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Best hospitals in Arkansas

2 of the 41 Arkansas hospitals rated by CMS hold the top rating of five stars, and 8 more hold four. They are listed here in order of CMS's overall quality rating and what patients say, next to how long the ER takes and how much each hospital marks up its prices.

Also:All 92 Arkansas hospitalsBest hospitals by stateArkansas ranks 31st of 52 statesCompare the top 3 side by side

2five-star hospitals
8four-star hospitals
41hospitals rated by CMS and open to the public, of 92 in the state
68%of patients would recommend the typical hospital US typical 71%
2 h 23 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

The top 10

1Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend79%Typical ER visit2 h 45 minListed per $1 of cost$5.502Mercy Hospital ParisParis · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Would recommend87%Typical ER visit1 h 58 minListed per $1 of cost$2.343Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend64%Typical ER visit2 h 23 minListed per $1 of cost$2.744St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend77%Typical ER visit2 h 8 minListed per $1 of cost$5.055Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend75%Typical ER visit3 h 42 minListed per $1 of cost$5.546Chambers Memorial HospitalDanville · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend68%Typical ER visit1 h 30 minListed per $1 of cost$2.887St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend56%Typical ER visit2 h 36 minListed per $1 of cost$14.798Ozark HealthClinton · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Would recommend71%Typical ER visit2 h 12 minListed per $1 of cost$2.369Mercy Hospital BoonevilleBooneville · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Would recommend68%Typical ER visit1 h 12 minListed per $1 of cost$2.0510Ashley County Medical CenterCrossett · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Would recommend61%Typical ER visit1 h 46 minListed per $1 of cost$2.00
How Arkansas's 41 rated hospitals score
25 stars
84 stars
153 stars
132 stars
31 star

Every rated hospital in Arkansas

In ranking order. Click a column to sort.

#HospitalCityCMS ratingPatient ratingWould recommendTypical ER visitListed per $1 of cost
1Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers★★★★★★★★★★79%2 h 45 min$5.50
2Mercy Hospital ParisParis★★★★★–87%1 h 58 min$2.34
3Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville★★★★★★★★★★64%2 h 23 min$2.74
4St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood★★★★★★★★★★77%2 h 8 min$5.05
5Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville★★★★★★★★★★75%3 h 42 min$5.54
6Chambers Memorial HospitalDanville★★★★★★★★★★68%1 h 30 min$2.88
7St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville★★★★★★★★★★56%2 h 36 min$14.79
8Ozark HealthClinton★★★★★–71%2 h 12 min$2.36
9Mercy Hospital BoonevilleBooneville★★★★★–68%1 h 12 min$2.05
10Ashley County Medical CenterCrossett★★★★★–61%1 h 46 min$2.00
11Howard Memorial HospitalNashville★★★★★★★★★★81%1 h 49 min$3.05
12Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock★★★★★★★★★★87%3 h 58 min$3.56
13Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro★★★★★★★★★★79%2 h 8 min$6.67
14Piggott Community HospitalPiggott★★★★★★★★★★75%1 h 58 min$1.89
15Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith★★★★★★★★★★76%3 h 48 min$4.62
16Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs★★★★★★★★★★72%2 h 56 min$5.44
17Saline Memorial HospitalBenton★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 38 min$5.05
18Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale★★★★★★★★★★65%2 h 6 min$9.77
19White River Medical CenterBatesville★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 14 min$3.82
20South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado★★★★★★★★★★63%1 h 42 min$7.53
21Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs★★★★★★★★★★63%1 h 22 min$6.96
22Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 20 min$5.71
23Chi-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock★★★★★★★★★★64%2 h 53 min$4.96
24Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs★★★★★–79%1 h 50 min$3.70
25Baptist Health Medical Center-StuttgartStuttgart★★★★★–73%1 h 46 min$3.71
26Arkansas Heart Hospital-EncoreBryant★★★★★★★★★★85%3 h 11 min$3.35
27Baxter HealthMountain Home★★★★★★★★★★71%3 h 4 min$3.47
28Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway★★★★★★★★★★77%2 h 25 min$5.94
29University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock★★★★★★★★★★76%4 h 45 min$3.41
30Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 58 min$5.25
31White County Medical CenterSearcy★★★★★★★★★★60%3 h 2 min$3.36
32Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould★★★★★★★★★★60%2 h 45 min$3.36
33North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison★★★★★★★★★★59%2 h 29 min$3.70
34Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello★★★★★★★★★★57%2 h 2 min$4.85
35Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 4 min$6.41
36National Park Medical CenterHot Springs★★★★★★★★★★60%2 h 33 min$14.55
37Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden★★★★★–62%2 h 22 min$4.38
38Great River Medical CenterBlytheville★★★★★–56%2 h 10 min$3.36
39St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro★★★★★★★★★★76%3 h 31 min$3.28
40Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff★★★★★★★★★★62%3 h 18 min$4.45
41Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock★★★★★★★★★★57%3 h 6 min$6.07
How the order is set. Hospitals are sorted by CMS's overall hospital quality star rating (1 to 5 stars), which combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Ties are broken by the patient survey star rating, then by the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital. Hospitals CMS has not rated, often small, new or specialty hospitals, are not listed; neither are Veterans Affairs and military hospitals, which most patients cannot choose. Prices and ER times are shown for comparison and do not change the order. A star rating is a summary: for a specific operation, look at that hospital's page and ask your doctor.

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Source: CMS Care Compare (overall star ratings and patient survey) and hospital cost reports.