News & Notes

The annual U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings are out, and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary has been ranked best in Central Arkansas for Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Surgery! U.S. News specifically called out aspects of the patient experience at the Infirmary, giving high marks for patients being discharged home rather than another facility,… View Full Post

Congratulations to Dr. Akaz John, PGY-2 resident in Hot Springs, on winning the award for Best Poster Abstract at the Arkansas Medical Society’s Annual Meeting! Dr. John’s poster was titled “Turn Team Takes on the Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries/Present on Admission Injuries – The HAPI/PAPI Challenge.” Dr. John was the presenter for the project, which featured… View Full Post

CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs has received the Magnet with Distinction honor from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which recognizes our hospital as one of the top organizations in the country for nursing excellence. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is one of only 35 hospitals nationwide to receive the Magnet with Distinction honor. The… View Full Post

Your bright ideas are helping us jump-start innovation and chart a path to a better CommonSpirit Health. We are thankful to everybody who has already submitted a Bright Idea. We’ve received more than 1,900 bright ideas from team members across the ministry and 32 ideas from the Arkansas market. But we know there are a lot of great… View Full Post