CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces that Dr. Garrett Lewis has been named Market Chief Medical Officer. He previously served as Vice President of Medical Affairs for the Central Arkansas market. In his new role, Lewis will lead the team of medical experts and manage daily hospital operations.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, has appointed Chief Nurse Executive Angie Longing President of CHI St. Vincent Morrilton. In her new position, Longing will continue to serve as Chief Nurse Executive for the CHI St. Vincent Arkansas market. Longing moves into the role after former CHI St. Vincent Morrilton President Bubba Arnold retired in late September.

CHI St. Vincent becomes the first hospital in Central Arkansas to offer FARAPULSE™ Pulsed Field Ablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (Afib).

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces that CHI St. Vincent Cardiac Rehab-Hot Springs has been awarded certification by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces that the CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs Cancer Center has been awarded accreditation by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC), marking a significant milestone in the hospital’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered cancer care.

CHI St. Vincent Infirmary of Little Rock, part of CHI St. Vincent’s leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, has received the American College of Cardiology’s 2024 NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award, and its Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI. Both honors recognize CHI St. Vincent for its success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients.

CHI St. Vincent North, a hospital within the leading CHI St. Vincent regional health network, has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2024. CHI St. Vincent North is a first-time recipient of the award. It is also among only 80 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.

CHI St. Vincent North, the home of the CHI St. Vincent Arkansas Neuroscience Institute, has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award recognizing its exceptional commitment to stroke care and diabetes management.

​CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announced the appointment of Dr. Dushyant Ramakrishnan to its CHI St. Vincent Pulmonology and Critical Care practice in Little Rock.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, is pleased to announce the addition of pulmonologist Dr. John Fanous to its team of specialists at CHI St. Vincent Pulmonology and Critical Care in Little Rock.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, has received top rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Hospitals list. The CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute was listed as the No. 1 heart program in Arkansas for the fourth consecutive year, while the CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and CHI St. Vincent North each received prestigious recognitions on the list across multiple categories of care.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, is pleased to announce that electrophysiologist Dr. Bilal Saqi has joined the team of specialists at the CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic in North Little Rock.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces the retirement of long-time cardiologist Dr. Randy Jordan, who has served patients in Central Arkansas for more than 38 years. Jordan spent a large portion of his career at CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic. His last day serving patients will be Aug. 6.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces that CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs has been named one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Arkansas by Arkansas Business and Workforce Research Group’s annual survey and awards program.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces the appointment of Dr. Garrett Lewis to Vice President of Medical Affairs for Central Arkansas. In his new role, Lewis will help oversee management and operations of CHI St. Vincent’s Central Arkansas medical staff.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces that endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist Dr. Dinesh Edem has joined the CHI St. Vincent Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic in Little Rock. Edem specializes in endocrinology and non-surgical weight loss.

​CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces that oncologist Dr. Abhijit Godbole has joined the team of specialists at the CHI St. Vincent Cancer Center in Little Rock. Godbole began seeing patients on June 17.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces that Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive Angie Longing has been awarded the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award. The prestigious award from the DAISY Foundation honors extraordinary nurses who have devoted their life to the compassionate care of others and have significantly contributed to the nursing profession.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces that Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Anthony Fletcher has been named President of the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC). The association formally installed Fletcher as President at its spring 2024 Membership Meeting earlier this month in Atlanta.

CHI St. Vincent, a leading regional health network serving Central and Southwest Arkansas, announces that CHI St. Vincent Morrilton has been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program recognizes outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®.