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UAMS–Mena hospital co-management

Uams Medical Center
Detected
Jul 14, 2026
111 days ago
Sector
Public Health
Detected 111 days agoJul 14

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What's planned

UAMS and Mena Regional Health System plan to enter a co-management agreement, already approved locally and pending final sign-off by the Arkansas Department of Health. Mena Regional will keep control of assets and operations while gaining greater access to UAMS specialists, academic programs, clinical research, and help identifying operational improvements. This creates a structured partnership likely to drive telemedicine expansion, specialty service growth, training, and operational optimization needs where outside vendors can support technology, staffing, and process improvements.

Background

Existing collaboration includes telemedicine, milk bank depot operations, clinical education, and rural health workforce pathways, all of which may expand under the agreement.

From the meeting

Meeting date
July 14, 2026
Agency
Uams Medical Center

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