Baptist Memorial Health Care, Arkansas Methodist Medical Center to host news conference on merger

PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - Baptist Memorial Health Care will host a news conference in Paragould on Friday about its merger with Arkansas Methodist Medical Center.

The conference will begin at 10 a.m. in the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center auditorium, 900 W. Kingshighway.

Baptist administrators will join AMMC board representatives and other Paragould leaders to discuss details of the merger and the future of the hospital.

Baptist Memorial Health Care and Arkansas Methodist Medical Center finalized their merger on Feb. 28.

All AMMC assets, including the 129-bed hospital, 91-bed Chateau on the Ridge Assisted Living facility and eight medical clinics, were transferred to Baptist Memorial Health Care.

AMMC’s more than 500 employees were transitioned to Baptist Memorial Health Care on Feb. 28.

The health care entities announced plans to merge with the signing of a shared mission statement in April 2025.

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