Arkansas Children's HospitalLittle Rock, AR
Arkansas Children's Hospital is a non-profit children's hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, with an emergency department.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyPulaski
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS5119
- Area Code501
Visiting Arkansas Children's Hospital
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- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Arkansas Children's Hospital. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Arkansas Children's Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Doctors at Arkansas Children's Hospital
50 Medicare-enrolled doctors and specialists list this hospital as an affiliation, across 13 specialties.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Arkansas Children's Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.archildrens.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 24, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
What Medicare paid at Arkansas Children's Hospital
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedures Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for Arkansas.
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5072 | – | – | – |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5113 | – | – | – |
| Level 3 Airway EndoscopyAPC 5153 | – | – | – |
| Level 2 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5182 | – | – | – |
| Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191 | – | – | – |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 2025
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Arkansas hospital finances.
Who owns Arkansas Children's Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Arkansas Childrens Hospital, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1969.
79 doctors and other clinicians list Arkansas Children's Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Jun 2023 · Arkansas Childrens Hospital (EIN 71-0236857)
As filed with the IRS by Arkansas Childrens Hospital. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Arkansas Children's Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Pulaski are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 16.
Dental: Parts of Pulaski are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Arkansas earn a median $78,940 a year. Healthcare salaries in Arkansas.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Arkansas shortage areas
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