Arkansas hospitals
Arkansas hospitals: racial-equity scorecards
73 Medicare-certified hospitals serve Arkansas, represented by the Arkansas Hospital Association. This page aggregates CMS Hospital Compare measures — overall star rating, mortality / safety / readmission / patient-experience measure-group performance — for each of those facilities.
Arkansas has one of the highest Black maternal mortality ratios in the country per CDC PMSS state-level estimates. UAMS runs the state's only academic medical center and handles most complex obstetric referrals.
The state's recognized safety-net hospital systems — the facilities that carry a disproportionate share of Medicaid and uninsured admissions — include: UAMS Medical Center (Little Rock), Arkansas Children's Hospital (Little Rock), and Jefferson Regional Medical Center (Pine Bluff). Each has its own detail page below.
Two editorial notes on scope. First, CMS does not publish a racial-disparity scorecard per-hospital at national scale; what we surface below is the facility's overall CMS rating paired with any race-stratified metric we could find in a primary source (AHRQ Disparities Atlas, a state discharge scorecard, or a published study). Second, we do not rank hospitals as 'worst for Black patients' without a primary-source citation — the legal standard for that claim requires it.
Safety-net systems in Arkansas
- UAMS Medical Center (Little Rock)
- Arkansas Children's Hospital (Little Rock)
- Jefferson Regional Medical Center (Pine Bluff)
All 73 hospitals in Arkansas
Arkansas Children'S Hospital
Little Rock
Arkansas Children'S Northwest, Inc
Springdale
Arkansas Surgical Hospital
No Little Rock
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia
Arkadelphia · Baptist Health
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs
Heber Springs · Baptist Health
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County
Malvern · Baptist Health
Baptist Health - Van Buren
Van Buren · Baptist Health
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc
West Memphis · Baptist Health
Baxter Health Fulton County Hospital
Salem
Bradley County Medical Center
Warren
Chicot Memorial Medical Center
Lake Village
Chi St Vincent Morrilton
Morrilton · CommonSpirit Health
Dallas County Medical Center
Fordyce
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center
Dardanelle
Delta Memorial Hospital
Dumas
Forrest City Medical Center
Forrest City
Howard Memorial Hospital
Nashville
Izard Regional Hospital Llc
Calico Rock
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Walnut Ridge
Levi Hospital
Hot Springs
Little River Memorial Hospital
Ashdown
Mcgehee Hospital
Mcgehee
Mena Regional Health System
Mena
Mercy Hospital Berryville
Berryville
Mercy Hospital Booneville
Booneville
Mercy Hospital Ozark
Ozark
Mercy Hospital Paris
Paris
Mercy Hospital Waldron
Waldron
Ozark Health
Clinton
Ozarks Community Hospital Of Gravette
Gravette
Sevier County Medical Center
De Queen
Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Llc
Hope
Stone County Medical Center
Mountain View
Unity Health - Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Unity Health - Newport
Newport
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc
Little Rock
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart
Stuttgart · Baptist Health
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas
Rogers
St Vincent Medical Center/North
Sherwood
Washington Regional Medical Center
Fayetteville
Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore
Bryant
Ashley County Medical Center
Crossett
Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway
Conway · Baptist Health
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock
Little Rock · Baptist Health
Chambers Memorial Hospital
Danville
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs
Hot Springs · CommonSpirit Health
Chi-St Vincent Infirmary
Little Rock
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc
Conway
Crossridge Community Hospital
Wynne
Johnson Regional Medical Center
Clarksville
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Fort Smith
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
Harrison
Piggott Community Hospital
Piggott
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital
Siloam Springs
St Marys Regional Medical Center
Russellville
White County Medical Center
Searcy
White River Medical Center
Batesville
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center
Paragould · Methodist Health System
Baptist Health - Fort Smith
Fort Smith · Baptist Health
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County
Monticello · Baptist Health
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.
Jonesboro · Baptist Health
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Pine Bluff · Jefferson Health
Magnolia Regional Medical Hospital
Magnolia
Northwest Medical Center-Springdale
Springdale
Saline Memorial Hospital
Benton
South Arkansas Regional Hospital Llc
El Dorado
University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Little Rock
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock
North Little Rock · Baptist Health
Baxter Health
Mountain Home
Great River Medical Center
Blytheville
National Park Medical Center
Hot Springs
Ouachita County Medical Center
Camden
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro
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Data sources
- CMS Hospital Compare — Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u).
- Arkansas Hospital Association — state hospital trade body (https://www.arkhospitals.org/).
- Arkansas Department of Health — Health Facility Services — state hospital licensing + oversight (https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/health-facility-services).
- AHRQ National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr).
- CDC Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System state releases (cdc.gov/pmss).
- The Leapfrog Group hospital safety grades (leapfroggroup.org).
Data refreshed: