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Arisa Health to Not Renew Contract for Community Mental Health Centers; 41 Counties, Including Craighead Affected
Jonesboro, AR – JonesboroRightNow.com – Arisa Health, which is the designated community mental health center (CMHC) in 41 counties in Arkansas, including all of Northeast Arkansas, will not submit a bid to the State of Arkansas for a new CMHC contract. Arisa Health provides various mental health services...
arkansasradio.com
White River Health First in Arkansas to Use Advanced Venous Stent Technology in Cardiovascular Care
White River Health has reached a major milestone in cardiovascular care after becoming the first healthcare system in Arkansas to perform reconstruction of a heavily calcified and completely blocked abdominal vein using the FDA-approved GORE® VIABAHN® FORTEGRA® Venous Stent platform. The groundbreaking procedures were recently completed at...
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Arkansas DHS to Host Town Hall in Jonesboro Explaining Work/Community Engagement Requirement for Medicaid Beneficiaries
Jonesboro, AR – JonesboroRightNow.com – The Arkansas Department of Human Services has town halls scheduled across the state to explain a new federally mandated work/community engagement requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries, with Jonesboro included in the lineup. The town halls are intended to educate beneficiaries of ARHOME, which stands...
whiterivernow.com
White River Health cardiologists reach milestone in treating severe vein blockages
From left: Justin Blankenship, RTR, cath lab clinical lead; John Clegg, RCIS, scrub tech; Dr. Mahesh Anantha, interventional cardiologist; Michael Bell, RN, cath lab; and Braiden Wright, RN, cath lab. (Image provided by White River Health) Local doctors are marking a major milestone in cardiovascular care, making White River Health...
arkansasradio.com
Wynne Arkansas Wastewater Treatment Plant Rebuilt After 2023 Tornado Damage Using Advanced Concrete Protection
More than 2 years after devastating EF-3 tornadoes tore through Wynne and parts of Central and Eastern Arkansas, the City of Wynne has officially completed major reconstruction work on its wastewater treatment plant using advanced concrete protection technology designed to help future-proof the facility for decades to come. Kryton International...
jonesbororightnow.com
Arkansas DHS to Host Town Hall in Jonesboro Explaining Work/Community Engagement Requirement for Medicaid Beneficiaries
Jonesboro, AR – JonesboroRightNow.com – The Arkansas Department of Human Services has town halls scheduled across the state to explain a new federally mandated work/community engagement requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries, with Jonesboro included in the lineup. The town halls are intended to educate beneficiaries of ARHOME, which stands...
mix1063.com
Arisa Health to Not Renew Contract for Community Mental Health Centers; 41 Counties, Including Craighead Affected
Jonesboro, AR – JonesboroRightNow.com – Arisa Health, which is the designated community mental health center (CMHC) in 41 counties in Arkansas, including all of Northeast Arkansas, will not submit a bid to the State of Arkansas for a new CMHC contract. Arisa Health provides various mental health services...
deltanewsservice.com
Local Hospital Navigates Rising Costs, Growing Demand
JONESBORO, Ark. — As St. Bernard’s Health Care approaches its 126th anniversary on July 5, leaders say the oganization is balancing a legacy of community care with the growing challenges of modern health care. St. Bernard’s has been in medicine for 125 years, evolving alongside the social service...
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Judge orders Lepanto woman to pay restitution after guilty plea in Medicaid fraud case
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A judge ordered a Lepanto woman arrested last October for Medicaid fraud to pay restitution. Crystal Garcia pleaded guilty Monday to a Class B felony and was sentenced to five years’ probation, according to court documents. As part of her plea agreement, the judge also...
