1. family and parenting
2. children

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ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CONTENTS
Pat McClelland, Chairman
M. Edward Drilling, Vice Chairman
Tom Baxter, Secretary
Dorsey Jackson, Treasurer
Whit Hall M.D., Chief of Staff
Harry C. Erwin III, Past Chairman
Jonathan Bates, M.D., President & CEO
ACH Cystic Fibrosis Center
Teamwork Helps
Patients and Families
While treating CF patients and
keeping them as healthy as
possible, team members in the
ACH Cystic Fibrosis Center
have successfully created a
model program that focuses
on enhanced communication
with families and better
treatment for patients.
The CF team includes: (front row, from left)
Thomas Wilkins, Amelia Harris, Heather Barkley,
Lauren Willis, (second row) Mary Jo Chambers,
Patty Burge, Kathy Robinson, Penny Ward, (back
row) Dr. Dennis Schellhase, Sandy King, Lisa
Bylander, Kenneth Myers.
ACH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
2007 ACH Ambassadors
Sharing
Their Stories
ACH Ambassador Anna Katherine Green
shows off a copy of her ACH All Star card. The
cards feature each Ambassador’s story and are
used to hand out at speaking engagements.
Beverly Morrow
Eduardo Ochoa, M.D.
Skip Rutherford
Mark Saviers
Kate Schaffer
Philip Schmidt
Robert L. Shults
Bonnie Taylor, M.D.
Everett Tucker III
Rick Watkins
Charles B. Whiteside III
I. Dodd Wilson, M.D.
John Bale, Jr.
Ron Clark
Dale Cook
Haskell Dickinson
Skip Frantz
Paul R. Hart
Bryan Hill
J. French Hill
Judge Marion Humphrey
Richard F. Jacobs, M.D.
Michael Joshua
Diane Mackey
Barbara Moore
ACH Ambassadors are a group of current and former Arkansas Children’s
Hospital patients who are giving hope
and inspiration to other patient families, donors and volunteers by sharing
their stories. The Ambassadors are
true examples of the care, love and
hope that ACH provides.
2007 CCC North American
Leadership Conference
Celebrating
Philanthropy
and Giving
Pat and Jim McClelland, members of the Arkansas
Children’s Hospital delegation of Children’s Circle
of Care, enjoyed a clambake dinner held in Boston.
Pat is chairman of the ACH Board of Directors,
while Jim serves on the ACH Foundation board.
Children’s Circle of Care (CCC)
members from across North
America recently visited Boston
for the 2007 CCC Leadership
Conference. Arkansas
Children's Hospital was represented by 23 CCC members.
Ron Clark, Chairman
Jonathan Bates, M.D.,
Vice Chairman for Finance & Admin.
Debra Fiser, M.D., Vice Chairman for Research
Robert Porter, M.D., Secretary/Treasurer
Richard F. Jacobs, M.D., President
Kanwaljeet “Sunny” Anand,
M.B.B.S., D.Phil
M. Edward Drilling
James Gaston
Ellen Gray
Tommy Hillman
Roger Rank, Ph.D.
Mark Saviers
Robert Shults
I. Dodd Wilson, M.D.
ACH FOUNDATION
Jonathan Bates, M.D., Chairman
Charles B. Whiteside III, Vice Chairman
John E. Bel, President
Pat Allen
John Bale, Jr.
Tom Baxter
Frances Buchanan
William Clark
James Cobb
Robert G. Cress
Don Edmondson
Harry C. Erwin III
Robin George
Barbara Hanna
Anne Hickman
Ray Hobbs
Ross Honea
Beverly Keener
Mark Larsen
Diane Mackey
Alice Mahony
Mark McCaslin
Jim McClelland
Jeffrey Nolan
Robert Porter, M.D.
Steven Ransdell
Sara M. Richardson
Vicki Saviers
Philip Schmidt
Witt Stephens, Jr.
Marianne Thompson
Sue Trotter
Kim Williams
Tom Womack
ACHiever Staff
Editor:
Chris McCreight
Design:
Lori Barlow, The Graphic Design Shop, Inc.
Photographers:
Kelley Cooper, ACH Foundation Staff
Contributors:
Alyssa Anderson, John Gregan, Kila Owens
THE ACHIEVER
is published by Arkansas Children Hospital
Foundation for friends of ACH.
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Cystic Fibrosis Team is
Helping Children and
Families Breathe Easier
HOSPITAL PROGRAMS
Cameron and Carter
Wilkins have both
been CF patients
almost since birth.
Their father, Thomas,
is very active in the
ACH CF Family
Advisory Board.
Kila Owens
A
s a parent, being told your child has a life-threatening illness can
be heart-breaking. Imagine having to hear it twice.
Thomas and Karena Wilkins have two sons, 4-year-old Cameron
and 1-year-old Carter, and both have been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF).
In CF patients, the cells that line airway tubes and other passageways in the body do not secrete normal, free-flowing fluid. Instead, a
defective gene causes the body to produce abnormally thick, sticky
secretions that block airway tubes and other passageways, particularly
in the lungs and intestines, interfering with vital functions such as
breathing and digestion.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic or inherited disease, beginning at conception from a defect or gene abnormality.
Cameron and Carter have been visiting the ACH Cystic Fibrosis
Center almost since birth. The CF Center meets the many needs of CF
patients across the region, from initial diagnosis to ongoing treatment.
The CF program’s staff is an interdisciplinary team of individuals,
including representatives from the full spectrum of health care —
physicians, specialty nurses, social workers, respiratory therapists, nutritionists, child life specialists and chaplains, among others.
“It takes a multidisciplinary team to care for patients with CF,” says
Lauren Willis, respiratory therapist. “We really have a fantastic group of
folks who meet regularly, work very well together and are committed
to providing the highest quality of care.”
The CF Center is always working to improve the level of care provided to patients. Thanks to the team’s hard work, many great things
have been achieved recently. One such accomplishment is the creation
of a CF Center Family Advisory Board (FAB). The board, comprising
parents of CF children, was spearheaded by social worker Mary Jo
Chambers.
