Message from the Director: Ann Bynum, Ed.D.

The UAMS Rural Hospital Program has reason to celebrate this year!  We embarked on a new collaboration with the College of Medicine to form the Center for Distance Health. The ANGELS program in the College of Medicine and the Rural Hospital Program are dedicated to improving health outcomes for the citizens of Arkansas, using telehealth technology to address some of the most challenging health problems. By combining the programs and working together, we are able to achieve benefits that neither program can accomplish alone.

As we enter into a new era of service, we will continue to strive to strengthen rural hospitals, foster partnerships, support rural providers and advocate for the health of residents throughout the state.

 The Center will allow UAMS to truly be knowledge exporters. The UAMS Rural Hospital Program will benefit by being a partner in the Center for Distance Health through collaborative planning, skillful management, leveraging resources and the teamwork of dedicated participating professionals. It allows the melding of technical and operational complexities to produce a more efficient functioning telehealth program.

 Our Rural Hospital Program team continues to work on new programs to meet the needs of Arkansas citizens. The partnerships with community hospitals provide up-to-date continuing education for health care professionals wherever they may be in Arkansas. We are very pleased to share with you a glimpse of our remarkable programs that serve to “reach out” to every corner of the state.