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Arkansas State Hospital, originally known as Arkansas Lunatic Asylum, [1] is the sole public psychiatric hospital in the state of Arkansas, and is located in the city of Little Rock. It was established in 1883 and as of 2024, it is still active. Its main focus is on acute care rather than chronic illness. [2]
Previous facilities of the State of Arkansas that housed juveniles include the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville, [14] the Arkansas Boys Industrial School near Pine Bluff, and state industrial schools for white girls and black girls. On January 9, 1957, Orvel M. Johnson, the state legislative auditor, recommended consolidating the ...
That 40-acre site was deeded to the university by the Arkansas State Hospital, and the name UAMS Medical Center originated with the new campus location. The campus saw extensive growth in the early 1960s to the late 1990s. UAMS began another large campus expansion in phases from 2001 to 2011, making it the state's largest academic health center ...
Marcy Doderer is president & CEO of Arkansas Children's Hospital, succeeding Dr. Jonathan Bates after his 2013 retirement. [4] Arkansas Children's has built a 233,613-square foot hospital in Springdale. Arkansas Children's Northwest will serve the 200,000 children who live in that 11-county area. The facility opened in February 2018. [5]
Advanced Care Hospital of White County - Searcy, Arkansas; Arkansas Children's Hospital - Little Rock, Arkansas; Arkansas Children's Northwest Hospital-Springdale, Arkansas; Arkansas Heart Hospital - Little Rock, Arkansas; Arkansas Methodist Medical Center - Paragould, Arkansas; Arkansas State Psychiatric Hospital - Little Rock, Arkansas
The Arkansas Association of Christian Schools (AACS). The ASD Leopards compete in football, volleyball, cheer, basketball, soccer and Special Olympics. Throughout its history, ASD has competed against other Arkansas public and private schools administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA). ASD won a state basketball championship in 1949.
In 1950, a 26-acre (110,000 m 2) tract of land on West Markham Street was formally deeded to the university by the Arkansas State Hospital, a state-owned psychiatric hospital. In 1951, the School of Pharmacy was established making it a medical sciences campus, followed in 1953 by the School of Nursing.
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH or commonly Health Department within the state) is a department of the government of Arkansas under the Governor of Arkansas. It is responsible for protecting health and well-being for all Arkansans.