Healthcare Workers

A new piece of legislation introduced in this session would create a working group to better understand the primary care system in Arkansas and its effects on health care in the state. Kyle Kellams discusses the benefits with Dr. Lonnie Robinson, a primary care physician who has practiced for the past 25 years in Mountain Home.

On today's show, we discover more about the planet Mars with University of Arkansas researchers. We also consider legislative proposals designed to invest more in primary care physicians in Arkansas, and protect protocol designed to support citizen-led initiatives.

Five years ago, a study reported the region’s healthcare sector was underperforming, and residents were often leaving the region to seek treatment, leaving healthcare jobs unfilled. Upskill NWA offers a link to careers in healthcare. Upskill NWA offers tuition, books and more. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams visited with Carol Moralez, the President and CEO of Upskill NWA, in Rogers.

A 2019 federal report indicates 95% of American prosecutions of human trafficking involve sex trafficking. Labor trafficking is also a problem, if…

Northwest Technical Institute has established a nonprofit foundation to help support the construction of a new medical building. The $10,000 million,…