Where will mothers deliver babies?
If a woman gives birth in an Arkansas hospital, there’s a good chance it isn’t in her home county
Tag: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Arkansas Advocate: Drive time to Arkansas hospitals for labor and delivery getting longer, report shows
Southwest Arkansas now has only four delivering hospitals: two in Hot Springs, one in Arkadelphia and one in Mena. Some residents cross the state line into Texarkana for delivery, but out-of-state hospitals do not accept Arkansas Medicaid.
Arkansas Advocate: Rural counties face higher rates of roadway deaths, health policy center reports
Drivers in rural Arkansas counties died in roadway accidents at a higher rate than those in urban areas from 2016 to 2022
Medical marijuana study details Arkansans’ use of the drug, raises questions from lawmakers
More than half of Arkansans using medical marijuana in 2021 used the drug as a pain reliever, and a large proportion of patients have used it to treat post-traumatic stress disorder