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October 29, 2015
The Partnership for a Healthy Arkansas – A Shared Services Organization
Oct. 29, 2015 | Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Baptist Health, St. Bernards Healthcare, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Washington Regional Medical System today announced the formation of The Partnership for a Healthy Arkansas, a Shared Services Organization. According to its founding members, this innovative collaboration will bring together the five…
The Partnership for a Healthy Arkansas – A Shared Services Organization
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Baptist Health, St. Bernards Healthcare, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Washington Regional Medical System today announced the formation of The Partnership for a Healthy Arkansas, a Shared Services Organization.
October 26, 2015
UAMS-Sponsored Senior Expo Draws More Than 1,100
Oct. 26, 2015 | While the Arkansas State Fair was winding down Oct. 17, another, different kind of fair, the Senior Expo, was ramping up with prizes, informational booths, health screenings, exercise demonstrations and vendor booths. More than 1,100 seniors from throughout Arkansas attended the second annual Senior Expo, sponsored by UAMS and presented by…
October 23, 2015
UAMS Awarded Nearly $1 Million for Medicaid Savings
Oct. 23, 2015 | UAMS today demonstrated it is leading the state in improving patient care while also saving money as Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., accepted $927,642 from Medicaid for its part in helping Arkansas avoid $34 million in Medicaid costs in 2014. UAMS received the largest amount of the $5.3 million that Medicaid and…
October 22, 2015
Angel Eye Completes Installation of 10 Cameras in Baystate Children’s Hospital
LITTLE ROCK – Angel Eye Camera Systems, a company established in 2013 with support from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures, recently completed the installation of 10 camera systems in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Baystate Children’s Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts and plans to expand the project to include cameras…
October 19, 2015
Free Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screenings on Nov. 7
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will provide free abdominal aortic aneurysm screenings Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to noon at the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building. Advanced registration and an eight-hour fast are required. Please call 501-686-6176 to make an appointment. Individuals must meet eligibility requirements for the screening….
October 15, 2015
‘An Evening with Jim Nantz’ Dinner Nov. 23 to Benefit UAMS Reynolds Institute’s STOP Alzheimer’s Fund
LITTLE ROCK – “An Evening with Jim Nantz” to raise awareness in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, will be hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 23 in the Grand Ballroom of the Little Rock Marriott. CBS sports commentator Jim Nantz will…
Cancer Researcher Published in New England Journal of Medicine
LITTLE ROCK – Identifying a patient’s genetic mutation led University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) physician-researcher Ling Gao, M.D., Ph.D., to an existing drug that eliminated the patient’s stage IV Merkel-cell carcinoma. Gao’s findings, made in collaboration with two other UAMS researchers, were published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. Metastatic Merkel-cell…
October 13, 2015
Geriatrics Conference Features Lawyers, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians
Oct. 13, 2015 | Joyce Tailford knew it was time to update her will but just hadn’t gotten around to scheduling it. That was solved for her when she was able to take advantage of free legal advice Sept. 24 at a UAMS conference on geriatrics. The Geriatrics and Long-Term Care Update organized by the…
October 7, 2015
Oct. 27 Science Café — ‘Novel Cancer Treatments’
LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Novel Cancer Treatments, on Oct. 27. Panelists will discuss promising research avenues and current cancer treatments. Held from 7-9 p.m. at Afterthought Bistro & Bar in Little Rock’s Hillcrest neighborhood, Science Café…
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