“Since CF patients are not allowed to socialize together, due to the
need to avoid infections, parents and families felt isolated,” Chambers
says. “We wanted to bring these parents together to discuss many
issues — how they felt, how they thought we were doing, how we
could improve.”
The program has been a great success. Communication between
parents and the CF team has been greatly enhanced with FAB-driven projects, such as a quarterly newsletter and online bulletin board. The program
is being used as an example for other ACH departments, and Chambers
was asked to present about the FAB at the North American CF
Foundation conference. In fact, because of the team’s successes this past
year, several members were asked to present information at the conference.
Another new development is the recent commitment by the Arkansas
Department of Health to screen newborns for CF (and a number of other
diseases) beginning in July 2008. According to Dr. Dennis Schellhase*,
director of the ACH CF Center, implementing newborn CF screening will
be a challenge, but the benefits will be substantial.
“The earlier you can make a diagnosis, the more opportunities you have
to begin early treatment of the child’s nutritional problems and lung disease,” says Schellhase.
The outlook for young CF patients is bright, due to many advances in
medicine. Twenty years ago, the life expectancy of a CF patient was barely
out of adolescence. Today, the median life expectancy is 37 years and
increasing.
Members of the ACH CF team feel a family-centered approach is integral to providing quality care.
“We develop very close relationships with our patient families,”
Schellhase says. “We see the kids so often, it’s like we become a member of
their family.”
Wilkins is thrilled with the care his children receive from the ACH CF
team. It is hard having one child with CF, much less two, but he says the
support from the team is unparalleled.
“They have great respect and love for their patients and their families,”
he says. “The support they offered to us when our children were diagnosed
was amazing. They gave us information about the disease and let us know
we were going to fight it together.”
*Dennis Schellhase, M.D., is director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at ACH
and associate professor in the department of pediatrics, UAMS College of
Medicine.
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PATIENTS & FAMILIES WE HAVE KNOWN
2007 ACH
All Stars
Sharing
Their Stories
ACH Ambassadors are a group of current
and former Arkansas Children’s Hospital
patients who are giving hope and inspiration to other patient families, donors and
volunteers by sharing their stories.
D
uring the Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club Miracle Day on the
ACH campus last spring, guests heard the stories of care,
love and hope shared by three patient families. One of those
patients was 11-year-old Shelby Clinton of Sherwood.
In December 2003, Shelby was sent to ACH after a CT
scan showed a brain tumor. He was diagnosed with medulloblastoma and immediately had surgery to remove the
tumor.
After surgery, Shelby began chemotherapy and radiation.
Through it all, he stayed strong, and Shelby has
now been cancer-free for two years. He loves
to play soccer and basketball and is a stellar
student. Shelby’s medical experiences have
helped him determine a future career —
helping children with cancer.
Shelby and other patients were
introduced in March as
the 2007-08 ACH
Shelby
Clinton Ambassadors, a group of current
and former ACH patients who
were nominated and chosen by
hospital staff members to serve
as advocates for the hospital. For one year, Ambassadors and
their families will share stories about their ACH experiences
at special events and through direct mail and other printed
materials.
The Ambassadors represent the thousands of children treated
annually at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and its clinics. A synopsis of
each Ambassador’s story is below. For an expanded version of the stories, visit the “Meet the Ambassadors” page in the Foundation section
at www.archildrens.org.
Carson Bayird, 8, Paragould
When Carson was born, doctors
Carson
knew he had a cleft lip and palate,
but they soon discovered other birth
Bayird
defects. He was immediately sent to
ACH, where he was diagnosed with
Trisomy 18, a chromosomal disorder that is usually fatal. His parents were told Carson probably
would not live a year. In addition to his other
health problems, doctors at ACH diagnosed
Carson with liver cancer when he was 18
months old. He underwent chemotherapy for
the cancer, along with multiple surgeries for
his other problems. He has now been cancerfree for five years but will face ongoing health problems due
to the Trisomy 18. Carson loves tractors, mowing the yard, playing with
his brother and listening to country music.
Alexis Casey, 7, Hardy
When Alexis was 2 days old, her mother noticed a broken blood vessel
on her daughter’s left cheek. By the time she was a week old, the blood
vessel had turned into what looked like a large birthmark. It covered
most of the left side of her face, including inside
her mouth. Alexis was sent to ACH where she
was diagnosed with a large compound facial
hemangioma. To treat the hemangioma, Alexis
had many laser surgeries until she was 18
months old, at which time she had major surgery to remove the growth from her face. She
later had surgery to repair her nose and upper
lip. She will continue receiving treatments at
ACH, but the most difficult of her treatments is over. Alexis loves music,
Alexis
singing and writing her own songs.
Casey
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Garrett
Anna
Katherine
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Keely
Keenom
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Ryan Garrett, 4, El Dorado
Ryan was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia shortly
after birth, and at 5 weeks old, he was diagnosed
with intussusception, a condition in which part of
his intestine folded inward and into itself.
Doctors were able to perform a simple, non-surgical procedure that relieved his intussusception
symptoms. Ryan also had outpatient surgery at
ACH a few months later to repair his inguinal
hernia. His mother describes him as a sweet
child who loves exploring his surroundings.
Anna Katherine Green, 5, Little Rock
Anna Katherine had her first heart surgery when she
was just 1 day old. After the first surgery, a “kink”
was discovered in her intestines, so another surgery
was necessary to repair her small intestine. Seven
months later, Anna Katherine had her second heart
surgery at ACH. In early 2007, she was back in the
hospital with pancreatitis, a disease that normally
does not affect children. Today, Anna Katherine
visits ACH every six months to monitor her
heart condition. In June 2007, she had her third
and final heart surgery. Anna Katherine currently
takes piano lessons, dance and gymnastics classes, and she
loves to swim.
Keely Keenom, 8, Vilonia
Keely was born with a rare birth defect that required
surgery at Arkansas Children’s Hospital when she was
only 1 day old. She was diagnosed with tracheo
esophageal fistula/esophageal atresia, a condition in
which her esophagus connected to her trachea
instead of to itself. She spent a month at ACH
before going home for the first time and was back
in the hospital a few more times that year for outpatient surgeries to repair her esophagus.
