University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Caduceus Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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The Administration Building ARKANSAS STATE HOSPITAL The view The wishing well. Arkansas is recognized as a leader in the field of mental health. This is due primarily to the active building and training programs of its State Hospital. Through appropriate legislation and federal grants, the hopsital system has accelerated its training programs for psychiatrists, nurses, and psychiatric technicians. The maximum load of the Little Rock State Hospital is 800 patients with an active follow-up program of 200 out- patients. ln the period 1955 to 1967 ad- missions have' increased 90 percent with the length of stay decreasing 133 percent. The State Hospital and the University Medical Center work closely together for the mutual benefit of both institutions. Residents in several fields at the Medical Center rotate through the State Hospital as a part of their training. Likewise psy- chiatric residents spend one of their three years of required training at the Medical Center. Also as a part of their course in psychiatry, senior medical students and nursing students rotate through the State Hospital. ....

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LITTLE ROCK VA HOSPITAL

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ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL imm' A Helping Hand. The Price. Arkansas Children's Hospital is a 62-bed fully accredited non-profit institution providing comprehensive medical and surgical care for children of the State of Arkansas. Arkansas Childrenis Hospital has been affiliated with the orthopedic residency program of the University of Arkansas Medical Center since 1962. The orthopedic residents serve six months as junior residents and six months as senior resi- dents at the hospital. Senior pediatric residents have had a three month rotation at ACH since 1965. The staff of the hospital consists of private practitioners of pediatrics, orthopedics, surgery, and dentistry in Little Rock, plus consultants from the Medical Center. 24