Expanding Access and Advancing Rural Health at Arkansas Children's with Jamie Wiggins

About this episode

Jamie Wiggins discusses expanding access and improving rural pediatric health care at Arkansas Children's.

In this episode, Jamie Wiggins, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Arkansas Children's, discusses record patient growth driven by streamlined access, a multi year expansion including the National Center for Opioid Research and Clinical Effectiveness, and a five year strategy to strengthen rural pediatric care and chronic disease management across the state.

People in this episode

Guest: Jamie Wiggins

Topics covered

• rural health
• pediatric care
• chronic disease management
• healthcare expansion
• opioid research

Keywords

• rural health
• pediatric care
• Arkansas Children's
• opioid research
• chronic disease management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arkansas Children's, National Center for Opioid Research and Clinical Effectiveness

Places: Arkansas

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