Though the surgeries improved Keely’s condition, she still suffers from tracheomalacia, or a
“floppy” trachea. Because of this, even a common cold
can often result in pneumonia. Keely is a charming, wellmannered girl who loves sports — especially softball —
and her family.
Cade McCredy, 2, Fayetteville
Cade was born 10 weeks early and was diagnosed with
an abnormal development of lung tissue common in
premature babies. He was moved from a hospital in
Missouri to Washington Regional Medical Center
(WRMC) in Fayetteville. At WRMC, Cade was under
the care of an Arkansas Children’s Hospital neonatologist who is on staff at WRMC. The WRMC neonatal intensive care unit is an extension/satellite of
ACH. After going home, Cade remained on oxygen for eight months and had monthly visits to the
neonatology clinic at ACH in Little Rock. Cade is now
a happy, laid-back child who loves playing with balls and
cars and enjoys imitating his big sister.
Cole Nash, 6, Monticello
At age 2 ½, Cole became sick to his stomach and
bruises began appearing all over his body. The
family consulted a doctor, who took a blood
sample and immediately sent Cole and his family
to Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Once at ACH,
Cole was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic
leukemia. He began chemotherapy immediately. Within six weeks, Cole was in remission.
His treatment continued for three years, and
he never had a relapse. He still visits ACH once a
month for tests to monitor his remission. Cole wants
to be an animal doctor when he grows up.
Lindsey Taylor, 6, Little Rock
Lindsey began her life with serious heart problems.
The day after her birth, Lindsey’s pediatrician
heard a heart murmur and promptly sent her to
ACH for further testing. At ACH, Lindsey was
diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries, pulmonary stenosis, cleft mitral valve and a
ventricle septal defect. She has had three surgeries at ACH, and with each surgery has become
stronger and healthier. Lindsey continues to
take medication and receive regular check-ups
from her cardiologist. She is involved in cheerleading and choir at her church.
Jacob Wells, 6, Searcy
Jacob was flown to ACH immediately after birth,
where doctors diagnosed him with tetrology of fallot with absent pulmonary valve. This heart defect
also damages the lungs and upper airway. He
underwent two open-heart surgeries and when it
was determined he was not breathing on his own,
doctors performed a tracheostomy to assist his
breathing. Jacob relied on a ventilator to help
him breathe for three years. He continues to
visit ACH for check-ups and will eventually
require another heart surgery. Today, he is a
happy, healthy child who talks non-stop and
enjoys playing with trains and watching the
movie “Cars.”
Sadie Wood, 14, Fayetteville
One wouldn’t know that just a few years ago Sadie
was diagnosed with a disease that could have ended
her competitive swimming career. In April 1998,
Sadie was referred to ACH where she was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic
condition that causes joint inflammation, pain,
swelling, redness and stiffness. Although she is a
very active teenager, Sadie has experienced some
permanent effects of the arthritis and still visits
ACH regularly for checkups. Her future goals
include qualifying for the junior national
swimming championships, obtaining a college
swimming scholarship and entering the nursing field
after graduation.
Cole
Nash
Lindsey
Taylor
Jacob
Wells
Sadie
Wood
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RESEARCH
ACHRI Research is
Treating Pain,
Tracking Impact
John Gregan
T
he cry of a child stirs the emotions of anybody in earshot.
When the suffering child is a premature baby, hearts and thoughts
go out to the tiny newborn.
Invasive machinery and various medical procedures are needed
to keep these children alive and growing, separating them from
their mothers. There is no maternal touch, only clinical forms of
stimulation. Without a calming connection, the most vulnerable of
pediatric patients are exposed to increasing stress or pain. The
alternative to is alleviate the pain by using powerful drugs — a
controversial and difficult choice.
In June 2000, Laura Anderson was faced with this choice for
not just one child, but for two premature babies.
“I had an emergency C-section,” she recalls. “Cameron and
Carlie were born at 27 weeks, and neither had lung development.
They were just so small, 2 pounds, and they needed respirators.”
At this time, the two babies were enrolled in a neonatal pain
study. Babies in the study were given either morphine to control
pain or a placebo. The study explored questions about babies treated with painkillers: Would stress decrease? Would survival increase?
Would conditions such as cerebral palsy, cognitive delay and bleeding in the brain decrease?
Remembering the first time she saw her children, Laura says,
“Cameron was telling it; he was loud. Carlie was out of it: quiet,
calm, still.”
During their two months at ACH, the babies grew stronger.
“Cameron was strong enough to pull out his tube three or four
times, but he wasn’t strong enough to breathe without the tube,”
his mother says. “Staff members at ACH cared about the kids and
were considerate of the kids’ and parents’ feelings. They explained
everything to us.”
Cameron and Carlie were among the children involved in the
NEurologic Outcomes and Preemptive Analgesic In Neonates
(NEOPAIN) study — the study of pediatric pain management in
newborns. Dr. Sunny Anand* directed this National Institutes of
Health-funded research project centered at ACH. It involved 16
centers (12 in the US and four in Europe) from 1999 to 2002.
The study revealed a decreased pain response in babies receiving
morphine but did not show a change in effects such as brain damage. Some of the babies with higher morphine doses had side
effects similar to those of adults using morphine — a fact not previously documented for premature babies.
Five years later, NIH has agreed to fund a follow-up study to
begin later this year on the babies in the NEOPAIN study. The
main objective is to learn the long-term impact on the babies, now
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Cameron and Carlie Anderson, now 7, are vibrant and
healthy as they jump on a trampoline. Thanks to
research like that of Dr. Sunny Anand, children like
Cameron and Carlie have better hope for the future.
ages 6 to 8. At age 8, Dr. Anand’s team will give these children
outpatient tests regarding behavior, cognition, stress response,
executive brain function, growth, vision, hearing and visualmotor coordination.
“Science continues to push the boundaries of understanding. Facts that were accepted as dogma in years past, such
as ‘babies do not feel pain, and it has no long term effect,’ are
being questioned again,” says Dr. Richard F. Jacobs*, president
of Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI).
