according to a study...

by Kay Kendall, BaldrigeCoach CEO ith telemedicine as a focus in this issue of Arkansas Hospitals, I wondered about its possible connection with the Baldrige Excellence Framework. So I reached out to...

by Nancy Robertson, Senior Editor Like many hospital systems in Arkansas, Baptist Health was an early adopter of telemedicine. Long known for its electronic intensive care unit service, Baptist...

More than 60% of Arkansas children are covered by Medicaid (including ARKids A and B), according to a newly-released study conducted by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and...

By Jillian McGehee, Editor Arkansas’s second and newest medical school, at the tender age of one, offers something other medical schools in America do not – an unprecedented focus on teaching the...

by Nancy Robertson, Senior Editor When many close family members are involved in the health care industry, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself working in the field as well. That’s what...

by Jennifer Cook, Senior Media Relations Specialist, Mercy rey Auten was taking a break during a bike ride last fall when he began to feel strange. His right arm and leg were weak, and his vision...

In October 2015, Mercy opened the Virtual Care Center, the first and only facility in the world dedicated to providing telemedical care. The four-story, 125,000-square-foot building is the...

Dr. Syed Hamid pioneered a regional hospitalist program at three rural Arkansas critical access hospitals that are part of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. These hospitals serve Waldron, Paris and...