Best hospitals in Little Rock, Arkansas

CMS lists 7 active hospitals in Little Rock, Arkansas: 4 acute care hospitals, 1 VA hospital, 1 children's hospital and 1 other hospital. 7 offer emergency services. The highest CMS overall rating here is 3 stars, held by Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, CHI-St Vincent Infirmary and Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC.

Compare the top 3

Hospitals: 7
With a CMS star rating: 5
Rated 5 stars: 0
Emergency services: 7
Beds: 3,110

Best hospitals in Little Rock, Arkansas, by measure

The best result among Little Rock, Arkansas hospitals that report each measure, from the latest CMS data. Small differences between hospitals are often not statistically meaningful.

Measure	Best in Little Rock	Result	National
Overall star ratingHigher is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide ranking	Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC, Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, CHI-St Vincent Infirmary (tied)	3	—
Patient survey star ratingHigher is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide ranking	Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC	4	3.3
Heart attack death rateLower is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide ranking	VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System Lr	10.5%	11.9%
Heart failure death rateLower is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide ranking	CHI-St Vincent Infirmary	10.0%	11.1%
Stroke death rateLower is better · 3 hospitals reporting · Statewide ranking	CHI-St Vincent Infirmary	12.9%	11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rateLower is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide ranking	CHI-St Vincent Infirmary, University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences (tied)	14.7%	15.0%
Serious complicationsLower is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide ranking	Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock	0.92	1.00
Central line bloodstream infectionsLower is better · 5 hospitals reporting · Statewide ranking	VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System Lr	0.00	1.00
Time in emergency departmentLower is better · 4 hospitals reporting · Statewide ranking	Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock	140 min	162 min

All hospitals in Little Rock, Arkansas

Sorted by CMS overall star rating, then size. CMS data as of Sep 30, 2026.

Hospitals in Little Rock, Arkansas
Hospital	CMS overall rating	Patient survey rating	Emergency services	Beds	Compare
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockAcute care hospital			Yes	807	Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock
CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryAcute care hospital			Yes	615	Compare CHI-St Vincent Infirmary
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCAcute care hospital			Yes	110	Compare Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC
VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System LrVA hospital			Yes	471	Compare VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System Lr
University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesAcute care hospital			Yes	450	Compare University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Arkansas Children's HospitalChildren's hospital	Not rated	Not rated	Yes	336	Compare Arkansas Children's Hospital
Arkansas State HospitalPsychiatric hospital	Not rated	Not rated	Yes	321	Compare Arkansas State Hospital