“Dr. Anand’s work is key to opening those doors of scientific
understanding of pain in babies and whether or not there are
effects from those experiences. It could potentially impact several areas of neonatal medicine and how we manage babies in
the future.”
In preparation for the follow-up study, Dr. Anand has conducted preliminary studies with 20 local patients from the original study. Cameron and Carlie have each returned to ACH for
this testing. Dr. Anand’s initial results show that NEOPAIN
children who received morphine may have increased cognition
and behavior scores compared to children who received the
placebo. He hopes to learn if there are differences later in life,
with increased IQ or decreased atypical behaviors among premature babies receiving analgesia.
The treatment of Laura’s family was only one influence in her
decision to enroll her children in the follow-up and in any
future studies.
“Most of all,” she states, “The more research, the more we
can learn. If it will help anybody else you know, you don’t
mind.”
*Kanwaljeet J.S. “Sunny” Anand, MBBS, D. Phil, FAAP, FCCM,
FRCPCH, is a physician in critical care medicine at ACH; holds
the Morris & Hettie Oakley Endowed Chair of Critical Care
Medicine; is a professor in the UAMS departments of pediatrics,
anesthesiology, pharmacology, neurobiology and developmental
sciences; and is director of the ACHRI Pain Neurobiology
Laboratory.
*Richard F. Jacobs, M.D., FAAP, is president of ACHRI, physician
in pediatric infectious disease at ACH, the Horace C. Cabe
Professor of Pediatrics and the interim chairman of the department of pediatrics, UAMS College of Medicine.
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Billingsley enjoys dinner with ACH
president and CEO Dr. Jonathan Bates
during the recent Circle of Care
Leadership Conference in Boston.
DONORS
Circle of Care Member Boyce
Billingsley Gives to ACH Because
She’s ‘A Sucker for Kids’
Alyssa Anderson
B
oyce Billingsley, of Bella Vista, never had a child who needed the
services of Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She never had a grandchild who
needed ACH. But when her late husband, George, decided to make a large
donation to the University of Arkansas in 2001, Billingsley told him,
“That’s fine, but I’ve got a little something I want to donate to.”
That’s when she established a charitable remainder trust (CRT) and
made ACH the beneficiary.
“I just read about the hospital and knew they did very good work,”
Billingsley began, “and I’m a sucker for kids!”
A CRT is an arrangement in which property or money is donated to a
charity such as ACH, but the donor continues to use the property and/or
receive income from it while living. Billingsley says her decision to donate
specifically through a CRT was based on advice from the couple’s financial
advisor.
“I’m not that brainy,” she laughs. “I certainly had some help with what
to do.”
Born and raised in Arkansas, Billingsley is proud of what Arkansas
Children’s Hospital does for the state and is excited about the hospital’s
growing presence in northwest Arkansas. Although she has not yet toured
the new Center for Children in Lowell, she says, “It’s nice that it’s just
right here. Those families don’t have to go all the way to Little Rock.”
Billingsley was born in West Memphis, where her father, John Cooper,
Sr., was a farmer for many years. When Billingsley was in college, her
father envisioned and created Cherokee Village in Hardy in 1954, and later
Bella Vista in 1965 and Hot Springs Village in 1970. Today, Cooper
Communities is involved in projects across eight states. Through its subsidiaries, the company develops timeshare resorts and planned communities, owns and manages more than 3.5 million square feet of commercial
property and is Arkansas’ largest homebuilder with more than 11,000
homes built.
“It was a nice ride,” Billingsley said of the creation of Cooper
Communities. “It’s been very good to us and to our family.”
George Billingsley, was in charge of sales for the company for about
25 years before retiring. Later, after encouragement from his tennis buddy,
Sam Walton, he started Pacific Resources Export Limited (PREL). The
company, which started in China and later spread around Asia and into
India and South America, sold exports to Wal-Mart for 10 years.
“At the end of the 10 years, the contract expired, and that was good
because George had become sick then,” Billingsley said. George Billingsley
passed away in July 2002.
While George was still living, the couple enjoyed being involved in
activities at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, especially the Children’s Circle of
Care. Circle of Care is a giving society in the United States and Canada that
honors individuals and family foundations who give $10,000 or more a year
to their local children’s hospitals. Every year, a different city hosts a leadership conference, medical symposium and gala, which brings together Circle
of Care members from across the continent. Conference attendees are treated to world-class entertainment and a special look at the exciting work being
done by pediatric hospitals.
“I’ve gone to a lot of the conferences and listened to the doctors speak,”
Billingsley says. “Dr. Jim Aronson from our hospital spoke one year, and he
was amazing. I was so proud of him and Arkansas and our hospital.”
Billingsley says as long as she’s able, she will continue supporting
Arkansas Children’s Hospital and will encourage others to do the same.
GOLFING “FORE” KIDS BENEFITS ACH
This past spring, family, friends and employees of Dean
Crowder Construction, Inc., raised more than $53,000
during the 2007 “Golfing ‘Fore’ Kids” Golf Tournament at
the Big Sugar Golf Course in Pea Ridge, Ark. The tournament was held in honor of 8-year-old Lindsey Drue
Crowder, of Bentonville, a cancer patient at ACH who is
in remission. Crowder Construction employees pictured
are: (front row, from left) Tim Brewer, Reece, Lindsey
and Dawson Crowder (siblings), Cassie Webb and Justin
Cummings. Back row, from left: Brian Pickett, Melissa
King, Diana Whitsell, and Lindsey’s parents, Lisa and
Todd Crowder.
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HOSPITAL NEWS
Gov. Mike Beebe, along
with ACH and UAMS
leaders and other friends
and supporters were
joined by children served
by the center for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting to
officially open the Center
for Children in Lowell.
Center for Children in Lowell First Step in Efforts
to Bring Pediatric Health Care Closer to Home
T
he Center for Children in Lowell celebrated its grand opening
in mid-May as part of a collaborative project of Arkansas
Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences (UAMS). The new facility provides developmental and
subspecialty medical care by physicians from ACH and UAMS to
children in northwest Arkansas.
