Healthcare

A new initiative at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is working to make sure emergency rooms across the state are better prepared for post-partum care.

More than $17 million in medical debt has been erased for residents of Sebastian and Crawford counties by First Presbyterian Church in Fort Smith and national organization Undue Medical Debt.

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report host Roby Brock meets with independent journalist Steve Bronner to discuss health-insurance premiums, the recent lithium summit and the cost of child care.

R.J. Elbin, an an associate professor of exercise science and director of the Office for Sports Concussion Research, discusses targeted concussion treatment.

R.J. Elbin, an an associate professor of exercise science and director of the Office for Sports Concussion Research, discusses targeted concussion treatment.

UAMS Northwest has launched its first nurse anesthetist training program. Backed by $3M in funding, the program will expand CRNA numbers to meet rising health care demand in Arkansas. Ozark at Large's Kyle Kellams reports.

Jessica Fugitt, director of the Psychology Clinic, talks about the need for more high-quality, affordable mental health care in Arkansas and across the country.

Janet Mann has been tapped by Gov. Sarah Sanders to lead the Arkansas Department of Human Services. Mann and host Roby Brock discuss her knowledge in healthcare topics and aspirations for her new role.

Two Arkansas groups held a town hall Saturday as part of the nationwide Families First: 50-State Day of Peaceful Action, focusing on the Trump administration’s proposed reconciliation bill, the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’

On this edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal report, host Roby Brock speaks with Keesa Smith-Brantley, executive director for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, about what effects a GOP-sponsored rescission package may have on healthcare in Arkansas.