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Hospitals in Arkansas with the lowest heart attack death rate
25 Arkansas hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System Lr, Washington Regional Medical Center, Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 11.9% | 3.3 | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System Lr | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | 471 | Compare VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System Lr |
| 2 | Washington Regional Medical Center | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 425 | Compare Washington Regional Medical Center |
| T3 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 128 min, 67th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 228 | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. |
| T3 | Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 150 | Compare Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| T5 | CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 282 | Compare CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs |
| T5 | Baxter Health | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 184 min, 27th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 268 | Compare Baxter Health |
| T7 | Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 238 min, 7th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 110 | Compare Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC |
| T7 | Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 25 | Compare Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore |
| T9 | Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 165 min, 39th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 275 | Compare Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas |
| T9 | CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 615 | Compare CHI-St Vincent Infirmary |
| T9 | University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 285 min, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 450 | Compare University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences |
| 12 | Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 807 | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock |
| 13 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 360 | Compare Mercy Hospital Fort Smith |
| T14 | Saline Memorial Hospital | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 177 | Compare Saline Memorial Hospital |
| T14 | Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 225 | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock |
| T14 | Jefferson Regional Medical Center | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 300 | Compare Jefferson Regional Medical Center |
| T17 | St Marys Regional Medical Center | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 170 | Compare St Marys Regional Medical Center |
| T17 | Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 111 | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway |
| 19 | Northwest Medical Center-Springdale | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 414 | Compare Northwest Medical Center-Springdale |
| 20 | Baptist Health - Fort Smith | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 492 | Compare Baptist Health - Fort Smith |
| 21 | White River Medical Center | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 2.03, 0th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 224 | Compare White River Medical Center |
| 22 | White County Medical Center | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 16.9%, 1st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 571 | Compare White County Medical Center |
| 23 | South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 16.7%, 1st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 102 min, 89th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 149 | Compare South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC |
| 24 | National Park Medical Center | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 1.18, 2nd percentile | 161 | Compare National Park Medical Center |
| 25 | St Bernards Medical Center | 14.4%, 2nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 3.16, 0th percentile | 211 min, 14th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 440 | Compare St Bernards Medical Center |
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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- 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).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- 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).