The center houses the Schmieding Developmental Center, the
Schmieding KIDS FIRST program and various regional clinics, all
previously located in Fayetteville and Springdale.
“With this new, shared outreach, thousands of families will not
have to make the long trip to Little Rock for their child’s initial
evaluation or clinic visits for follow-up medical attention,” says Dr.
Jonathan Bates, ACH president and CEO.
During 2006, patients from northwest Arkansas made nearly
14,000 visits to ACH. The extension of services in Lowell is
expected to improve the flow of appointments in Little Rock,
which will help children from all areas of Arkansas.
The statewide working collaborative between ACH and the
UAMS Department of Pediatrics is collectively called Centers for
Children and includes the Lowell location. The collaborative was
formed to enhance access to pediatric subspecialty care across
Arkansas and strengthen and expand the 24 existing regional clinics located in El Dorado, Fort Smith, Harrison, Helena/West
Helena, Jonesboro, Mountain View and Texarkana.
Pediatric subspecialty services offered in Lowell include adolescent medicine, allergy, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, pulmonology and rheumatology.
The center is expected to offer 298 clinics in the next year.
NEWLY ELECTED —
Photo coming
from ACH
ACH Board
Skip Frantz
Chairman,
Windstream Corp.
Little Rock
8
ACH Board
Whit Hall, M.D.
ACH Chief of Staff,
Neonatology professor
and director of intensive
care nursery at UAMS
ACH Board
Kate Schaffer
State Board
President-elect
Circle of Friends
Hot Springs
ACH Foundation
Steven Ransdell
Financial Consultant, Metropolitan
Investment Professionals
President,
Committee for the Future
Little Rock
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Quiet Heroes
GIVING
ANONYMOUS DONORS:
The
of ACH
Alyssa Anderson
W
hen a gift is made to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, staff
members in the ACH Foundation do their best to appropriately publicize and recognize the contribution. In addition to any
external publicity the donor may receive, all donors who give
$1,000 or more annually are listed on the Wall of Honor in the
main hospital lobby and are published in the Donor Roll in the
ACHiever magazine.
“We always hope we can recognize donors’ gifts publicly
because it’s another way their gift helps us,” says Libby Smith,
senior vice president of the ACH Foundation. “We ride on the
shoulders of our good friends, and our reputation is enhanced
by friendships with people whose reputations are admired. It’s
also an encourager for others who know them to think, ‘Well,
if my friend can make such a gift to Arkansas Children’s
Hospital, maybe I can do something similar.’”
But not all donors are interested in receiving publicity for
their gifts to the hospital. Many of these donors choose to give
anonymously – they are quiet heroes.
At Arkansas Children’s Hospital, anonymous donors don’t
fall into any specific “category” of giving. Some are big givers,
some are small givers, some give to specific programs, some
give undesignated gifts. Among the programs/areas supported
by anonymous gifts in 2006 year were research, cancer, endowment and child life.
One donor who gives anonymously to ACH says she and
her husband support the hospital because their child has been
a long-time patient.
“Over the years, we have come to love this place, and we
are thankful we are able to help,” she says. “The doctors, nurses and staff truly love our child. The care and respect that our
child – and our entire family – receives consistently exceeds
our expectations.”
Their reason for giving anonymously is a humble one:
“The Lord has blessed our family in so many ways and has
provided for us amazingly. God is the one to be recognized for
any gifts we are able to give, and we are happy to be able to
pass the blessings on to help others.”
The largest donation from an anonymous donor last year –
$745,330 – was made in support of the autism research currently being done by Dr. Jill James*, director of the Autism
Metabolic Genomics Laboratory at the Arkansas Children’s
Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI). The donor is an out-ofstate parent of an autistic child that Dr. James had worked
with previously. The gift will fund a three-year autism study.
“We hope to determine whether targeted nutritional supplementation will normalize the metabolic imbalance in these children and whether improving their metabolism will also improve
their behavior,” says James. “The major gift from this donor
makes such a big difference in what we are able to do for the
children.”
Not all anonymous donors support Arkansas Children’s
Hospital because of a personal experience. One donor recently
made a very generous gift in honor of work partners to whom
he credited his business success. The donor had never needed the
services of ACH, but some of his employees had been involved
in a volunteer group that raised money for the hospital. The
donor was so private about the gift that he asked his partners to
present it to ACH, rather than present it himself.
Whatever their reason for giving anonymously, Smith says the
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation takes great care in protecting the identity of its anonymous donors.
“Certainly we don’t publish the gift on our donor wall. We
don’t publish it in any of our publications. We don’t discuss it in
the company of others. Any staff member who may know about
the gift is pledged to confidentiality. We would even be careful
about inviting the donor to events,” Smith says. “Regardless of
how much we might wish to publicly recognize the donor, we
will not do it. We will safeguard that confidentiality.”
*Jill James, Ph.D., is director of the ACHRI Autism Metabolic
Genomics Laboratory; professor of pediatrics at UAMS College of
Medicine; and a member of the Arkansas Center for Birth Defects
Research and Prevention.
Miracle Ball
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December 8, 2007
The second annual Miracle Ball,
hosted by the ACH Auxiliary, will be held
Sunday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m.
at Children’s Hall on the ACH campus.
For more information on the Miracle Ball,
contact Robin Rhoades, 501-364-1491.
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GIVING
Children’s
Circle of Care
Members Celebrate
Giving, Philanthropy
F
or a few days in May, a group of Arkansas
Children’s Hospital Children’s Circle of Care (CCC)
members experienced the sights, sounds and tastes of
Boston while attending the 2007 North American
Leadership Conference.
At the conference, ACH delegates were joined by
nearly 1,400 CCC members from across North
America. Children’s Circle of Care members are individuals and family foundations who make annual gifts
of $10,000 or more to their local children’s hospital.
To kickoff the two-day conference, ACH guests
were treated to a reception and clambake dinner. The
dinner was held with delegates from All Children’s
Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.
