Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Arkansas with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
19 Arkansas hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: National Park Medical Center, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, CHI-St Vincent Infirmary. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | National Park Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.16, 9th percentile | 3.19, 0th percentile | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare National Park Medical Center |
| 2 | Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | 0.26, 76th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 0.62, 38th percentile | 0.19, 68th percentile | 1.68, 10th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas |
| 3 | CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 0.27, 76th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.27, 69th percentile | 0.05, 76th percentile | 0.56, 59th percentile | — | 0.11, 74th percentile | Compare CHI-St Vincent Infirmary |
| 4 | Northwest Medical Center-Springdale | 0.64, 46th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 1.62, 5th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.48, 66th percentile | 1.01, 39th percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare Northwest Medical Center-Springdale |
| 5 | Baptist Health - Fort Smith | 0.71, 41st percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 0.24, 71st percentile | 0.60, 31st percentile | 0.55, 60th percentile | — | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare Baptist Health - Fort Smith |
| 6 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | 0.74, 38th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.61, 39th percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | — | 0.43, 31st percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. |
| 7 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 0.77, 36th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 0.48, 50th percentile | 0.65, 27th percentile | 0.78, 45th percentile | — | 0.16, 67th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Fort Smith |
| 8 | Jefferson Regional Medical Center | 0.78, 35th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 2.56, 1st percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 1.85, 7th percentile | — | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Jefferson Regional Medical Center |
| 9 | Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | 0.82, 32nd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.12, 78th percentile | 0.32, 58th percentile | 1.94, 6th percentile | — | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock |
| 10 | Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.93, 35th percentile | — | 0.49, 26th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway |
| 11 | St Bernards Medical Center | 0.94, 24th percentile | 3.16, 0th percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.49, 41st percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | — | 0.92, 7th percentile | Compare St Bernards Medical Center |
| 12 | Washington Regional Medical Center | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 0.94, 18th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.37, 72nd percentile | 1.78, 18th percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Washington Regional Medical Center |
| 13 | Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 1.16, 15th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.62, 30th percentile | 0.34, 74th percentile | 3.34, 3rd percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock |
| 14 | CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 1.16, 15th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs |
| 15 | White County Medical Center | 1.25, 12th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.51, 64th percentile | 0.80, 52nd percentile | 0.35, 41st percentile | Compare White County Medical Center |
| 16 | University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 1.33, 10th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.77, 21st percentile | 0.85, 40th percentile | 0.45, 73rd percentile | 0.47, 26th percentile | Compare University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences |
| 17 | White River Medical Center | 1.37, 10th percentile | 2.03, 0th percentile | 1.40, 7th percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 0.60, 57th percentile | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare White River Medical Center |
| 18 | Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | 1.44, 9th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 1.19, 10th percentile | 0.33, 57th percentile | 0.66, 54th percentile | 1.81, 18th percentile | 0.90, 7th percentile | Compare Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| 19 | Baxter Health | 1.48, 8th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.02, 11th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Baxter Health |
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.
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).