Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Arkansas

Last updated: December 2025.

At a glance

90
Hospitals
221
Nursing homes

Want to see how Arkansas compares to the rest of the country? View the ER waits by state report or browse all CareTransparency reports.

Highlights

Top-performing facilities in Arkansas based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron 1h 7m
Baptist Health - Van Buren Van Buren 1h 10m
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle 1h 11m
Mena Regional Health System Mena 1h 12m
Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville 1h 16m
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital Siloam Springs 1h 24m
Chi St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton 1h 28m
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County Malvern 1h 34m
Ashley County Medical Center Crossett 1h 36m
South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLC El Dorado 1h 38m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
White River Healthcare Calico Rock 4.52
Arkansas Health Center Benton 1.30
Pleasant Manor Nursing & Rehab Ashdown 1.05
The Springs of Fairfield Bay Fairfield Bay 0.99
Nightingale at Glenwood Glenwood 0.94
Barnes Healthcare Lonoke 0.93
Arkansas Veterans Home at Fayetteville Fayetteville 0.81
Maple Healthcare Hazen 0.80
Crestpark Helena, LLC Helena 0.78
Hillcrest Home Harrison 0.74

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