During the medical symposium, physicians from
across the U.S. gave moving
and innovative presentations
about pediatric AIDS, fetal
cardiac intervention and pediatric interventional radiology.
Other events at the conference included a roundtable
philanthropy discussion with
the wives of local sports
team owners, and a black-tie
gala dinner to celebrate the
giving spirit of CCC members.
Legendary singer Elton
Conference attendees were
John performs for conferentertained with a performence attendees after the
ance by Elton John and a
gala dinner.
concert by the Boston Pops
Orchestra. Tours of Boston landmarks also were available to CCC members.
Children’s Circle of Care is an organization of 23
North American children’s hospitals. Locally in 2006,
104 CCC members gave $3.8 million to ACH and the
ACH Research Institute.
For more information about Children’s Circle of
Care, or to become a member, contact Libby Smith at
501-364-5309.
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Everyone is all smiles as the Arkansas Children’s Hospital delegation
gathers at the conference gala dinner. Attendees included: (front row,
from left) John Bel, Tip Pugh, Dr. Tim Martin, (second row) Judy Bel,
Suzanne Pugh, Melanie Frueauff, Pat McClelland, Sara Richardson,
(third row) David Frueauff, Pam English, Marilyn Bogle, Boyce
Billingsley, Lesley Roberts, Cheryl Jaquiss, Frances Buchanan, Pat
Allen, Libby Smith, (last row) Jim McClelland, Sam Buchanan, Dr.
Jonathan Bates, Sam Richardson, Pete Allen, Dr. Jake Jaquiss, Dr.
Sally Bates. Attending the conference, but not pictured: Helen Sharpe.
Founding Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors:
Costco Wholesale
The Oki Foundation
AJ Gallagher
Bank of America Corporation
Bentz Whaley Flessner
Goldman Sachs
The H.N. and Frances C.
Berger Foundation
Kintera
Nixon Peabody LLP
Opus Search Partners
Tsoi/Kobus & Associates
The Westin Boston Waterfront
Signature Presenting
Sponsors:
Cushman and Wakefield of
Massachusetts, Inc.
Fidelity Investments
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
Tudor Investment Corporation
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HOSPITAL NEWS
Dr. John Carroll shares his special
day with wife Tiziana, mother
Lillian Carroll, and daughters
Maddy, Molly and Maggie.
Carroll Named First Recipient of
the James H. Hamlen, II, Endowed
Chair in Pediatric Pulmonology
D
r. John L. Carroll* was recently installed by Arkansas Children’s
Hospital as the first holder of the James H. Hamlen, II, Endowed
Chair in Pediatric Pulmonology.
At the investiture ceremony, Carroll’s longtime friend and associate,
Dr. Gerald Loughlin, offered collegial remarks. He commented on
Carroll’s ambition, drive and love of his field.
“When John does something, he does it full-tilt, be it research trials
or clinical care,” said Loughlin, professor and chairman of the department of pediatrics at New York Presbyterian Hospital. “With a leader
like John, the future is very bright for Arkansas Children’s Hospital.”
The endowed chair creates a fund set aside in perpetuity with the
earnings dedicated to the support of the chairholder. Endowed chairs
Patti Martin (center),
ACH director of audiology and speech pathology, was joined at the
Hamlen Endowed Fund
celebration by her parents, Pat and Wes
Freemyer, along with
other ACH team members, doctors and board
members.
Audiology and Speech Pathology
Endowed Fund Announced
T
he James H. Hamlen, II, Endowed Fund for Audiology and
Speech Patholgy recently was created thanks to a gift to Arkansas
Children’s Hospital through Mr. Hamlen’s estate.
The endowment will support the work of the audiology and
speech pathology departments at ACH.
The audiology department provides services that include the identification and measurement of hearing loss, therapies for children with
hearing impairment and parent counseling.
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support a designated program and help with retention and recruitment of doctors.
Since 2000, Carroll has been co-director of the ACH Sleep and
Breathing Disorders Center and director of the ACH Asthma Care
Center.
*John Carroll, M.D., is director of pediatric pulmonary medicine at ACH, co-director of the ACH Sleep and Breathing
Disorders Center, director of the ACH Asthma Care Center
and a professor in the pediatrics and physiology departments
at UAMS College of Medicine.
James H. Hamlen, II, and
His Last, Best Gift to ACH
J
ames H. Hamlen, II, became interested in Arkansas
Children’s Hospital almost 27 years ago, when the
daughter of an employee received surgery at ACH.
Hamlen’s largest lifetime gift to the hospital was a
donation of 476 acres of timberland in 1995, which
he designated to the construction of the Arkansas
Children’s Nutrition Center and for endowment for
the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute.
Hamlen died in 2004 and left a bequest to ACH in
excess of $4 million, the largest bequest in the hospital’s history. The Hamlen bequest created endowed
chairs in otolaryngology, endocrinology and pulmonology, along with a permanent endowment for
the audiology and speech pathology program.
“James Hamlen set a great tradition of giving, and
through his giving, was a great example to others,”
says Dr. Jonathan Bates, president and CEO of ACH.
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CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK
Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club Celebrates
20-Year Anniversary Helping
Children Across America
I
n May, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Clubs nationwide were recognized by
Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) for 20 years of fundraising in support of
children’s hospitals.
To commemorate the milestone anniversary, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club
associates set a goal of raising $10 million for CMN in the month of May.
The goal was reached, and $292,604 was raised by Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club
associates, customers and members in the ACH market. This includes 135
locations across Arkansas, north Louisiana, east Texas and east Oklahoma.
Miracle Balloons were sold for $1 during the month-long campaign, and each
dollar raised locally benefits the patients and families at ACH.
“Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club associates continue to be amazing partners
with Arkansas Children’s Hospital,” said Jennifer Selig, ACH Children’s
Miracle Network director. “The enthusiasm of associates to raise funds for
ACH during the May campaign was truly inspiring. We couldn’t help so many
children without the support of our friends at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club.”
This year, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club associates have already raised more
than $551,000 for Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
In 1987, moved by a desire to impact the medical needs of children, Sam
Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, partnered with CMN. In total, Wal-Mart associates have raised more than $387 million for children’s hospitals since 1987.
