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AR HR1003

Resolution

Status

Passed

1/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jack Ladyman

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro is honored for opening the first Maternal Life360 HOME in Arkansas in November 2024, in partnership with the Department of Human Services

  • The Maternal Life360 HOME program provides home-visit services to women with high-risk pregnancies who are enrolled in the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me Program or traditional Medicaid

  • Services continue during pregnancy and for up to two years postpartum, addressing both maternal health outcomes and social needs like food security and housing

  • St. Bernards Medical Center, founded in 1900 as a six-room hospital, now serves as the largest bed-referral center in East Arkansas and Southeast Missouri

  • The St. Bernards Pregnancy Clinic opened in 2016 to provide prenatal and postpartum care to all women regardless of insurance status or health history

Legislative Description

To Honor St. Bernards Medical Center In Jonesboro For Being The First Medical Facility In The State To Open A Maternal Life360 Home.

Last Action

READ AND ADOPTED.

1/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Management1/13/2025

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