Medical Staff Bylaws - Arkansas Children's Hospital

PREAMBLEWHEREAS, Arkansas Children's Hospital is a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws ofthe State of Arkansas; andWHEREAS, its purpose is to serve as Arkansas Children's Hospital providing patient care,education, and research; andWHEREAS, it is recognized that the Medical Staff is responsible for the quality of medical carein the hospital and must accept and discharge this responsibility, subject to the ultimate authority of thehospital Board of Directors, and that the cooperative efforts of the Medical Staff, the Chief ExecutiveOfficer, and the Board of Directors are necessary to fulfill the hospital's obligations to its patients;THEREFORE, THE Board of Directors hereby organizes Physicians and Dentists into a MedicalStaff under Medical Staff Bylaws developed by the Medical Staff and approved by the Board ofDirectors. Responsibilities for medical care, for evaluation of care, and for recommendations necessaryto accomplish these functions are assigned through these Bylaws to Medical Staff Committees and/or toChiefs of Services. The Medical Staff Executive Committee is authorized by the Medical Staff to act onits behalf and to serve as its administrative representative by receiving and acting upon reports fromcommittees, Chiefs of Services, members of the Medical Staff, and hospital leadership.v