PINE BLUFF - Jefferson Regional in Pine Bluff was recently recognized with multiple awards at the 2022 meeting of the Arkansas Hospital Association (AHA).

Jefferson Regional President & CEO Brian Thomas received the Alan A. Weintraub Memorial Award, the AHA’s highest award bestowed on an individual. Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Peter Austin received the ACHE Regent’s Award for Senior Level Healthcare Executive, and Quality Director Erin Bolton received the Distinguished Service Award for her leadership during the COVID pandemic.

Jefferson Regional also received two Diamond Awards, a competition sponsored by the AHA and the Arkansas Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ASHMPR). Jefferson Regional won a Total Campaign award for development of a Radiology advertising campaign, and a Writing award for an article on COVID response for the AHA magazine.