Hospitals in Arkansas: ratings, owners and penalties for 90 hospitals

Name: Hospitals in Arkansas
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Arkansas has 90 hospitals in the CMS hospital files, 81 of them with emergency services. The average overall rating is 2.9 of 5 and 3 are rated one star. In fiscal year 2026, 14 of them faced a 1% Medicare payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and 35 had an excess readmission ratio above 1.0 on at least one condition tracked by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

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Hospitals: 90
Average overall rating: 2.9 of 5
One star hospitals: 3
Five star hospitals: 3
With emergency services: 81
HAC payment reductions, fiscal year 2026: 14 of 42 in the program
With excess readmissions: 35

Hospitals by penalties and rating

Hospitals with a HAC payment reduction first, then by most conditions with excess readmissions, then by lowest star rating. Each row links to the page and its Medicare Care Compare record.

Hospital	City	Type	Stars	Emergency	HAC payment cut	Excess readmission conditions	Source
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.	Jonesboro	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	5	medicare.gov
St Bernards Medical Center	Jonesboro	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	Yes	4	medicare.gov
Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway	Conway	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	4	medicare.gov
Baptist Health, Fort Smith	Fort Smith	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	4	medicare.gov
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County	Monticello	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc	Conway	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center	Harrison	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Ouachita County Medical Center	Camden	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC	Little Rock	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
White River Medical Center	Batesville	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Jefferson Regional Medical Center	Pine Bluff	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences	Little Rock	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC	El Dorado	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
St Marys Regional Medical Center	Russellville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Baxter Health	Mountain Home	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	6	medicare.gov
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock	Little Rock	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs	Hot Springs	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith	Fort Smith	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock	North Little Rock	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore	Bryant	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
White County Medical Center	Searcy	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
National Park Medical Center	Hot Springs	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Chi-St Vincent Infirmary	Little Rock	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Saline Memorial Hospital	Benton	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital	Siloam Springs	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Chambers Memorial Hospital	Danville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Johnson Regional Medical Center	Clarksville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas	Rogers	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Great River Medical Center	Blytheville	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart	Stuttgart	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
St Vincent Medical Center/North	Sherwood	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Washington Regional Medical Center	Fayetteville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County	Malvern	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc	West Memphis	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Forrest City Medical Center	Forrest City	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center	Paragould	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
VA Central Ar. Veterans Healthcare System LR	Little Rock	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs	Heber Springs	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Howard Memorial Hospital	Nashville	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Northwest Medical Center-Springdale	Springdale	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Piggott Community Hospital	Piggott	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ashley County Medical Center	Crossett	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercy Hospital Booneville	Booneville	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ozark Health	Clinton	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Fayetteville Ar VA Medical Center	Fayetteville	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	5	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercy Hospital Paris	Paris	Critical Access Hospitals	5	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Arkansas Children's Hospital	Little Rock	Childrens	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc	Springdale	Childrens	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Arkansas State Hospital	Little Rock	Psychiatric	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Arkansas Surgical Hospital	No Little Rock	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia	Arkadelphia	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Baptist Health, Van Buren	Van Buren	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Baxter Health Fulton County Hospital	Salem	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Bradley County Medical Center	Warren	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Bridgeway Hospital	North Little Rock	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
CHI St Vincent Morrilton	Morrilton	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Chicot Memorial Medical Center	Lake Village	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Conway Behavioral Health	Conway	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Crossridge Community Hospital	Wynne	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Dallas County Medical Center	Fordyce	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center	Dardanelle	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Delta Memorial Hospital	Dumas	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Dewitt Hospital & Nursing Home, Inc	De Witt	Rural Emergency Hospital	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Eureka Springs Hospital Commission	Eureka Springs	Rural Emergency Hospital	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Helena Regional Medical Center	Helena	Rural Emergency Hospital	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Izard Regional Hospital LLC	Calico Rock	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Lawrence Memorial Hospital	Walnut Ridge	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Levi Hospital	Hot Springs	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Little River Memorial Hospital	Ashdown	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
McGehee Hospital	McGehee	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mena Regional Health System	Mena	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercy Hospital Berryville	Berryville	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercy Hospital Ozark	Ozark	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercy Hospital Waldron	Waldron	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ozarks Community Hospital of Gravette	Gravette	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of West Memphis	West Memphis	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Rivendell Behavioral Health Services	Benton	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Riverview Behavioral Health	Texarkana	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sevier County Medical Center	De Queen	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center	Osceola	Rural Emergency Hospital	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Southwest Regional Medical Center LLC	Hope	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Southwest Regional Medical Center LLC	Hope	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Springwoods Behavioral Health Services	Fayetteville	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center	Pocahontas	Rural Emergency Hospital	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Stone County Medical Center	Mountain View	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
United Methodist Behavioral Hospital	Maumelle	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Unity Health, Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Unity Health, Newport	Newport	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Valley Behavioral Health System	Barling	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Vista Health Fayetteville	Fayetteville	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov

Star ratings

Overall rating	Hospitals
5 of 5	3
4 of 5	8
3 of 5	15
2 of 5	14
1 of 5	3
Not rated	47

Owners and managers with the most hospitals in Arkansas

Organization	Hospitals	Average stars	One star	HAC payment cuts	With excess readmissions
Baptist Health	9	2.2	1	3	6
Mercy Health	6	4	0	0	1
Mercy Health Fort Smith Communities	5	4	0	0	1
Acadia Healthcare Company Inc	4	Not listed	0	0	0
Commonspirit Health	4	3.3	0	0	3
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith	4	4.5	0	0	0
Acadia Healthcare Intermediate Holdings LLC	3	Not listed	0	0	0
Acute BH Services LLC	3	Not listed	0	0	0
Acute South HOLDCO LLC	3	Not listed	0	0	0
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation	3	2.5	0	1	2
Capella Health Holdings LLC	3	3	0	1	3
Capella Healthcare LLC	3	3	0	1	3
Capella Holdings LLC	3	3	0	1	3
DSB Acquisition LLC	3	3	0	1	3
Lifepoint Health Inc	3	3	0	1	3
Lima HOLDCO LLC	3	3	0	1	3
St Bernards Healthcare Inc	3	1	1	1	1
Uhs of Delaware Inc	3	Not listed	0	0	0
Universal Health Services Inc	3	Not listed	0	0	0
CHS Community Health Systems Inc	2	3	0	0	1
Community Health Systems Inc	2	3	0	0	1
Community Health Investment Company LLC	1	3	0	0	1
Goldentree Distressed Master Fund III LTD	1	Not listed	0	0	1
Goldentree Distressed Onshore Master Fund III LP	1	Not listed	0	0	1
Goldentree Select Offshore Intermediate Fund LP	1	Not listed	0	0	1

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospitals. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and program results are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospitals on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.