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Hospitals in Arkansas with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

68 Arkansas hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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68 hospitals ranked in Arkansas by hospital-wide readmission rate; 22 more match but have no reported value.

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National average15.0%11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%
T50Howard Memorial HospitalNashville, AR · Critical access15.4%——18.3%———Compare
T50St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro, AR · Acute care15.4%14.4%12.3%18.5%12.8%4.0%13.7%Compare
T50Mercy Hospital WaldronWaldron, AR · Critical access15.4%—9.6%13.5%———Compare
T50Unity Health - NewportNewport, AR · Critical access15.4%——17.3%8.3%——Compare
T55Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · Acute care15.5%—10.6%17.3%7.2%——Compare
T55Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock, AR · Acute care15.5%11.5%10.3%13.3%7.1%2.8%—Compare
T55Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould, AR · Acute care15.5%—12.6%13.9%9.9%—16.1%Compare
58Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · Acute care15.6%12.8%10.0%15.1%11.1%—13.2%Compare
59Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · Acute care15.7%11.4%12.5%18.1%10.9%2.5%16.4%Compare
T60National Park Medical CenterHot Springs, AR · Acute care15.8%13.8%13.1%18.4%11.0%3.8%19.4%Compare
T60Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR · Acute care15.8%12.5%12.0%18.9%7.5%—14.2%Compare
62Izard Regional Hospital LLCCalico Rock, AR · Critical access16.0%——————Compare
T63Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · Acute care16.1%11.8%12.4%16.8%10.4%2.7%14.0%Compare
T63Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR · Acute care16.1%11.0%12.0%17.4%8.5%—11.9%Compare
65Piggott Community HospitalPiggott, AR · Critical access16.2%—12.7%17.1%7.4%——Compare
66VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System LrLittle Rock, AR · Veterans Affairs16.8%10.5%10.3%13.4%7.8%——Compare
67White County Medical CenterSearcy, AR · Acute care16.9%13.3%11.5%16.6%9.0%—14.4%Compare
68Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello, AR · Acute care18.1%—9.5%15.3%7.7%——Compare

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.

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke patients.