
Ranked nationally in pediatric care.
Arkansas Children's provides right-sized care for your child. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children's in seven specialties for 2024-2025.

It's easier than ever to sign up for MyChart.
Sign up online to quickly and easily manage your child's medical information and connect with us whenever you need.

We're focused on improving child health through exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, continuing education, and outreach and prevention.

When it comes to your child, every emergency is a big deal.
Our ERs are staffed 24/7 with doctors, nurses and staff who know kids best – all trained to deliver right-sized care for your child in a safe environment.

Arkansas Children's provides right-sized care for your child. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children's in seven specialties for 2024-2025.

Looking for resources for your family?
Find health tips, patient stories, and news you can use to champion children.

Support from the comfort of your home.
Our flu resources and education information help parents and families provide effective care at home.

Children are at the center of everything we do.
We are dedicated to caring for children, allowing us to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas.

Transforming discovery to care.
Our researchers are driven by their limitless curiosity to discover new and better ways to make these children better today and healthier tomorrow.

We're focused on improving child health through exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, continuing education, and outreach and prevention.

Then we're looking for you! Work at a place where you can change lives...including your own.

When you give to Arkansas Children's, you help deliver on our promise of a better today and a healthier tomorrow for the children of Arkansas and beyond

Become a volunteer at Arkansas Children's.
The gift of time is one of the most precious gifts you can give. You can make a difference in the life of a sick child.

Join our Grassroots Organization
Support and participate in this advocacy effort on behalf of Arkansas’ youth and our organization.

Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.

Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.

Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.

Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.

Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.

Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.

When you give to Arkansas Children’s, you help deliver on our promise of a better today and a healthier tomorrow for the children of Arkansas and beyond.

Your volunteer efforts are very important to Arkansas Children's. Consider additional ways to help our patients and families.

Join one of our volunteer groups.
There are many ways to get involved to champion children statewide.

Make a positive impact on children through philanthropy.
The generosity of our supporters allows Arkansas Children's to deliver on our promise of making children better today and a healthier tomorrow.

Read and watch heart-warming, inspirational stories from the patients of Arkansas Children’s.
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Infectious Diseases Clinic
As the only pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic in Northwest Arkansas, our highly trained specialists are part of an entire team. We have the expertise to diagnose, treat and monitor many infectious conditions - from common to complex. No matter the condition, we work together to deliver compassionate care in Springdale and Little Rock.
A trip to the local water park led to a survival story that captivated the nation. In the summer of 2013, Kali Hardig, a 12-year-old from Benton, Ark., was diagnosed with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) - a disease that is almost always fatal. A combination of her mother's intuition and the fast-acting team that treated Kali upon her arrival in our Emergency Department led to nothing short of a miracle, as Kali become only the third known survivor of PAM in documented history. Relive Kali's miraculous recovery now.
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Meet the Team
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Haleigh Shumate, CNP
General Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Little Rock -
Matthew Kelly, MD
Infectious Diseases
Little Rock, Springdale -
Steven Dahl, MD
Infectious Diseases
Little Rock, Springdale -
Ana Del Valle Penella, MD
Infectious Diseases
Little Rock, Springdale -
Adriana Sarmiento Clemente, MD
Infectious Diseases
Little Rock, Springdale -
Heather Young, MD
Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases
Little Rock, Springdale -
Sarah Labuda, MD
Infectious Diseases
Little Rock -
Ashleah Courtney, MD
Infectious Diseases
Little Rock, Springdale -
Maria Garcia Fernandez, MD
Infectious Diseases
Little Rock
Locations
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Arkansas Children's Northwest
2601 Gene George Blvd.
Springdale, AR 72762
479-725-6800
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