UAMS News


January 16, 2009

UAMS Celebrates Opening of 10-story High-Tech Hospital

Chadley Uekman

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) supporters, patients and their families today celebrated the opening of a 540,000-square-foot hospital replacing most of the patient care services in the original 52-year-old UAMS Medical Center building.


January 15, 2009

UAMS BioVentures Company to Market Cost-Cutting Services for Pharmacy Benefit Programs

Kelly Gardner

<P style=”MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt”><SPAN class=content>LITTLE ROCK – The concept behind a unique program that saves Arkansas millions of dollars in Medicaid drug costs has spawned a new startup company through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures. </SPAN></P>


UAMS College of Public Health Using MLK Jr. Day for Service

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<FONT class=content>LITTLE ROCK – Several volunteers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health are using a day off work Jan. 19 for a day on of public service as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.</FONT>


January 14, 2009

Wei Named Executive Director of Institute on Aging

Chadley Uekman

Dr. Jeanne Wei is named Executive Director of the UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging.


Wei Named Executive Director of UAMS Institute on Aging

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<FONT class=content>The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Jeanne Y. </SPAN></FONT><FONT style=”FONT-SIZE: 12pt” face=”‘times new roman'”><FONT class=content>Wei, M.D., Ph.D. executive director of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and chairman of the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics in the College of Medicine.</FONT> </FONT>
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January 12, 2009

Blackhawk Helicopter Lands on New UAMS Helipad

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With a roar, the Blackhawk helicopter approached the helipad and deftly maneuvered between antennas and a construction crane to alight atop the new hospital at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


January 8, 2009

UAMS Invites You to Hospital Dedication

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Equipment is now being moved into the new 540,000-square-foot hospital building that will replace most of the patient care services in the current University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center building that opened in 1956.


January 6, 2009

Turnage Named UAMS Surgery Department Chairman

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Richard H. Turnage, M.D., who has led surgery programs in Texas and Louisiana, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as chairman of the Department of Surgery.


Turnage Named UAMS Surgery Department Chairman

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Jan. 6, 2009 | Richard H. Turnage, M.D., who has led surgery programs in Texas and Louisiana, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as chairman of the Department of Surgery.


Patient Receives Stents and Bypass – a UAMS First

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Patricia Ernst questioned her heart surgeon, UAMS’ Gareth Tobler, M.D., when he proposed a unique solution to blockages in three of her coronary arteries.



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