Announcements
April 30, 2019
UAMS Celebrates Grand Opening of New Pine Bluff Regional Campus
![Mark Deal and Chancellor Cam Patterson use oversized scissors from the Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of Commerce for the official ribbon cutting at the South Central Regional Campus.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DSC_3086-150x150.jpg)
After an eight-month construction project, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) South Central Regional Campus in Pine Bluff celebrated its grand opening in a spacious facility on the Jefferson Regional Medical Center campus. The 33,000-square-foot space on the bottom two floors in the Jefferson Professional Building II provides room for the merger of…
College of Medicine Dean’s Day Celebrates Faculty and Staff Excellence
![Dr. Smith at podium](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Distinguished-Faculty-Service-Rick-Smith-lower-res-150x150.jpg)
Service. Innovation. Selflessness. Gratitude. These were some of the words used as the UAMS College of Medicine honored faculty and staff members for exemplary service and accomplishments in education, research and clinical care at the ninth annual Dean’s Honor Day ceremony on April 24. “For me, this is one of the most rewarding events of…
April 26, 2019
New Hospital Beds Benefit Patients and Staff
![Jalen Morris (left) and Bradon Berry, contract employees with Stryker, assemble new patient beds in the UAMS loading dock. More than 300 patient received new beds in April.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Beds-150x150.jpg)
More than 300 patients in the UAMS hospital are getting new beds before the end of April.
April 24, 2019
UAMS Medical Center, Five Faculty Honored as Healthcare Heroes
![UAMS finalists for Healthcare Hero for 2019 (from left): J.D. Day, M.D.; Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D.; Terry Collins, R.N.; Ronda Henry-Tillman, M.D.; Hari Eswaran, Ph.D.; Purushottam Thapa, M.D.; Joseph Bates, M.D.; C. Lowry Barnes, M.D.; and Bradley Martin, Pharm.D., Ph.D.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/HealthcareHeroes-UAMS-2019-150x150.jpg)
UAMS Medical Center, four UAMS physicians and a UAMS researcher were honored April 24 as Healthcare Heroes at a luncheon to recognize individuals, companies and organizations making a significant impact on the quality of health care in Arkansas. It was the fourth year for the event, sponsored by the Arkansas Business Publishing Group and held…
Earth Day at UAMS Continues to Grow, Even in Rain
![A Little Rock Zoo interpreter shows off a hawk at the UAMS celebration of Earth Day.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/EarthDay2019-featured-150x150.jpg)
Heavy, spring rains April 18 in central Arkansas only brought more growth to Earth Day at UAMS.
April 23, 2019
Medicaid Expansion States See Decline in Low-Birth-Weight for Black Infants, UAMS Researchers Report in JAMA
![Brown & Tilford](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Mick-Tilford-Clare-Brown-2-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK | States that expanded Medicaid showed a significant reduction in low-birth-weight and preterm births for black infants, but no significant difference in those rates overall, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report in an article published today in JAMA. Since 1990, states have been required to provide Medicaid coverage…
Fifth Year of Parkinson’s Symposium Marks Continued Growth
![Demonstrator leading audience in chair yoga](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Parkinsons-Symposium-2019-01-web-150x150.jpg)
The Parkinson’s Symposium continues to grow each year, welcoming more people who want to learn about the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The fifth annual event was held April 7 in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at UAMS, with nearly 200 people in attendance. “Some people have…
April 22, 2019
UAMS Event Series Explores End-of-Life Issues, Features National Expert
![End-of-life expert BJ Miller M.D., addresses the audience at an event sponsored by the UAMS Division of Palliative Medicine](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BJMillerLecture-150x150.jpg)
As he addresses audiences across the country, end-of-life expert BJ Miller, M.D., often asks one simple question: “Who is this room has never suffered?”
U.S. Sen Tom Cotton and Family Tour UAMS NICU
![UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D. greets the Cotton family as the prepare to tour the NICU.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/TomCottonVisit-04192019-DSC_9544-150x150.jpg)
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton visited the UAMS neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) April 19 to get a glimpse of the life-saving environment that takes care of babies born prematurely, some who have to stay weeks and months separated from their families.
April 19, 2019
State Police Thank UAMS for Saving Officer’s Life
![Lila McWilliams with State Police Director Bill Bryant (left) thanks the trauma team for their part in saving her husband’s life.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DSC6911-150x150.jpg)
An Arkansas State Police officer critically injured Jan. 3 in a vehicle accident is alive today because of teams of UAMS physicians, nurses and others who responded in the critical hours and days afterward.
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