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Introduction

Picture of the UAMS campus at Little Rock

Health promotion is more than a slogan at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock. From campus accessibility to creative architectural design and innovative programs available for patients, staff, and community members, it is clear that a tremendous amount of attention is focused on helping people live with a variety of conditions including disabilities, aging, and cancer.

UAMS, the only academic medical center in Arkansas, contains Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Related Professions, and Public Health. UAMS is home to the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC), the Jones Eye Institute, the Myeloma Institute, the Reynolds Institute on Aging, and the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.

Patients and professionals are attracted to UAMS from all over the world for a variety of reasons:

• world-class medical care
• comprehensive programs
• professional staff and volunteers, and supportive community
• futuristic vision and development program to support goals

Firsthand experience with the Myeloma Institute while my husband was undergoing cancer treatment led me to the UAMS Pool & Water Wellness Program. Throughout my life, swimming had always been my primary source of exercise and relaxation. During a physically and emotionally stressful yearlong odyssey at UAMS, water therapy and friends were key to survival and support away from home.

Exterior of the Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute

The UAMS Spine & Neurosciences Institute started with a dream of Dr. T.Glenn Pait, chief of neurosurgery, who wanted to create a center of excellence for care and rehabilitation of persons with spinal problems. He enlisted the enthusiastic help of Jack Stephens, a philanthropist, who believed in the concept and agreed to provide funding for the Institute.

The Spine & Neurosciences Center is an impressive building designed by Eugene Levy, who incorporated spinal anatomy into his design and structural supports. The facility includes:

• reception areas, waiting rooms, and patient clinical areas
• offices and research laboratories
• education and conference rooms
• therapy department
• Olympic-size swimming pool and hot tub
• exercise facilities

Connecting bridges between buildings

The Spine Institute is flanked by a multi-level parking garage, the Reynolds Institute on Aging, the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC), and the Oppenheimer Fitness Center, which are connected by accessible bridges.

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This fact sheet was last updated on 01-30-2006.

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