Mellie Bridewell
February 4, 2022
Arkansas Rural Health Partnership Hires Rex Jones as CEO, Names Mellie Bridewell New President
LITTLE ROCK — Rex Jones is joining the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) as chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2022. He will succeed Mellie Bridewell, who will continue to serve the nonprofit as president, a new senior leadership position that will allow her to focus on strategic growth initiatives for the organization.
March 29, 2017
Medical Training Using Simulation Technology Goes to Delta
March 29, 2017 | Simulation education from UAMS is in a van that’s headed for the Arkansas Delta. The Greater Delta Alliance for Health recently acquired and outfitted a new van packed with manikins and other equipment. The UAMS Centers for Simulation Education will use the van and the technology it will transport to teach…
May 25, 2016
USDA Gives $1.6 Million to Improve Health in Arkansas Delta
May 25, 2016 | The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1.6 million to two institutions to improve health in the Arkansas Delta through providing on-site simulation training for rural providers. At a news conference today at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Vernita Dore, USDA deputy under secretary of Rural Development, announced the…
August 9, 2013
UAMS to Provide Health Provider Education, Resources Through $1.38 Million Federal Grant to Delta Alliance
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center for Rural Health and Center for Distance Health will provide health education for providers in the Delta and prescription assistance for Delta residents through a three-year $1.38 million federal grant to the Greater Delta Alliance for Health (GDAH).</p>