Northwest Arkansas needs more health care workers if the region’s medical sector is to serve a rapidly growing population, a report released Wednesday recommends. The strain on health care services is expected to grow in Benton and Washington counties where the population,

Health care in Northwest Arkansas has made strides in the five years since expanding the industry became a front-and-center goal, but it has much more work to do. Why it matters: The health care industry needs more of everything — workers,

Tripp Umbach conducted the report and found growth in Northwest Arkansas' healthcare and healthcare education, keeping patient care in the local healthcare economy.