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KIDS FIRST Events
UAMS Dedicates New, Larger KIDS FIRST Facility in Morrilton
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) KIDS FIRST program has moved to a new, larger home for its Morrilton clinic, dedicating it to the memory of longtime champion and Morrilton native, Robert H. Fiser Jr., M.D.
The 11,000-square-foot Robert H. Fiser Jr. KIDS FIRST Center, 411 Lentz Dr., is larger than the clinic’s previous location to accommodate and expanding enrollment. KIDS FIRST, a program of the Department of Pediatrics in the UAMS College of Medicine, provides services to children with special health care needs and their families.
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KIDS FIRST Employee Recognition
Twelve KIDS FIRST employees were recently honored as recipients of this year’s BEV award a coveted honor named for a loved and well respected employee of KIDS FIRST, Beverly Bursk, who died in 2001. The 11 KIDS FIRST clinics and Program Operations office accept nominations each year and a recipient is chosen from each clinic as someone who best represents the qualities necessary to care for special kids in a special way. These 12 and their guests were feted with a luncheon at the Governor’s Mansion, and winners received a certificate, wall plaque, flowers, and a monetary gift from the KIDS FIRST Auxiliary.
Honored this year were Sanchia McCall, Social Worker in Little Rock, Dona Meyer, RN in Morrilton; Goldie Money, Child Care Technician from Pocahontas; Janice Fisher, Nursing Assistant from Pine Bluff; Lisa Cross, Child Care Technician from Warren; Shannon Matlock, Early Childhood Developmental Specialist from Lowell; Phyllis Thomas, Psychological Examiner from Program Operations. and Child Care Technicians Karen Ware from Mountain View; Bonnie Reynolds from Searcy and Melissa Holmes from Newport.



