Conway Regional joins team working to improve safety
Over the course of an intensive 12-month effort, 2,950 patient-harmful events were prevented in 48 Arkansas hospitals participating in a national hospital quality improvement effort, with associated...
View ArticleKitchen Store and More offers holiday preview for a cause
The Kitchen Store and More in Conway is opening its doors for a holiday preview from 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Manager Tricia O’Connor, whose mother, Jeanne Smyers, owns the business, said every dollar spent...
View ArticleHealth officials: Mumps outbreak spreads to central Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Department of Health says a mumps outbreak has spread to central Arkansas. The outbreak began in August in northwest Arkansas, mostly centered in the Springdale...
View ArticleDr. Lo joins specialty clinic
Dr. Laurence Lo recently joined the Baptist Health Surgical and Specialty Clinic-Conway, which provides both general and bariatric surgery consultations and post-operative visits. read more
View ArticleConway Regional adds 3-D mammography
Conway Regional Health System announced it will add industry-leading digital breast tomosynthesis, or 3-D mammography technology, to its women’s health services to further improve the accuracy in...
View ArticleUCA confirms four potenial mumps cases on campus
The University of Central Arkansas confirmed Tuesday that four possible mump cases were under investigation at the school. Dr. Randy Pastor, the medical director at the Student Health Center at UCA,...
View ArticleConway Regional announces nursery alliance with Arkansas Children's Hospital
Conway Regional Health System announced a new affiliation agreement with Arkansas Children’s Hospital to create a pediatric nursery alliance between the two hospitals Tuesday during a news conference....
View ArticleBaby stroller fitness session set for Lactation Club
Baby stroller fitness session set for Lactation Club Mothers are encouraged to bring their strollers and babies for a fitness session by instructor Maggie Glover as part of the next meeting of the...
View ArticleTribute Tree funds scholarships
Choir music, selfies with Santa and his elvish helpers, hot chocolate and special treats for the kids will be a part of this year’s family-oriented Conway Regional Tribute Tree lighting event on...
View ArticleU.S. health care tab hits $3.2T; fastest growth in 8 years
WASHINGTON — The nation’s health care tab grew at the fastest rate in eight years in 2015, driven by the coverage expansion in President Barack Obama’s law and by costly prescription drugs, the...
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