Birthing-friendly hospitals in Arkansas

Birthing-friendly hospitals › Arkansas

Arkansas has 40 birthing-friendly hospitals. 40 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 2 hr 36 min.

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement programme and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programmes rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

Hospital	City	ER wait	CMS rating
Baptist Health Medicsl Center-Arkadelphia	Arkadelphia	1 hr 34 min	—
White River Medical Center	Batesville	2 hr 14 min	3/5
Saline Memorial Hospital	Benton	2 hr 38 min	3/5
Great River Medical Center	Blytheville	2 hr 10 min	2/5
Ouachita County Medical Center	Camden	2 hr 22 min	2/5
Johnson Regional Medical Center	Clarksville	2 hr 23 min	4/5
Conway Regional Medical Center	Conway	2 hr 58 min	2/5
Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway	Conway	2 hr 25 min	2/5
Delta Memorial Hospital	Dumas	1 hr 52 min	—
Medical Center South Arkansas	El Dorado	1 hr 42 min	3/5
Washington Regional Med Center	Fayetteville	3 hr 42 min	4/5
Washington Regional Med Ctr at North Hills	Fayetteville	3 hr 42 min	4/5
Forrest City Medical Center	Forrest City	2 hr 30 min	—
Baptist Health - Fort Smith	Fort Smith	2 hr 4 min	2/5
Baptist Health - Fort Smith	Fort Smith	2 hr 4 min	2/5
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith	Fort Smith	3 hr 48 min	3/5
North Arkansas Reg Med Ctr	Harrison	2 hr 29 min	2/5
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center	Harrison	2 hr 29 min	2/5
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs	Hot Springs	2 hr 56 min	3/5
National Park Medical Center	Hot Springs	2 hr 33 min	2/5
Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital	Jonesboro	2 hr 8 min	3/5
St Bernards Medical Center	Jonesboro	3 hr 31 min	1/5
St Bernards Medical Ctr	Jonesboro	3 hr 31 min	1/5
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock	Little Rock	2 hr 20 min	3/5
University Hosp of Arkansas	Little Rock	4 hr 45 min	2/5
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences	Little Rock	4 hr 45 min	2/5
Drew Memorial Hospital	Monticello	2 hr 2 min	2/5
Baxter Regional Medical Center	Mountain Home	3 hr 4 min	2/5
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock	North Little Rock	3 hr 6 min	1/5
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center	Paragould	2 hr 45 min	2/5
Jefferson Regional Medical Center	Pine Bluff	3 hr 18 min	1/5
Jefferson Regional Medical Ctr	Pine Bluff	3 hr 18 min	1/5
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas	Rogers	2 hr 45 min	5/5
Mercy Medical Center	Rogers	2 hr 45 min	5/5
St Marys Regional Medical Center	Russellville	2 hr 36 min	4/5
White County Medical Center	Searcy	3 hr 2 min	2/5
White County Medical Center	Searcy	3 hr 2 min	2/5
Northwest Medical Center-Springdale	Springdale	2 hr 6 min	3/5
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart	Stuttgart	1 hr 46 min	3/5
Stuttgart Regional Medical Ctr	Stuttgart	1 hr 46 min	3/5

Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in Arkansas, or Birthing-friendly hospitals in other states. How this data works.