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Hospitals in Arkansas with the lowest time in emergency department

66 Arkansas hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Baptist Health - Van Buren, Mercy Hospital Booneville, Mercy Hospital Waldron. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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66 hospitals ranked in Arkansas by time in emergency department; 24 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalTime in emergency departmentlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
1Baptist Health - Van BurenVan Buren, AR · Acute care71 min———————103Compare
2Mercy Hospital BoonevilleBooneville, AR · Critical access72 min4——10.3%15.3%——25Compare
3Mercy Hospital WaldronWaldron, AR · Critical access73 min———9.6%15.4%——24Compare
4Dardanelle Regional Medical CenterDardanelle, AR · Critical access74 min————14.9%——35Compare
5Southwest Regional Medical Center LLCHope, AR · Acute care76 min————14.7%—1.17—Compare
T6Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs, AR · Acute care82 min33—11.0%14.8%0.910.9373Compare
T6Dallas County Medical CenterFordyce, AR · Critical access82 min————15.3%——25Compare
T8Chambers Memorial HospitalDanville, AR · Acute care90 min43—10.0%14.9%—0.8542Compare
T8Lawrence Memorial HospitalWalnut Ridge, AR · Critical access90 min————15.0%——25Compare
10Baptist Health Medical Center-ArkadelphiaArkadelphia, AR · Critical access94 min————15.2%——25Compare
11CHI St Vincent MorriltonMorrilton, AR · Critical access98 min————15.0%——35Compare
12Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs CountyMalvern, AR · Acute care100 min————15.0%0.991.0172Compare
T13South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado, AR · Acute care102 min3313.7%16.7%15.0%0.891.10149Compare
T13Chicot Memorial Medical CenterLake Village, AR · Critical access102 min————14.9%——25Compare
15Unity Health - NewportNewport, AR · Critical access103 min————15.4%——35Compare
16Crossridge Community HospitalWynne, AR · Critical access105 min————14.6%——25Compare
T17Ashley County Medical CenterCrossett, AR · Critical access106 min4——11.1%15.1%——33Compare
T17Baptist Health Medical Center-StuttgartStuttgart, AR · Acute care106 min3——10.0%15.0%0.980.98—Compare
T19Howard Memorial HospitalNashville, AR · Critical access109 min35——15.4%——25Compare
T19Mercy Hospital OzarkOzark, AR · Critical access109 min———11.3%14.8%——25Compare
21Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs, AR · Critical access110 min3——14.0%15.2%——25Compare
22Delta Memorial HospitalDumas, AR · Critical access112 min————15.0%——25Compare
23Mercy Hospital BerryvilleBerryville, AR · Critical access114 min————15.2%——25Compare
T24Mercy Hospital ParisParis, AR · Critical access118 min5——10.4%14.4%——13Compare
T24Piggott Community HospitalPiggott, AR · Critical access118 min34—12.7%16.2%——25Compare
T24Stone County Medical CenterMountain View, AR · Critical access118 min————15.2%——25Compare
27Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello, AR · Acute care122 min23—9.5%18.1%0.961.0060Compare
28Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care124 min2213.1%9.7%15.2%1.301.01492Compare
T29Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale, AR · Acute care126 min3312.9%13.6%14.9%0.931.01414Compare
T29Bradley County Medical CenterWarren, AR · Critical access126 min————14.7%——35Compare
T31St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood, AR · Acute care128 min43—11.7%15.0%0.911.1169Compare
T31Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · Acute care128 min3411.0%11.8%15.3%1.181.01228Compare
33Izard Regional Hospital LLCCalico Rock, AR · Critical access129 min————16.0%——25Compare
T34Great River Medical CenterBlytheville, AR · Acute care130 min2———15.1%0.971.16168Compare
T34Unity Health - JacksonvilleJacksonville, AR · Acute care130 min————15.2%—0.82—Compare
36Ozark HealthClinton, AR · Critical access132 min4———14.7%——25Compare
T37White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · Acute care134 min3313.2%12.6%14.7%2.030.99224Compare
T37Mena Regional Health SystemMena, AR · Critical access134 min———————45Compare
39Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, IncWest Memphis, AR · Acute care139 min————14.7%—0.9511Compare
40Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · Acute care140 min3211.8%12.4%16.1%0.921.09807Compare
T41Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden, AR · Acute care142 min2——12.7%14.9%0.951.04—Compare
T41McGehee HospitalMcgehee, AR · Critical access142 min————14.9%——18Compare
43Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · Acute care143 min44—10.6%15.5%0.981.1290Compare
44Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · Acute care145 min2312.8%10.0%15.6%1.051.08111Compare
45North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison, AR · Acute care149 min23—12.6%15.1%1.041.03174Compare
T46Arkansas Surgical HospitalNo Little Rock, AR · Acute care150 min—4——14.3%0.810.9147Compare
T46Forrest City Medical CenterForrest City, AR · Acute care150 min—4——14.8%0.980.97118Compare
48National Park Medical CenterHot Springs, AR · Acute care153 min2213.8%13.1%15.8%1.071.18161Compare
49St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville, AR · Acute care156 min4312.8%13.1%14.3%0.961.04170Compare
50Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR · Acute care158 min3312.5%10.5%14.9%0.861.01177Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).