LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, alongside the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), today announced the launch of its first coordinated, statewide campaign to help mothers find care close to home. The campaign kicked off with the third annual Month of May (MOM) Block Party and Women’s Health Expo. Hosted [read more…]
By:Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate Arkansas ranks worst in the nation on health system performance for Hispanic residents, according to a new report that found existing racial and ethnic health disparities are likely to worsen in every state under recent federal policy changes. About half of Hispanic children in Arkansas received [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, alongside the Arkansas Department of Education, today announced the #RazorbackReady2026 challenge, a statewide initiative to promote the Presidential Fitness Test and encourage healthier, more active lifestyles among Arkansas students. “President Trump is Making America Healthy Again and Arkansas is answering the call,” said Governor Sanders. “The #RazorbackReady2026 challenge is designed [read more…]
JONESBORO, AR – Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Shane Speights, D.O., FAAFP, to the Arkansas State Board of Health, the governor’s office announced Thursday. Speights is the dean of New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State), a position he’s [read more…]
Jonesboro, AR – Vishwa Rajagopalan, Ph.D., an associate professor of biomedical and anatomical sciences at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, has been elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association. According to the AHA, fellowship recognizes and awards premium professional members for excellence, innovative, [read more…]
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (April 3, 2026) – Building upon 73 years of health services within Mississippi County, Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) announced its selection of Lacey Carter as the healthcare system’s new CEO, effectively immediately. Carter joins MCHS from Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Mo., where her career advanced through [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. – St. Bernards Healthcare officially expanded its cardiovascular footprint in Greene County on Thursday, opening a new clinic and a diagnostic center in Paragould Medical Park for its heart and vascular care services. The expansion brings a permanent, comprehensive cardiac presence to Paragould, providing residents with streamlined access [read more…]
BATESVILLE, Ark. — White River Health said its hospitals and facilities became out of network April 1 for patients with certain UnitedHealthcare plans, a change the health system said could leave some patients facing higher out-of-pocket costs for hospital and facility-based care. According to information released by White River Health, [read more…]
Jonesboro medical school will host dinner event on May 21 JONESBORO, AR – New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University welcomed its inaugural class in August of 2016. Today, the state’s first osteopathic medical school celebrates a decade of training physicians, leading in health [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. (March 20, 2026) – St. Bernards Medical Center announced its participation in Goldfinch Health’s “Billion Pill Pledge” on Friday, the first hospital in Arkansas to launch a targeted pain management and opioid reduction program that supports patients throughout surgery. This program, made possible by Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership [read more…]
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