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A nationwide shortage of doctors that s only expected to grow during the next decade means that for executives at Arkansas hospitals, recruiting physicians to serve their hospitals and clinics is a full-time, 24-7 job. ....
Area hospitals start giving COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers Mercy in Fort Smith received its first shipment of 975 doses of the Pfizer vaccine just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Author: Kathryn Gilker Updated: 7:28 PM CST December 15, 2020 FORT SMITH, Ark. All hospitals in the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas have received their first shipments of the Pfizer COVID19 vaccine and on Tuesday (Dec. 15) many hospitals began giving those vaccines to frontline workers. Dr. Jason McKinney is the Medical Director for the intensive care unit at Mercy in Rogers. He was the first at his hospital to receive the vaccine Tuesday. He says he feels a bit of relief after getting the vaccine because he feels like he’s been running a marathon for months now not knowing when this pandemic is going to end but knows he still has some months left of running. ....