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Health and Medicine

WEBHealth and Medicine. Arkansas long had a reputation for being sickly because much of the state supported large mosquito populations, carrying malaria, …

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Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)

WEBThe Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) exercises supervision over all matters pertaining to the health of Arkansas’s citizens, from food safety and sanitation …

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St. Bernards Healthcare

WEBSt. Bernards Healthcare, based in Jonesboro (Craighead County), was founded by the Olivetan Benedictine sisters at Holy Angels Convent and is the largest …

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Medical Arts Building

WEBThe sixteen-story Medical Arts Building at 236 Central Avenue in downtown Hot Springs (Garland County) was the tallest building in Arkansas from its completion in …

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Baptist Health-Fort Smith

WEBBaptist Health-Fort Smith, located in Fort Smith (Sebastian County), was founded in 1887, making it Arkansas’s first hospital. It serves the population of the …

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Arkansas State Hospital

WEBThe Arkansas State Hospital is the only state-owned and -operated facility for the treatment of mental illness in Arkansas. The structure, function, and name of this …

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Hospitals and Research Facilities Archives

WEBArkansas Health Center. The Arkansas Health Center (AHC), located in Benton (Saline County), is a 310-bed nursing facility licensed and regulated by the Office of Long Term …

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Maternal and Infant Mortality

WEBThe maternal mortality rate (MMR) is a yearly measure of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The infant mortality rate (IMR) measures the annual death rate of …

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Saline Memorial Hospital

WEBThe hospital had forty-two beds at its creation and cost about $325,000 to build. In 2017, Saline Memorial Hospital encompassed approximately 400,000 square …

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Hot Springs Medical Journal

WEBIn the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Hot Springs (Garland County) was home to the Hot Springs Medical Journal, first published in January …

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Conway Regional Health System

WEBConway Regional Health System. Founded in 1921, Conway Regional Health System (CRHS), anchored by Conway Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in …

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Baptist Health College Little Rock

WEBBaptist Health College Little Rock (BHCLR), a part of Baptist Health Medical Center–Little Rock, focuses on healthcare education as guided by the workforce needs …

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Arkansas Health Center

WEBThe Arkansas Health Center (AHC), located in Benton (Saline County), is a 310-bed nursing facility licensed and regulated by the Office of Long Term Care.AHC is …

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St. Vincent Hot Springs

WEBSt. Vincent Hot Springs is a 282-bed, acute-care hospital located on Werner Street in Hot Springs. In the 1880s, the Reverend Patrick McGowan, who settled in Hot …

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Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS)

WEBThe Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS) is the largest of the state’s agencies. It performs and oversees a variety of services for the citizens of …

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