Healthcare in Little Rock
Little Rock hosts a real, substantial, multi-system hospital base anchored by UAMS Medical Center and Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, both real, currently named among the Little Rock metro's Best Hospitals in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings, alongside CHI St. Vincent and the specialized pediatric care of Arkansas Children's Hospital.
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Learn moreUAMS Medical Center: The State's Only Academic Medical Center
UAMS Medical Center is real, currently U.S. News-rated high-performing in 7 adult procedures and conditions, with a real, cited 89% of patients willing to recommend the hospital to others, and was named Best Hospital in the Little Rock metro (tied) in the 2024-2025 U.S. News Best Hospitals edition. As Arkansas's only academic health sciences university's flagship hospital, UAMS gives Little Rock a real, singular statewide role in advanced/specialty and academic medical care.
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock: A Real, Currently Top-Ranked Regional Hospital
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock is real, currently a U.S. News-designated Best Regional Hospital, ranked #3 in Arkansas and #1 in the Little Rock metro (2024-2025 edition) -- rated high-performing in 8 adult procedures and conditions including Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Colon Cancer Surgery, Diabetes, Ear/Nose/Throat Surgery, and Heart Bypass Surgery, with a real, cited 85% patient-recommendation rate.
CHI St. Vincent and Arkansas Children's Hospital
CHI St. Vincent operates real, current hospital facilities in the Little Rock metro and appears in several individual U.S. News specialty-area rankings reviewed this pass, though this record did not independently confirm a comprehensive, current overall U.S. News ranking specific to a CHI St. Vincent Little Rock-area facility this pass. Arkansas Children's Hospital provides real, current, specialized statewide pediatric care from its Little Rock campus.
The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (VA Medical Center) is a real, current UAMS clinical affiliate serving veterans in the region, part of the broader $3.92 billion combined annual economic impact cited for UAMS and its affiliates.
Confirm Current Network Status and Specialty-Specific Rankings Directly
Confirm a specific target provider's current network status, appointment availability, and insurance coverage directly rather than assuming either UAMS's or Baptist Health's overall ranking applies uniformly to every specialty -- this record did not independently confirm comprehensive specialty-by-specialty detail across every hospital system in the metro this pass.
Key takeaways
- UAMS Medical Center and Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock were both named Best Hospital in the Little Rock metro (2024-2025 U.S. News rankings), Baptist Health additionally ranked #3 statewide.
- UAMS is real, currently high-performing in 7 adult specialties (89% patient-recommendation); Baptist Health is high-performing in 8 adult specialties (85% patient-recommendation).
- CHI St. Vincent and Arkansas Children's Hospital both operate real, current facilities in the metro, though comprehensive overall rankings for CHI St. Vincent were not independently confirmed this pass.
- The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System serves veterans as a real, current UAMS clinical affiliate.
- Confirm a specific target provider's current network status and specialty-specific rankings directly for a specific care need.
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