Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Arkansas with the lowest serious complications
38 Arkansas hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, Washington Regional Medical Center, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 0.69, 99th percentile | 0.48, 50th percentile | 0.65, 27th percentile | 0.78, 45th percentile | — | 0.77, 36th percentile | 0.16, 67th percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Fort Smith |
| 2 | Washington Regional Medical Center | 0.72, 98th percentile | 0.94, 18th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.37, 72nd percentile | 1.78, 18th percentile | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Washington Regional Medical Center |
| 3 | Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | 0.74, 97th percentile | 0.62, 38th percentile | 0.19, 68th percentile | 1.68, 10th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.26, 76th percentile | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas |
| 4 | Arkansas Surgical Hospital | 0.81, 92nd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Arkansas Surgical Hospital |
| 5 | White County Medical Center | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.51, 64th percentile | 0.80, 52nd percentile | 1.25, 12th percentile | 0.35, 41st percentile | Compare White County Medical Center |
| 6 | Saline Memorial Hospital | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.14, 71st percentile | Compare Saline Memorial Hospital |
| T7 | CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.16, 15th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs |
| T7 | South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC | 0.89, 75th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC |
| 9 | Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore | 0.90, 73rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.86, 8th percentile | Compare Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore |
| T10 | St Vincent Medical Center/North | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare St Vincent Medical Center/North |
| T10 | Siloam Springs Regional Hospital | 0.91, 70th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Siloam Springs Regional Hospital |
| T10 | Baxter Health | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.02, 11th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.48, 8th percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Baxter Health |
| T10 | Jefferson Regional Medical Center | 0.91, 70th percentile | 2.56, 1st percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 1.85, 7th percentile | — | 0.78, 35th percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Jefferson Regional Medical Center |
| 14 | Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.47, 51st percentile | 0.62, 30th percentile | 0.34, 74th percentile | 3.34, 3rd percentile | 1.16, 15th percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock |
| T15 | Northwest Medical Center-Springdale | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 1.62, 5th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.48, 66th percentile | 1.01, 39th percentile | 0.64, 46th percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare Northwest Medical Center-Springdale |
| T15 | VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System Lr | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.42, 5th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare VA Central AR. Veterans Healthcare System Lr |
| T17 | University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.77, 21st percentile | 0.85, 40th percentile | 0.45, 73rd percentile | 1.33, 10th percentile | 0.47, 26th percentile | Compare University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences |
| T17 | Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.12, 78th percentile | 0.32, 58th percentile | 1.94, 6th percentile | — | 0.82, 32nd percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock |
| 19 | Ouachita County Medical Center | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Ouachita County Medical Center |
| T20 | St Marys Regional Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare St Marys Regional Medical Center |
| T20 | Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.39, 35th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County |
| 22 | Great River Medical Center | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Great River Medical Center |
| T23 | Johnson Regional Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Johnson Regional Medical Center |
| T23 | Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart |
| T23 | Arkansas Methodist Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | 0.63, 29th percentile | — | — | — | 0.69, 13th percentile | Compare Arkansas Methodist Medical Center |
| T23 | Forrest City Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Forrest City Medical Center |
| 27 | Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County |
| T28 | Fayetteville AR VA Medical Center | 1.01, 33rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Fayetteville AR VA Medical Center |
| T28 | Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.25, 70th percentile | 1.69, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC |
| 30 | CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.27, 69th percentile | 0.05, 76th percentile | 0.56, 59th percentile | — | 0.27, 76th percentile | 0.11, 74th percentile | Compare CHI-St Vincent Infirmary |
| 31 | North Arkansas Regional Medical Center | 1.04, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare North Arkansas Regional Medical Center |
| 32 | Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.93, 35th percentile | — | 0.83, 32nd percentile | 0.49, 26th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway |
| 33 | National Park Medical Center | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.16, 9th percentile | 3.19, 0th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare National Park Medical Center |
| T34 | Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.61, 39th percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | — | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.43, 31st percentile | Compare Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. |
| T34 | Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | 1.18, 12th percentile | 1.19, 10th percentile | 0.33, 57th percentile | 0.66, 54th percentile | 1.81, 18th percentile | 1.44, 9th percentile | 0.90, 7th percentile | Compare Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc |
| 36 | Baptist Health - Fort Smith | 1.30, 6th percentile | 0.24, 71st percentile | 0.60, 31st percentile | 0.55, 60th percentile | — | 0.71, 41st percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare Baptist Health - Fort Smith |
| 37 | White River Medical Center | 2.03, 0th percentile | 1.40, 7th percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 0.60, 57th percentile | — | 1.37, 10th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare White River Medical Center |
| 38 | St Bernards Medical Center | 3.16, 0th percentile | 0.53, 46th percentile | 0.49, 41st percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | — | 0.94, 24th percentile | 0.92, 7th percentile | 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.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).