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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. Leading: Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville AR VA Medical Center, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas. 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%
1Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · Acute care13.3%10.8%11.6%16.4%10.2%2.2%12.5%Compare
2Fayetteville AR VA Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · Veterans Affairs13.5%—9.6%15.6%8.2%——Compare
3Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers, AR · Acute care14.0%11.7%10.9%15.0%10.9%3.1%11.1%Compare
T4St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville, AR · Acute care14.3%12.8%13.1%13.4%9.0%—13.1%Compare
T4Arkansas Surgical HospitalNo Little Rock, AR · Acute care14.3%——————Compare
6Mercy Hospital ParisParis, AR · Critical access14.4%—10.4%15.2%———Compare
7Crossridge Community HospitalWynne, AR · Critical access14.6%——15.7%———Compare
T8Ozark HealthClinton, AR · Critical access14.7%——17.0%———Compare
T8CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · Acute care14.7%11.7%10.0%17.0%8.9%2.3%12.9%Compare
T8Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care14.7%12.0%11.2%17.2%8.3%3.3%10.5%Compare
T8White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · Acute care14.7%13.2%12.6%16.6%10.4%—14.6%Compare
T8University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · Acute care14.7%11.7%13.1%12.6%9.3%—13.0%Compare
T8Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, IncWest Memphis, AR · Acute care14.7%——16.3%———Compare
T8Bradley County Medical CenterWarren, AR · Critical access14.7%——16.6%———Compare
T8Southwest Regional Medical Center LLCHope, AR · Acute care14.7%——13.3%———Compare
T16Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs, AR · Acute care14.8%—11.0%17.2%———Compare
T16Forrest City Medical CenterForrest City, AR · Acute care14.8%——17.8%———Compare
T16Mercy Hospital OzarkOzark, AR · Critical access14.8%—11.3%————Compare
T19Chambers Memorial HospitalDanville, AR · Acute care14.9%—10.0%16.2%7.7%——Compare
T19Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale, AR · Acute care14.9%12.9%13.6%18.3%9.7%—16.2%Compare
T19Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR · Acute care14.9%12.5%10.5%16.9%12.7%—18.1%Compare
T19Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden, AR · Acute care14.9%—12.7%17.2%———Compare
T19Baxter Health Fulton County HospitalSalem, AR · Critical access14.9%——————Compare
T19Chicot Memorial Medical CenterLake Village, AR · Critical access14.9%——20.4%———Compare
T19Dardanelle Regional Medical CenterDardanelle, AR · Critical access14.9%——————Compare
T19Little River Memorial HospitalAshdown, AR · Critical access14.9%——————Compare
T19McGehee HospitalMcgehee, AR · Critical access14.9%——————Compare
T28St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood, AR · Acute care15.0%—11.7%11.4%——18.6%Compare
T28Baptist Health Medical Center-StuttgartStuttgart, AR · Acute care15.0%—10.0%17.8%———Compare
T28South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado, AR · Acute care15.0%13.7%16.7%20.0%7.6%—20.6%Compare
T28Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs CountyMalvern, AR · Acute care15.0%——14.0%———Compare
T28CHI St Vincent MorriltonMorrilton, AR · Critical access15.0%——16.3%———Compare
T28Delta Memorial HospitalDumas, AR · Critical access15.0%——15.2%———Compare
T28Lawrence Memorial HospitalWalnut Ridge, AR · Critical access15.0%——————Compare
T35Ashley County Medical CenterCrossett, AR · Critical access15.1%—11.1%16.2%8.1%——Compare
T35Great River Medical CenterBlytheville, AR · Acute care15.1%——17.7%8.5%——Compare
T35North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison, AR · Acute care15.1%—12.6%23.8%11.7%—18.7%Compare
T35Ozarks Community Hospital Of GravetteGravette, AR · Critical access15.1%——————Compare
T39Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs, AR · Critical access15.2%—14.0%14.8%———Compare
T39Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care15.2%13.1%9.7%12.2%9.1%3.1%16.6%Compare
T39Baptist Health Medical Center-ArkadelphiaArkadelphia, AR · Critical access15.2%——14.7%———Compare
T39Mercy Hospital BerryvilleBerryville, AR · Critical access15.2%——14.8%———Compare
T39Stone County Medical CenterMountain View, AR · Critical access15.2%——17.8%———Compare
T39Unity Health - JacksonvilleJacksonville, AR · Acute care15.2%——————Compare
T45Mercy Hospital BoonevilleBooneville, AR · Critical access15.3%—10.3%13.9%———Compare
T45Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · Acute care15.3%11.0%11.8%14.5%8.7%6.4%9.9%Compare
T45Arkansas Heart Hospital-EncoreBryant, AR · Acute care15.3%11.5%14.0%16.3%7.8%——Compare
T45Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff, AR · Acute care15.3%12.5%13.2%17.2%10.9%—37.9%Compare
T45Dallas County Medical CenterFordyce, AR · Critical access15.3%——————Compare
T50CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR · Acute care15.4%11.4%12.0%14.9%10.6%—13.2%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.