Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Arkansas with the lowest time in emergency department
66 Arkansas hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 51 | Little River Memorial Hospital | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | — | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare Little River Memorial Hospital |
| T52 | Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | 165 min, 39th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas |
| T52 | Arkansas Methodist Medical Center | 165 min, 39th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 40.0%, 8th percentile | 90.0%, 73rd percentile | Compare Arkansas Methodist Medical Center |
| 54 | CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare CHI-St Vincent Infirmary |
| 55 | CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs |
| 56 | Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | 178 min, 31st percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| 57 | White County Medical Center | 182 min, 28th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 53.0%, 16th percentile | Compare White County Medical Center |
| 58 | Baxter Health | 184 min, 27th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 35.0%, 5th percentile | Compare Baxter Health |
| 59 | Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | 186 min, 26th percentile | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 72.0%, 67th percentile | 63.0%, 26th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock |
| 60 | Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore | 191 min, 24th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 45.0%, 12th percentile | 46.0%, 11th percentile | Compare Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore |
| 61 | Jefferson Regional Medical Center | 198 min, 20th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare Jefferson Regional Medical Center |
| 62 | St Bernards Medical Center | 211 min, 14th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 86.0%, 94th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare St Bernards Medical Center |
| 63 | Washington Regional Medical Center | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 55.0%, 27th percentile | 94.0%, 85th percentile | Compare Washington Regional Medical Center |
| 64 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 228 min, 9th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Fort Smith |
| 65 | Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC | 238 min, 7th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 53.0%, 16th percentile | Compare Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC |
| 66 | University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 285 min, 2nd percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 46.0%, 13th percentile | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences |
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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.