The Hospital Commission’s Monday, June 15 meeting was mostly an update of ongoings at the hospital. CEO Tiffany Means covered the new Survival Flight Partnership the hospital entered in May with the company averaging 1 – 2 flights daily as well as the ribbon cutting for the UAMS Women’s Mobile Health Clinic that visits the hospital.
She also covered that the hospital will be launching its Hybrid Emergency Department meaning the hospital will be able to give lower-acuity urgent care services as well as emergency services, in addition to working on an employer healthcare program for businesses with 10 or more employees. The program would mean that businesses could join to gain discounted access to lower-acuity services for employees such as urgent and convenient care.
Means also said there is an uptick of patient usage of ER services in 2026 with 1,060 patients seen as of May 2026 compared to 2025 YTD in May of 725, as well as EMS YTD encounters of 338 compared to last year’s 338 of the same time period. She said that monthly expenses in May 2025 had totaled $443,162.68 compared to this year’s May expenses of $350,707.03.
CFO Doug Hoban’s report was less positive, noting an inability to validate the accuracy of financial statements due to ongoing issues with the Oracle revenue cycle management system. He said they’d be able to provide financial analysis once those reporting issues are resolved.ß Hoban reminded commissioners that the entire revenue cycle system had to be rebuilt.
The Arkansas Department of Health had sent out a Trauma Surveyor on June 11 to review the hospital, finding no deficiencies and recommending trauma center designation for the hospital. The commission also discussed holding a workshop in July to cover the working budget of the hospital in more depth. Date to be announced.