August 5, 2020
UAMS Students Assist Homeless Shelters with COVID-19 Supplies
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, three of the top needs in Arkansas homeless shelters are hand sanitizer, masks and gloves, according to a recent Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health survey of 48 shelters. But not only did the students and faculty reach out to determine needs, they stepped up to work…
May 26, 2020
Study Uses Digital Equipment to Monitor Heart Patients at Home
Steve Bruno worries every day about having another heart attack or stroke. The 62-year-old Sherwood resident is doing what he can to continue beating the odds since a simultaneous heart attack and stroke brought him to UAMS five years ago. Bruno is one of about 438,000 heart failure survivors in Arkansas. Nearly a quarter will…
May 15, 2020
UAMS Mobile Triage Brings COVID-19 Evaluations to Hot Springs Homeless and Hot Springs, Dumas Brinkley Drive-thru Clinics
Homeless and jobless in Hot Springs, Clarence Taylor got something from the UAMS Triage Unit’s mobile team he has wanted for several weeks: screening and testing for COVID-19. The team conducted drive-thru evaluations in Hot Springs on April 11, Dumas on April 12 and Brinkley on April 13 to assess whether residents in those areas…
May 8, 2020
UAMS Mobile Unit Screens in Warren, Mountain Home, Forrest City, SW Little Rock
It’s been another busy week for the UAMS Mobile Triage Unit, which provided nearly 400 COVID-19 drive-thru evaluations last week in four different cities: Warren, Mountain Home, Forrest City and southwest Little Rock. “These mobile testing sites are vital for rural communities and people who may not have access to transportation,” said Jennifer Hunt, M.D.,…
April 28, 2020
UAMS to Provide Free COVID-19 Drive-Thru Evaluation April 30 in Mountain Home
LITTLE ROCK – A free community drive-thru evaluation clinic for COVID-19 will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Thursday, April 30 at 1507 Fairgrounds Drive in Mountain Home. You do not have to be a UAMS patient to be seen. This evaluation clinic is…
April 20, 2020
Sensory Room Lets Kids Work Through Problems
A room once intended for isolating patients in distress has become a favorite of the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute’s youngest charges, thanks to the addition of a number of components designed to both calm and stimulate them. The Child Diagnostic Unit, an inpatient unit for patients 2 to 12 years old, was intended to be…
April 15, 2020
UAMS Students Collect Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care Workers
LITTLE ROCK – Students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in both central Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas are collecting personal protective equipment (PPE) to distribute to health care workers throughout the state. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a critical national shortage of masks, surgical gowns and eye gear desperately needed by doctors,…
January 30, 2020
Free Dementia Care Workshop for Family Caregivers to be Held Feb. 12 in Texarkana
A free family caregiver workshop, “Dementias,” will be offered Feb, 12 in Texarkana for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. The workshop is presented by the UAMS Schmieding Caregiver Training Program. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held…
January 27, 2020
Free Dementia Care Workshop for Family Caregivers to be Held Feb. 7 in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK – A free family caregiver workshop, “Dementias,” will be offered Feb, 7 in Little Rock for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. The workshop is presented by the UAMS Schmieding Caregiver Training Program. The workshop, which is open to the…
January 3, 2020
Dementia Care Workshop for Family Caregivers to be Held Jan. 9 in El Dorado
LITTLE ROCK – A free Dementia Care Workshop will be offered Jan. 9 in El Dorado for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at College Avenue Church of Christ, 1817 N….
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