As one of the celebration activities for the 20th
anniversary of CMN and Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club,
XM Kids Radio hosted a traveling road show.
The station visited 12 children’s hospitals across
the country in 20 days. The goal of the road
show was to help promote the Wal-Mart and
Sam’s Club $10 million goal. XM Kids staff
toured the hospital and interviewed caregivers
and patients, including Shelby Clinton, who is
pictured here with Robby Schaefer (left) and
Jinx, XM Kids on-air personalities.
Miracle Mile Participants Walk for Children
P
eople from all over the region came together
May 5 to raise funds and awareness for
Arkansas Children’s Hospital at the third annual
Miracle Mile Walk, a one-mile walk that
stretched from the Arkansas Capitol to the
ACH campus in downtown Little Rock.
More than 400 people participated in the
event, which was open to representatives from
Children’s Miracle Network national sponsors,
including Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club, Arkansas
Federal Credit Union, Log a Load for Kids and
others.
Food and festivities for the event were provided by Coca-Cola, On the Border, Papa
John’s and Coleman Dairy.
ACH supporters of all ages walked in the 2007 Miracle Mile event,
which led participants from the Capitol to the ACH campus. All
proceeds from the event benefited ACH.
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Lisa Martin (Nevada County Picayune)
CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK
The South Central chapter of Log a Load for Kids hosted an
event in June at the Nevada County fairgrounds that raised
$120,000 for ACH. One of the event activities was a turtle race
for children. Here, children show off their prize-winning turtles.
Log A Load for Kids Raises
Record Amount for ACH
L
og a Load for Kids, a national sponsor of Children’s Miracle
Network (CMN), is an organization of loggers and people in the
forest products industry who raise funds for local children’s hospitals
associated with CMN, including Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The
Arkansas chapter of Log a Load for Kids has been busy the past few
months raising $215,000 for a pediatric imaging endowment at ACH.
Several events were held:
In May, the Central Arkansas Log A Load chapter hosted a golf
tournament in Pine Bluff. More than 160 golfers attended the event,
which raised more than $16,000.
The Molnaird Brothers annual Fish Fry in Strong raised more
than $11,000 for ACH and Log A Load for Kids.
The Bradley County Log A Load event was held in May and
raised more than $43,000.
In April, a dinner and auction to benefit ACH and Log A Load
for Kids was held at the In Woods Expo event in Hot Springs. The
event raised $25,000 and entertainment for the evening was Chuck
Leavell, keyboardist for the Rolling Stones.
The South Central Log A Load event was held in June at the
Nevada County Fairgrounds in Prescott. This year’s event raised a
record $120,000, which makes it one of the single, largest Log A
Load events in the country.
F.O.E. 2006 Donation to
Benefit Kidney Research
The Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) recently presented ACH
with a $43,700 donation designated for kidney research. All F.O.E.
chapters throughout Arkansas contributed to the gift, which will
benefit children like 13-year-old Hunter Clark, a kidney transplant
recipient. Hunter’s kidney came from his father, Rick Clark. Hunter
is now happily recovering from the transplant surgery, and he is
excited to get back to being a normal kid.
Because of the giving spirit of F.O.E. members, Hunter Clark
and many others have better hope for the future. The F.O.E. 2007
statewide project will be pediatric cancer research.
Will Fish For Kids:
Fishing Fun for
a Good Cause
T
ooth fairies were flying in Rogers earlier this year,
when the Will Fish For Kids bass tournament was held to
benefit Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
Proceeds from the event totaled $126,054, which directly assists the ACH Dental Clinic. Will Fish For Kids is
organized annually by a volunteer group of Wal-Mart vendors.
This year, businesses and individuals across northwest
Arkansas were asked to become “tooth fairies” for ACH
as part of Will Fish For Kids. “Tooth fairies” collected
change from customers and employees to contribute to
the total amount raised by the tournament. Sixteen businesses and individuals participated, and the program raised
more than $3,000.
The ACH Dental Clinic provides dental care for hospital in-patients, children treated in the outpatient clinics and
children who cannot receive care at a regular dentist due to
their special needs and medical conditions. Currently, there
are approximately 900 patient visits per month in the
clinic. Those patients came from 70 Arkansas counties.
“Will Fish For Kids, in conjunction with great partners
like Wal-Mart vendors and the FLW tour, allows our dental
clinic to perform state-of-the-art dental services for all
children, regardless of their medical or developmental
issues,” says James Koonce, DDS, MSD, director of the
ACH Dental Clinic. “Will Fish For Kids will soon afford
our patients the opportunity for more accessible dental
care in many communities in Arkansas through a mobile
dental care program.”
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AUXILIARY GROUPS
Circle of Friends (COF) board members Beverly
Keener, president (left), and Kim Williams, president-elect, show off a check representing the
COF fundraising total to John Bel, ACH
Foundation president. COF members now have
even more to celebrate – June fundraising totals
were better than expected, and the actual total
raised by COF over the past year was $738,982.
Celebrating a
Year of Growth:
Circle of Friends State Conference
I
n 2007, Circle of Friends (COF) had a record
fundraising year, held more outreach projects than
ever before and prepared a special report to showcase
COF’s many accomplishments and goals. These
achievements were highlighted at the 2007 Circle of
Friends State Conference held in June and attended
by more than 100 members.
At the conference, which took place on the ACH
campus, a new slate of COF state board officers was
approved, and the total amount raised for 2007 was
announced. A special “Report to Our Community”
was also presented to members. The report, which
reveals the COF fundraising totals and goals for the
future, and highlights the group’s funding priorities,
will be used as a recruitment tool for the organization. To view the report visit
www.archildrens.org/circleoffriends.
Members also heard from Mary Cantrell, director of the PULSE Center, and
received tours of the PULSE Center, the neonatal intensive care unit, Camp
Wannaplay (playroom in hospital) and the cardiovascular intensive care unit.
