Baptist Health: hospitals, ratings and penalties (9 hospitals)

Average CMS star rating

2.2 of 5

Baptist Health2.2

All U.S. hospitals3.2

Across 6 rated hospitals, below the U.S. average.

Patient-safety (HAC) penalty

3 hospitals

Baptist Health43%

All U.S. hospitals24%

Of 7 in the program, these have all their Medicare inpatient payments cut 1% this year for scoring in the worst quarter on hospital-acquired conditions.

Hospitals

In 1 state.

Beds and charity care

1,624 beds

$65.1 million in charity care (cost of free or discounted care) in the latest full-year Medicare cost reports.

Highest- and lowest-rated Baptist Health hospitals

By CMS overall star rating (1 to 5). Ties are broken by the patient survey rating.

Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR · highest rated Patients: 2 of 5 Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Spings Heber Springs, AR · highest rated No patient rating Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway Conway, AR · highest rated Patients: 3 of 5 · HAC penalty Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · lowest rated Patients: 2 of 5 Baptist Health - Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · lowest rated Patients: 2 of 5 · HAC penalty Drew Memorial Hospital Monticello, AR · lowest rated Patients: 3 of 5 · HAC penalty

Baptist Health hospitals with the 1% Medicare penalty

Hospitals in the worst-scoring quarter nationally on hospital-acquired conditions, such as infections and surgical complications.

Baptist Health - Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR 1% Medicare cut · 2 CMS stars Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway Conway, AR 1% Medicare cut · 2 CMS stars Drew Memorial Hospital Monticello, AR 1% Medicare cut · 2 CMS stars

Every Baptist Health hospital

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Hospital	CMS stars	Patient stars	HAC penalty	ER visit	Beds
Baptist Health Medicsl Center-ArkadelphiaArkadelphia, AR · Critical Access	–	–	–	1 hr 34 min	25
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · Acute care			1% cut	2 hr 25 min	106
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care			1% cut	2 hr 4 min	279
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpingsHeber Springs, AR · Critical Access		–	–	1 hr 50 min	25
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · Acute care			No penalty	2 hr 20 min	809
Hot Spring County Medical CenterMalvern, AR · Acute care	–	–	No penalty	1 hr 40 min	67
Drew Memorial HospitalMonticello, AR · Acute care			1% cut	2 hr 2 min	49
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR · Acute care			No penalty	3 hr 6 min	190
Baptist Health - van BurenVan Buren, AR · Acute care	–	–	No penalty	1 hr 11 min	74

CMS stars: overall hospital rating, 1 to 5. Patient stars: summary of the HCAHPS patient survey. HAC penalty: a 1% cut to all Medicare inpatient payments this year for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals on hospital-acquired conditions; critical access, children's and some other hospitals are not in the program. ER visit: typical time from arrival to leaving the emergency department. Beds: from the latest Medicare cost report.

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Questions about Baptist Health

How many hospitals does Baptist Health own?

Baptist Health is listed in Medicare enrollment records with operational or managerial control in 9 hospitals with a page on this site, in 1 state: Arkansas (9). Records can lag behind recent sales and mergers.

How are Baptist Health hospitals rated?

The 6 hospitals with a CMS overall star rating average 2.2 of 5 stars, below the U.S. average of 3.2. Highest rated: Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock (3 stars), Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Spings (3 stars), Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway (2 stars). Lowest rated: Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock (1 star), Baptist Health - Fort Smith (2 stars), Drew Memorial Hospital (2 stars).

Are any Baptist Health hospitals penalized by Medicare?

3 of its 7 hospitals in the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program (43%, vs 24% nationally) have all their Medicare inpatient payments cut 1% this year for scoring in the worst quarter on hospital-acquired conditions: Baptist Health - Fort Smith, Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway, Drew Memorial Hospital.

What kind of organization is Baptist Health?

In Medicare records it is marked as non-profit, based in Little Rock, AR. Owners describe themselves in these records; CMS does not verify the labels.

Does Baptist Health run these hospitals?

Baptist Health is listed with operational or managerial control of at least one of these hospitals, which means it runs or manages it. For the others it may be an owner or partner rather than the operator.

Hospitals list their owners in Medicare enrollment records: organizations with 5% or more ownership (direct or through other companies), partners, and organizations with operational or managerial control. A large investor can appear because it holds 5% of a publicly traded parent company, which does not mean it runs the hospitals. Records can lag behind recent sales and mergers.

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Source: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments (data.cms.gov), CMS Care Compare and Hospital Provider Cost Reports. About the data.