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Baptist Health is looking to clear the air ahead of its December acquisition of Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello, Arkansas. 43 reported layoffs.

Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello, AR is planning to lay off more than 40 workers before its acquisition by Little Rock-based Baptist Health. Affected worker

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Baptist Health, based in Little Rock, Arkansas, has reached an agreement to acquire Monticello-based Drew Memorial Health System. The larger system plans to off

Under the deal, nonprofit Drew Memorials 60-bed hospital will be renamed "Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County."

The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday handily approved a request from the state Department of Human Services for $4.9 million in spending authority to use federal American Rescue Plan funds to help Drew Memorial Health System in Monticello continue its operations.

A legislative panel on Tuesday endorsed a request from the state Department of Human Services for $4.9 million in spending authority for federal American Rescue Plan funds to help Drew Memorial Health Center in Monticello continue its operations.

Arkansas lawmakers awarded nearly $5 million in federal funds on Tuesday to a rural Southeast Arkansas hospital that will start merging with the Baptist Health system on July 1.

Arkansas lawmakers will consider a request on Tuesday for nearly $5 million in federal financial assistance for a rural Southeast Arkansas hospital.