Cardiologists Anthony M. Fletcher, MD and Joe L. Hargrove, MD have joined CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute, Heart Clinic Arkansas network.

Ben Bordador, MD, an internal medicine physician, has joined the CHI St. Vincent Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic.

Cara Petrus has been appointed as Director for the Arkansas Neuroscience Institute (ANI).

Dr. Ali Krisht has been honored as the 2019 Herbert Olivecrona Award recipient for his contributions to the field of neurosurgery.

Anthony Timberlands, which has owned and managed timberlands, sawmills and multi-faceted wood products businesses since its founding in 1907, will be among the first to take full advantage of this unique health care delivery model designed specifically for self-insured employers. The model became available January 1.

CHI St. Vincent Infirmary has been identified as the top heart hospital in Arkansas in the latest Reader’s Digest list of The Best Heart Hospital in Every State.

Senior Life Solutions program is working to raise awareness about the connection between heart health and emotional health in Conway County.

Our ministry has implemented a Nurse Residency program based on the Vizient and American Association of Colleges of Nursing (Vizient/AACN) Nurse Residency Program™.

Hot Springs is providing small red knit caps to new babies and their families during the month of February.

The Heart Institute has a free, online heart health profiler so individuals can easily assess their own heart age. Knowing your heart age is an important first step to increasing risk awareness and improving one’s health. Take the quick quiz now!

Our ministry has announced several key leadership changes as it transitions to address the shifting healthcare industry environment. Shawn Barnett expands role as chief operating officer. Dr. Doug Ross becomes president of our Hot Springs market.

Hot Springs Total Joint Replacement Program has officially earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement (THKR).

The Infirmary has been awarded accreditation from the American College of Cardiology for Chest Pain Center.

Joseph M. Beck, MD, a medical oncologist with a long history of private practice, has joined the CHI St. Vincent Medical Group in our Oncology Clinic in Little Rock.

Margaret Clark, a patient of Arkansas Neuroscience Institute (ANI) program director and surgeon Dr. Ali Krisht, is making a $500,000 gift to support the construction of the new CHI St. Vincent Education and Research Center.

Dr. Konstantinos Kossidas joins our team of leading cardiologists at the CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute. Dr. Kossidas specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology and is now seeing patients at CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas at 10100 Kanis Road in Little Rock, Arkansas.

CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs has been awarded the 2018 American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) Program Certification.

CHI St. Vincent Infirmary earned the award for specific quality improvement measures, including quick and appropriate treatment through emergency procedures to re-establish blood flow to blocked arteries in heart attack patients.