topping out ceremony

April 24, 2026

UAMS Holds Topping Out Ceremony for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale

David Wise

A metal i-beam, signed by attendees at the topping out ceremony for the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale, is ready to be hoisted in place by a crane.

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted a topping out ceremony today for the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital, which will be the new home of world-class orthopaedic and sports medicine care providers serving Northwest Arkansas. Attendees were invited to sign a beam, which was then hoisted by crane…