Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, AR
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About Ouachita County Medical Center
Ouachita County Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 98 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
45% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Would definitely recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys47
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.57687, -92.83401
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ouachita County Medical Center located?
Ouachita County Medical Center is at 638 California Avenue, Camden, AR 71701 in Ouachita County.
Does Ouachita County Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Ouachita County Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 142 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Ouachita County Medical Center?
Ouachita County Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Ouachita County Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Arkansas EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Ouachita County Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (870) 836-1000.
Would patients recommend Ouachita County Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (47 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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