Arkansas Children's

29/07/2025

Helping kids at Arkansas Children’s has never been so sweet! 🍦💙

This Thursday, July 31, $1 or more from every Blizzard sold at participating Dairy Queen locations across Arkansas will support Arkansas Children’s through Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Treat yourself and help , one Blizzard at a time.

27/07/2025

The Nursing Excellence team in Little Rock led their July RN Residency cohort this week, welcoming 105 new graduate nurses! 🩺💙

In addition to the Pursuit of Excellence Pathway onboarding and specialized training, new nurses participate in professional nursing orientation (PNO), a four-day orientation program followed by EPIC training and area-specific orientation. PNO includes presentations on clinical ethics, creating a healthy work environment, patient experience, safety and other topics to prepare nurses for their new roles.

Lametria Wafford, director of nursing excellence, shared, "This group of nurses are so excited to be here! To see their enthusiasm is encouraging to me. We have something special here—just watch!"

Congratulations to all of our new nurses!

25/07/2025

Big things are happening at Arkansas Children’s Hospital! Today, we celebrated a major milestone in our clinical expansion by topping out our new main entrance. 🏗️🌲🇺🇸

In this time-honored tradition, the final beam—signed by team members, patients and families—was raised to the highest point, adorned with an evergreen tree to symbolize growth and an American flag to honor every hand that helped bring us here.

Thank you to the incredible construction crews, architects, engineers and Arkansas Children’s team members who made this moment possible.

Stay tuned for more expansion updates as we continue building a healthier tomorrow for the kids of Arkansas: archildrens.org/expansion

25/07/2025

Topping Out New Main Entrance at Arkansas Children’s Hospital 🏥 🏗️

23/07/2025

Today, Arkansas Children’s executive leadership signed the final steel beam of our new main entrance at Arkansas Children’s Hospital – marking a significant step forward in our clinical expansion. 🏥 🏗️

This transformation will expand bed capacity, enhance surgical care, redesign clinical spaces for multispecialty services, and create a more accessible campus experience.

We’re not just building more space, we’re building a better experience. One that improves access, provides expert pediatric care, and creates a healthier tomorrow for the children of Arkansas and beyond. 💙

21/07/2025

Congratulations to the 13 Arkansas Children’s Hospital nurses named among the 2025 Great 100 Nurses of Arkansas by the Great 100 Nurses Foundation! 🌟🩺

These outstanding nurses have been recognized for their deep commitment to humanity, significant contributions to the nursing profession and their dedication to mentoring others.

Their hard work makes a lasting difference for the patients and families we serve, and we’re so proud to celebrate them! 💙

19/07/2025

Arkansas Children’s Hospital is honored to be named the SPS Hospital of the Month for July! 🏥🏆

This recognition reflects our team’s commitment to safety – one of our four core values. At Arkansas Children’s, we’re vigilant about creating an error-free environment for our patients, families and team members.

Thank you to Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety for recognizing these efforts. 💙

Learn more at bit.ly/HospitalOfTheMonth

Congratulations to Arkansas Children's for being named the SPS Hospital of the Month for July! www.solutionsforpatientsafety.org/sps-spotlight/july-sps-hospital-of-the-month-2025

18/07/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Taren Massey-Swindle, a researcher at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI), on being awarded a prestigious Fulbright Specialist Program grant to develop her work on nutrition promotion in early childhood education and care! 🏆

Dr. Massey-Swindle is spending the summer at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) in Australia – a global leader in applied research – to share skills and best practices in early childhood nutrition.

Her Fulbright appointment will focus on improving mealtime practices and developing statewide nutrition support in early education settings. Through this cross-cultural collaboration, Dr. Massey-Swindle will help advance health outcomes for children both at home and abroad. 🌏 🍽️

ACRI Researcher, Dr. Taren Massey-Swindle, has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist Program grant to develop her work on nutrition promotion in early childhood education and care.

16/07/2025

Hot diggity dog, our T.A.I.L.S. therapy dogs are out relishing the sunshine this ! 🌭🐾☀️

From buns to belly rubs, who knew healing could look this *frankly* adorable?

Drop a 🌭 in the comments if you love our trained partners in care at Arkansas Children's Hospital!

15/07/2025

From Friday night lights to a life-saving transplant, Daveion Andrews’ journey is one of strength, faith and resilience. 🏈 💚

The 17-year-old former Conway Wampus Cat football player was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) – a rare kidney disease that affects about one child in every 100,000 each year and causes scar tissue on the small parts of the kidneys, preventing them from effectively filtering waste from the blood.

In November, Daveion was one of three patients to receive a kidney transplant at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) within just four days. Thanks to the expert transplant team at ACH, he received a new kidney and a new lease on life.

Davion Andrews, a 17-year-old former Conway Wampus Cat football player, is celebrating a new lease on life thanks to a successful kidney transplant at Arkansas

14/07/2025

🌟 Meet Devon Russell, a Support Service Representative at Arkansas Children’s Hospital! 🌟

With a warm smile and unwavering dedication, Devon keeps our cafeteria clean, welcoming and full of kindness. 🍽️ 🧼 His work reminds us that healing happens in every corner of the hospital.

"I always try to smile at the patients and be in a good mood because you never know what someone is going through because this is a a hospital at the end of the day."

Devon shows us that every role matters in delivering exceptional care at Arkansas Children's. 💙

Ready to make a difference like Daveon? Start your career with us at bit.ly/CareersAtAC

13/07/2025

Are you a mom with a preschooler aged 3-5? Join our study on movement and healthy eating at Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center and you may receive up to $342 to thank you for your time and commitment!

Contact us to find out if you qualify: 501-364-3309 or acncstudies@archildrens.org