whiterivernow.com
Bad Boy Mowers gift supports WRH Oncology & Infusion Center expansion
Representatives from White River Health and Bad Boy Mowers stand in front of the newly installed Bad Boy Mowers signage above White River Health Oncology. Pictured from left in the back row are Nate DeWitt, Bad Boy Mowers vice president of finance; Dr. Atif Khan; Steven Webb, White River Health president and CEO; Robert McIntire, Bad Boy Mowers CFO; and Nicole Floyd, White River Health Foundation donor relations manager. In the front row from left are Erik Vaughn, Bad Boy Mowers marketing; Lindsey Keller, Bad Boy Mowers vice president of marketing; Amy Hall, White River Health oncology service line executive director; Dr. Raman Desikan; and Michele VanWinkle, White River Health Foundation executive director.
memphismedicalnews.com
Campbell Clinic Adds New Physician to Growing Team
Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics recently announced the addition of fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Zachary A. Mosher to its team of professionals. Mosher has a special interest in complex primary and revision hip and knee replacement, partial knee replacement, minimally invasive hip and knee replacement, prosthetic joint infections, periprosthetic fractures, and fractures around the hip and knee. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Auburn University, graduating as an honors scholar with Summa Cum Laude recognition.
thewynneprogress.com
Administration, maintenance buildings nearing completion as wastewater treatment plant rebuild continues
WYNNE — Two of the three projects associated with the rebuild of the Wynne wastewater treatment plant are nearing completion. The administration building should be completed within the next month and the maintenance building is not that far behind. That’s according to Blake Marotti, the general manager of Wynne Water Utilities.
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North Arkansas’s Largest Hospital Was Out of Network for UnitedHealthcare for 14 Days — A Deal Was Just Reached, and Here’s What Patients Need to Know About Claims From the Gap
Fourteen Days Out of Network — Then a Deal, and a Retroactive Promise to Every Patient Who Fell Through the Gap. For 14 days in early April, patients at White River Health in Batesville, Arkansas who held UnitedHealthcare insurance faced a significant coverage disruption. White River Health — the primary hospital serving north-central Arkansas and the Independence County area — went out of network for UnitedHealthcare commercial and Medicare Advantage members on April 1, 2026 after the two sides failed to reach a contract agreement by the March 31 deadline.
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Quorum Court to seek bids for countywide ambulance service contract
WYNNE — The Cross County Quorum Court agreed last night to seek a request for qualifications (RFQ) for an ambulance company to serve Cross County. “We’re looking at going to a single contract. They will put bid packages together that say look, we will offer you this many ambulances at all times in Cross County,” said Cross County Judge Lynn Blake during a visit to Yawn Patrol this morning. “Right now, we get into trouble not having an emergency unit because the three ambulances that are here may all be on transfers or other calls. It would limit that [to say] you must keep – it could be two, it could be three, whatever – emergency ambulances at all times in service to make emergency calls for the whole county.
armoneyandpolitics.com
Lacey Carter to Lead Hospitals in Blytheville, Osceola
The Mississippi County Hospital System has named Lacey Carter as the healthcare system’s new CEO. She will oversee Great River Medical Center in Blytheville and South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola. Carter joins MCHS from Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Missouri, where her career advanced through several executive leadership roles, including chief operations officer, chief nursing officer and executive director of nursing.
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CONTINUED COVERAGE: Pharmacies struggle accessing life-extending cancer drug
PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - A Paragould pharmacy owner says he has been unable to gain access to a restricted distribution program for a cancer medication, forcing his patient to use a mail-order pharmacy instead. Kenneth Kuenzel, owner of Hyde Pharmacy in Paragould, said he tried to enroll in a program...
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White River Medical Center and UnitedHealthcare dispute raises costs
A contract dispute between UnitedHealthcare and White River Medical Center means the Batesville hospital is now out of network for some patients as of April 1. White River Health attempted to work out a new deal with UnitedHealthcare, one that would make it easier for patients to get care and keep the hospital running strong.
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Mississippi County Hospital System Chooses Lacey Carter to Lead Hospitals in Blytheville, Osceola
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (April 3, 2026) – Building upon 73 years of health services within Mississippi County, Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) announced its selection of Lacey Carter as the healthcare system’s new CEO, effectively immediately. Carter joins MCHS from Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Mo., where her career...