The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received two federal grants totaling $11 million to create a Gastroenterology Clinic and endoscopy center in the nearby Freeway Medical Tower and upgrade the Monroe Building on its Little Rock campus.
“We are very grateful for these construction grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),” said Christina Clark, MBA, UAMS vice chancellor for institutional support services and chief operating officer. “They will allow UAMS to continue with its mission to improve the health of all Arkansans through much needed, high quality, easily accessible services.”
An HRSA grant totaling $8 million will support the transformation of 15,000 square feet of unused UAMS-owned space on the seventh floor of the Freeway Medical Tower into the new gastroenterology clinic and advanced endoscopy outpatient center…