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Expanding the Regional Health System

By Kyle Kellams

Published April 27, 2022 at 1:39 PM CDT

A partnership announced this week is designed to increase health and medical opportunities in northwest Arkansas. We asked Larry Shackleford, the president and CEO of Washington Regional Medical System about the announcement.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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