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Washington Regional Lab Achieves CAP Reaccreditation
Fayetteville- Washington Regional Medical Center’s laboratory recently achieved reaccreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the world’s leading provider of laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing programs.
NARMC Welcomes Director of Laboratory Services
HARRISON- North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC) is proud to welcome Rachel Mullins, MB (ASCP) as our new Director of Laboratory Services. Rachel will be replacing Karen Dezort who retired from NARMC after 14½ years, 9½ of which she was the Director of Laboratory Services.
Jarrett Powell, APRN Joins Washington Regional Emergency Department
Fayetteville- Jarrett Powell, APRN, recently joined the Washington Regional emergency department, where he provides care for patients with acute illnesses and injuries. Powell earned a Master of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arkansas State University. He has more than four years’ experience in emergency care and urgent care and most recently worked at Washington Regional Urgent Care in Bentonville.
Lady Bobcats win Regular and Tournament Championships
The Flippin Lady Bobcats face a conference nemesis Friday, February 18 to win the 2A-1 District Tournament on their on floor. The Yellville-Summit Lady Panthers opposed the Lady Bobcats for the third time this season and winning for the third time.
Arkansas students ready for statewide archery competition
Hot Springs- Eightyeight teams of students ranging from fourth grade through high school seniors have been selected to compete in this year’s Archery in the Schools State Championship March 4-5 at the Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs after last week’s regional competitions, held throughout the state.
Arkansas examines health costs
Little Rock– The legislature completed the first week of the 2022 fiscal session, approving budgets for numerous state agencies and advancing reforms of public health insurance systems. For almost a year a group of legislators has been working on the complex task of reforming state employee and teacher health insurance systems, which have experienced financial problems to the extent that lawmakers last year replaced their governing board.
General Assembly work for Arkansas
The 93rd General Assembly is now entering the second week of the 2022 Fiscal Session. The session began with an address by Governor Asa Hutchinson in which he outlined his budget priorities for the next fiscal year.
It’s Time to Bring Federal Workers Back and Reopen Capitol Hill
There is no doubt COVID-19 has presented a wide variety of challenges for us all and changed the way we interact with people, businesses and government. Unfortunately, Arkansans are currently experiencing roadblocks to essential government services because of unnecessarily scaled-back assistance among federal agencies. That is unacceptable and underscores the need to return to normalcy, resume in-person operations and even welcome Americans back to Capitol Hill.
Clark County Cargiver sentenced
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Mikel Noel, a caregiver from Clark County, pleaded guilty to abusing an individual in his care. Noel was convicted of two felonies: Battery in the Second Degree and Abuse of an Adult Endangered or Impaired Person. He was sentenced to 120 days in the Clark County jail in addition to probation for five years, a $1,000 fine, anger management courses and regular drug screens. Noel will be placed on the adult maltreatment list and the Medicaid exclusionary list.