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City-Owned Hospitals a Dying Breed?
City-owned hospitals seem to be going the way of the rotary dial telephone and the 8-track tape player in Arkansas, where only eight of the 103 hospitals that belong to the Arkansas Hospital Association are listed on its Web site as being owned by cities...
BY ROBYN JACKSON |
Popular Cadaver Grafts Dangerous for Young ACL Patients
Studies Show High Failure Rates in Under 40 Age Group
Physicians referring active, young patients for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction should be aware of new data about using cadaver grafts, some Arkansas surgeons warn. Two recent studies have found that athletes age 40 and younger, who have their ACL reconstructed using cadaverous tissue, are at a significantly higher risk for graft failure than are older, less active patients...
JENNIFER BOULDEN |
Dr. Rodney "Heath" McCarver
Hospitals, it could be argued, are Rodney "Heath" McCarver's natural habitat. The Arkansas Heart Hospital anesthesiologist has been working in them continuously since before he earned his RN at age 18.
JENNIFER BOULDEN |
Grand Rounds September
Lowe Steps Into Role As ACH Assistant Director Of Respiratory Care
UAMS Recognized By Arkansas Blue Cross And Blue Shield For Excellence In Treating Rare And Complex Cancers
Northwest Health System ED Leaders Receive Regional Awards
Williamson Joins Injury Prevention Center At Arkansas Children's Hospital As Assistant Director
New Physician To Join St. Edward Mercy Home, Hospice & Palliative Care Team
New UAMS Genetics Division Looks To Future Of Customized Medical Treatments
Northwest Health System Welcoming New CEO
UAMS Names Mattox To Direct Clinical Operations In Myeloma Institute
Maj. Gen. Granger Recognized as Distinguished Alumnus
Rachelle Sanders Named Executive Director Of UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Foundation
St. Anthony's Medical Center Patient Room Renovations Wrap Up
CARTI Foundation Awards Jungmeyer Scholarships Valued at $2,500 Each to 19 Pediatric Cancer Survivors
UAMS' Ronda Henry-Tillman Receives $2.5 Million Grant to Examine Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Two Counties
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Overuse Injuries Common in Young Athletes
Advances in medical knowledge and technology have enabled sports physicians and trainers to help young athletes get back on the field, but one of the most effective treatments they can prescribe is also one that many patients won't use: rest...
STEVE BRAWNER |
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