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Beyond the Ozarks

First NWA Health Care Summit Brings Leaders and People Together

KUAF

Published April 7, 2016 at 1:41 PM CDT

For the first time, the leaders of five leading health care entities in Arkansas came together to address the needs and future of the industry and the community. Representatives of more than 70 organizations were on hand to discuss economic development, workforce development, and community health during the first ever NWA Health Care Summit held Wednesday in Rogers.

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