Texarkana hospital among 62 facilities applying for trauma system funds

Sixty hospitals have applied to receive funding for the soon-to-be enacted trauma system that is being developed with funds from the newly-enacted tobacco tax. Among the applicants is Christus St. Michael hospital (pictured right), a local hospital that is located on the Texas-side of Texarkana. The funding is figured on the number of Arkansas patients that are being served, so if approved, it would likely receive less funding than others in the same level of trauma centers. St. Michael has applied for level 3 funding. No application has been received from Wadley Hospital, the other local Texarkana hospital (Update: a Wadley spokesperson tells me they did not apply). I'll post a full list of the 60 applicants once I receive it.

Update II: Thanks to Dept. of Health spokesman Ed Barham, here's a complete list of the 62 applicants and the level of trauma center sought by each:

Level	Hospital	City	State
1	UAMS Medical Center	Little Rock	AR
1	Regional Medical Center at Memphis	Memphis	TN
1	St. John's Hospital	Springfield	MO
1	Arkansas Children's Hospital	Little Rock	AR
1	Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center	Memphis	TN
2	Jefferson Regional Medical Center	Pine Bluff	AR
2	Sparks Regional Medical Center	Fort Smith	AR
2	St. Joseph's Mercy Health	Hot Springs	AR
2	Baptist Health Medical Center - LR	Little Rock	AR
2	Saline Memorial Hospital	Benton	AR
2	St. Vincent Infirmary	Little Rock	AR
2	Conway Regional Medical Center	Conway	AR
3	White County Medical Center	Searcy	AR
3	North Metro Medical Center	Jacksonville	AR
3	North Arkansas Regional Medical Center	Harrison	AR
3	White River Medical Center	Batesville	AR
3	Arkansas Methodist Medical Center	Paragould	AR
3	Johnson Regional Medical Center	Clarksville	AR
3	Christus St. Michael Health System	Texarkana	TX
3	Ashley County Medical Center	Crossett	AR
3	Baptist Health Medical Center - NLR	North Little Rock	AR
3	Baptist Health Medical Center - Arkadelphia	Arkadelphia	AR
3	Baptist Health Medical Center - Heber Springs	Heber Springs	AR
3	Baptist Health Medical Center - Stuttgart	Stuttgart	AR
3	Mercy Medical Center	Rogers	AR
3	St. Bernards Medical Center	Jonesboro	AR
3	St. Edward Mercy Medical Center	Fort Smith	AR
3	Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center	Russellville	AR
3	St. John's Hospital - Berryville	Berryville	AR
3	Baxter Regional Medical Center	Mountain Home	AR
4	McGehee - Desha County Hospital	McGehee	AR
4	Pike County Memorial Hospital	Murfreesboro	AR
4	Mercy Hospital Turner Memorial	Ozark	AR
4	North Logan Mercy Hospital	Paris	AR
4	Mercy Hospital Scott County	Waldron	AR
4	Crittenden Regional Hospital	West Memphis	AR
4	Five Rivers Medical Center	Pocahontas	AR
4	Dewitt Hospital	DeWitt	AR
4	Physician's Specialty Hospital	Fayetteville	AR
4	John Ed Chambers Memorial Hospital	Danville	AR
4	Lawrence Memorial Hospital	Walnut Ridge	AR
4	Little River Memorial Hospital	Ashdown	AR
4	Piggot Community Hospital	Piggott	AR
4	Hot Spring County Medical Center	Malvern	AR
4	Drew Memorial Hospital	Monticello	AR
4	River Valley Medical Center	Dardanelle	AR
4	Ozark Health Medical Center	Clinton	AR
4	Chicot Memorial Hospital	Lake Village	AR
4	Bradley County Medical Center	Warren	AR
4	Forrest City Medical Center	Forrest City	AR
4	St. Vincent - North	Sherwood	AR
4	St. Anthony's Medical Center	Morrilton	AR
4	Community Medical Center of Izard County	Calico Rock	AR
4	Mena Regional Health System	Mena	AR
4	Helena Regional Medical Center	Helena	AR
4	Ouachita County Medical Center	Camden	AR
4	NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital	Jonesboro	AR
4	Fulton County Hospital	Salem	AR
4	Howard Memorial Hospital	Nashville	AR
4	Stone County Medical Center	Mountain View	AR
4	Arkansas Heart Hospital	Little Rock	AR
4	DeQueen Medical Center	DeQueen	AR