The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' presentation to the joint hospital committee of the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees today was pretty routine until board member C.C. "Cliff" Gibson III asked representatives of UAMS about an increase in uncompensated care of $44 million in 2017 over 2016. “That’s astounding to me,” Gibson said, as was the budgeted deficit of $39 million. He also expressed surprise that the deficit was included on the front end of the budgeting process.