CAverage · score 44/100 · #31 of 48 in Arkansas
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock
9601 Baptist Health Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205 · Acute care hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private
CMS overall rating 3 of 5above median among Arkansas acute care hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 2 worse, of 8
Safety: 3 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
Why Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock is graded C
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against Arkansas hospitals of the same type (acute care hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock at a Glance
C
44/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 3 of 5.
64<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 0 better, 2 worse of 8 measures (net -2).
11<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 3 better, 0 worse of 8 measures (net +3).
92<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 1 better, 4 worse of 9 measures (net -3).
7<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 9 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
–Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: Arkansas, acute care hospitals · CMS record 040114 · How we grade.
Hospital details
Address9601 Baptist Health Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone(501) 202-2000
CountyPULASKI
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency servicesYes
Birthing-Friendly designationYes (CMS)
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1
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- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — above median among Arkansas acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
2
University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences - Little Rock, AR · Acute care hospital
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — below median among Arkansas acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
3
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc - Little Rock, AR · Acute care hospital
- CMS overall rating 3 of 5 — above median among Arkansas acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
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