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Hospitals in Arkansas with the lowest pneumonia death rate

57 Arkansas hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: St Vincent Medical Center/North, Baptist Health - Fort Smith, University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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57 hospitals ranked in Arkansas by pneumonia death rate; 33 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPneumonia death ratelower 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 betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average15.2%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood, AR · Acute care11.4%43—11.7%15.0%0.91128 min1.1169Compare
2Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care12.2%2213.1%9.7%15.2%1.30124 min1.01492Compare
3University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · Acute care12.6%2311.7%13.1%14.7%0.94285 min0.98450Compare
T4Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock, AR · Acute care13.3%3411.5%10.3%15.5%1.01238 min0.94110Compare
T4Southwest Regional Medical Center LLCHope, AR · Acute care13.3%————14.7%—76 min1.17—Compare
T6St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville, AR · Acute care13.4%4312.8%13.1%14.3%0.96156 min1.04170Compare
T6VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System LrLittle Rock, AR · Veterans Affairs13.4%2310.5%10.3%16.8%0.93——471Compare
8Mercy Hospital WaldronWaldron, AR · Critical access13.5%———9.6%15.4%—73 min—24Compare
T9Mercy Hospital BoonevilleBooneville, AR · Critical access13.9%4——10.3%15.3%—72 min—25Compare
T9Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould, AR · Acute care13.9%23—12.6%15.5%0.98165 min1.12129Compare
11Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs CountyMalvern, AR · Acute care14.0%————15.0%0.99100 min1.0172Compare
12Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · Acute care14.5%3411.0%11.8%15.3%1.18128 min1.01228Compare
13Baptist Health Medical Center-ArkadelphiaArkadelphia, AR · Critical access14.7%————15.2%—94 min—25Compare
T14Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs, AR · Critical access14.8%3——14.0%15.2%—110 min—25Compare
T14Mercy Hospital BerryvilleBerryville, AR · Critical access14.8%————15.2%—114 min—25Compare
16CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR · Acute care14.9%3311.4%12.0%15.4%0.89176 min1.11282Compare
17Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers, AR · Acute care15.0%5311.7%10.9%14.0%0.74165 min1.02275Compare
18Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · Acute care15.1%2312.8%10.0%15.6%1.05145 min1.08111Compare
T19Mercy Hospital ParisParis, AR · Critical access15.2%5——10.4%14.4%—118 min—13Compare
T19Delta Memorial HospitalDumas, AR · Critical access15.2%————15.0%—112 min—25Compare
21Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello, AR · Acute care15.3%23—9.5%18.1%0.96122 min1.0060Compare
22Fayetteville AR VA Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · Veterans Affairs15.6%55—9.6%13.5%1.01——254Compare
23Crossridge Community HospitalWynne, AR · Critical access15.7%————14.6%—105 min—25Compare
T24Ashley County Medical CenterCrossett, AR · Critical access16.2%4——11.1%15.1%—106 min—33Compare
T24Chambers Memorial HospitalDanville, AR · Acute care16.2%43—10.0%14.9%—90 min0.8542Compare
T26Arkansas Heart Hospital-EncoreBryant, AR · Acute care16.3%2411.5%14.0%15.3%0.90191 min0.9925Compare
T26Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, IncWest Memphis, AR · Acute care16.3%————14.7%—139 min0.9511Compare
T26CHI St Vincent MorriltonMorrilton, AR · Critical access16.3%————15.0%—98 min—35Compare
29Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · Acute care16.4%4310.8%11.6%13.3%0.72222 min1.04425Compare
T30White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · Acute care16.6%3313.2%12.6%14.7%2.03134 min0.99224Compare
T30White County Medical CenterSearcy, AR · Acute care16.6%2313.3%11.5%16.9%0.85182 min1.04571Compare
T30Bradley County Medical CenterWarren, AR · Critical access16.6%————14.7%—126 min—35Compare
33Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · Acute care16.8%3211.8%12.4%16.1%0.92140 min1.09807Compare
34Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR · Acute care16.9%3312.5%10.5%14.9%0.86158 min1.01177Compare
T35Ozark HealthClinton, AR · Critical access17.0%4———14.7%—132 min—25Compare
T35CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · Acute care17.0%3211.7%10.0%14.7%1.02173 min1.06615Compare
37Piggott Community HospitalPiggott, AR · Critical access17.1%34—12.7%16.2%—118 min—25Compare
T38Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care17.2%3312.0%11.2%14.7%0.69228 min1.07360Compare
T38Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs, AR · Acute care17.2%33—11.0%14.8%0.9182 min0.9373Compare
T38Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden, AR · Acute care17.2%2——12.7%14.9%0.95142 min1.04—Compare
T38Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff, AR · Acute care17.2%1312.5%13.2%15.3%0.91198 min1.10300Compare
T42Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · Acute care17.3%44—10.6%15.5%0.98143 min1.1290Compare
T42Unity Health - NewportNewport, AR · Critical access17.3%————15.4%—103 min—35Compare
44Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR · Acute care17.4%2311.0%12.0%16.1%1.18178 min1.03150Compare
45Great River Medical CenterBlytheville, AR · Acute care17.7%2———15.1%0.97130 min1.16168Compare
T46Baptist Health Medical Center-StuttgartStuttgart, AR · Acute care17.8%3——10.0%15.0%0.98106 min0.98—Compare
T46Forrest City Medical CenterForrest City, AR · Acute care17.8%—4——14.8%0.98150 min0.97118Compare
T46Stone County Medical CenterMountain View, AR · Critical access17.8%————15.2%—118 min—25Compare
49Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · Acute care18.1%2411.4%12.5%15.7%0.91184 min0.99268Compare
T50Howard Memorial HospitalNashville, AR · Critical access18.3%35——15.4%—109 min—25Compare

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.

Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
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).
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).