Arkansas Children's Hospital plans $318M in expansions at Little Rock, Springdale

Arkansas Children’s Hospital plans a nearly $318 million expansion at both its Little Rock and Springdale locations over the next eight years, the hospital said Friday. Construction at both Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale will expand bed capacity; add an ambulatory surgery center; redesign clinical spaces to promote multidisciplinary care; and make the campuses more accessible and inviting, the hospital system’s news release said. The plan also includes hiring more than 500 employees and adding new programs, said Marcy Doderer, system president and...