The day concluded with an awards ceremony to recognize the chapters who
excelled over the past year. Highlights of the awards presented:
Highest per capita revenue, population more than 50,000 – Northwest Arkansas
Highest per capita revenue, population less than 50,000 – Harrison
Highest dollars raised overall – Northwest Arkansas
Outreach award – Spring River
Outstanding growth award – Northwest Arkansas
Volunteer award – Spring River
Member of the Year – Clara Sims, Harrison
Chapter Chair of the Year – Cristy Smith, NWA
Committee for the Future ACH Auxiliary Has Banner Fundraising Year
Celebrates Successes
T
C
ommittee for the Future (CFF)
recently celebrated 20 years of supporting Arkansas Children’s Hospital with an
anniversary party.
Held at the Clinton School of Public
Service, members both past and present
heard from Skip Rutherford, current
dean of the Clinton School and first
president of CFF.
“The anniversary party was a really
great opportunity for members from the
past 20 years to come together and celebrate our successes,” says Steven
Ransdell, president of CFF. “It was interesting to see how far we have come and
to look ahead at the next 20 years.”
In 1987, CFF was founded by a group
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he ACH Auxiliary recently presented the hospital with the organization’s largest donation to date —
$525,000. The main focus of the
group’s funding is the Jerry Jones,
M.D. — ACH Auxiliary Endowed
Chair in Child Maltreatment.
Other projects being funded by
the Auxiliary’s 2007 donation
include the ACH Research
Institute, the Good Mourning program, PalCare and Comfort Foods.
The Auxiliary raised the funds
Auxiliary president Sue Cooper presents the a
through four fundraisers: Star
check representing the $525,000 the group
ACHievers volunteer program,
raised last year to Dr. Jonathan Bates, ACH
Arkansas a la Carte, the Holiday
president and CEO.
Card project and the Miracle Ball.
The Playaway Gift Shop, located in the hospital, also contributed $200,000 of the Auxiliary
donation.
For more information about the ACH Auxiliary, contact Robin Rhoades at 501-364-1490.
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GIVING
Thanks
to You!
The following individuals, businesses, foundations and
organizations held fundraising events or made special
gifts to benefit Arkansas Children’s Hospital during the last
quarter. The time, talents and true acts of generosity from
these special people help us in our mission to provide care,
love and hope to patients and families.
The Alicia Rose “Victorious” Foundation recently donated a
42” plasma television, a DVD/CD player, 50 DVDs and a digital camera with a photo printer for the teen room in the hospital. The foundation, which was established in memory of a
teenage girl who died of cancer in a children’s hospital, is also
donating a $5,000 grant for the Child Life and Education
department to use in the teen room.
Ash Grove Cement Company raised more than $31,000 for
ACH during a golf tournament at the Texarkana Golf Ranch.
A team of Ash Grove Cement Company employees and volunteers organize the tournament each year.
Aven Dunlap, of Jonesboro, recently completed the Country
Music Marathon in Nashville, Tenn., in memory of her stepdaughter, Meagan. Aven’s run resulted in donations totaling
$5,000 for the ACH cancer program.
At the 2007 Blevins Benefit Barbecue, $7,294 was raised for
ACH. Community volunteers have organized the event for 21
years.
In April, ExxonMobil Corporation hosted its annual
“Pumping Miracles” cardstock campaign, which raised more
than $28,000. Cards were sold for $1 at participating Exxon
location across Arkansas.
The Hot Springs Firefighters recently held a golf tournament
at Belvedere Golf Course in Hot Springs. The golf tournament
was a fundraiser for Camp Sunshine, a camp for young burn
victims. The event raised more than $2,000.
Lacy Coyote Pen & Fox Hunters recently held their annual
hunting event in Bradley County. The event raised $12,000 for
ACH.
The Little Rock Firefighters recently hosted a golf tournament at Eagle Hills Golf Course in Little Rock, raising $9,000
for the burn unit at ACH.
A wild game supper, sponsored by Southeast Arkansas Delta
Men’s Association, raised $30,000 to fund research and other
special programs in autism at ACH.
In June, RE/MAX locations throughout Arkansas gathered for a
Miracle Day awards ceremony and luncheon to celebrate the
$68,000 they raised for ACH in 2006. Several offices and agents
received awards for their outstanding efforts and generosity.
COMMITTEE FOR THE FUTURE
Continued from page 14
of eight ambitious men who wanted to support ACH.
Since its beginning, the group has raised more than
$4.2 million in support of many different ACH projects,
including the Committee for the Future Endowment Fund,
Angel One Program, Parent Resource Library and the
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute.
Committee for the Future is an organization of young
professionals and community leaders in the central
Arkansas area who support ACH through fundraising, education and community projects. For more information
about CFF, please contact Heather Cass at [email protected] or 501-364-7231.
AUDIOLOGY ENDOWMENT
Continued from page 11
Speech pathology services for infants, children and adolescents include assessment and treatment of a wide variety
of disorders including problems with speech, language and
feeding.
“The Hamlen gift is remarkable,” says Patti Martin, Ph.D.,
director of audiology and speech pathology at ACH. “It will
push us to the next level in the work we are all so passionate
about, helping us support kids and their families around the
state.”
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Gov. Mike Beebe Helps Introduce Natural Wonders,
Comprehensive Report on Arkansas Children’s Health
In July, Governor Mike Beebe was joined by several young Arkansans as he presented Natural
Wonders: The State of Children’s Health in Arkansas during a press conference at ACH. Natural Wonders
is the first-ever comprehensive report of the overall health of children in the state.
The report, which was initiated and funded by Arkansas Children’s Hospital, was the result of
a partnership of health care providers, state agencies and other organizations concerned about
the health status of Arkansas children. The report opens the discussion on children’s health by
providing a full range of data about issues children face and offers strategies for improving health
for the state’s youngest citizens.
“This report is really about the future of Arkansas and the future of our children,” says
Dr. Jonathan Bates, president and CEO of ACH. “Natural Wonders should serve as an agenda for
children’s health. It is a way for all of us to work together instead of scattering our efforts.”
The complete Natural Wonders report is available online at www.archildrens.org or by calling
501- 364-9916.
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