Baptist Health - Fort Smith in Fort Smith, AR
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About Baptist Health - Fort Smith
Baptist Health - Fort Smith is an acute care hospital in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 492 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Ft Smith, about 0.2 mi away.
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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.71
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.60
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.38
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.24
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.55
78% 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
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend66%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1064%
- Completed surveys546
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
35.37498, -94.42124
Nearby hospitals
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Ft Smith1401 South J Street, Fort Smith, ARRehabilitation hospital0.2 mi
- Fort Smith ER & Hospital4701 Phoenix Avenue, Fort Smith, ARHospital3.3 mi
- VA Medical CenterFort Smith, ARVA medical center3.6 mi
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR · Level III traumaAcute care hospital4.2 mi
- Arkansas Extended Care Hospital-Ft Smith7301 Rogers Avenue, # 4, Fort Smith, ARLong-term care hospital4.2 mi
- Valley Behavioral Health System10301 Mayo Drive, Barling, ARPsychiatric hospital6.3 mi
- Baptist Health - Van Buren211 Crawford Memorial Drive, Van Buren, AR · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital6.3 mi
- Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital6700 Chad Colley Boulevard, Fort Smith, ARRehabilitation hospital7.0 mi
- Sequoyah County-City of Sallisaw Hospital Authorit213 East Redwood, Sallisaw, OK · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital22 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Baptist Health - Fort Smith located?
Baptist Health - Fort Smith is at 1001 Towson Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901 in Sebastian County.
Does Baptist Health - Fort Smith have an emergency room?
Yes. Baptist Health - Fort Smith reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 124 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Baptist Health - Fort Smith?
Baptist Health - Fort Smith 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 Baptist Health - Fort Smith a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III 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 Baptist Health - Fort Smith?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (479) 441-4000.
Would patients recommend Baptist Health - Fort Smith?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (546 completed surveys), 66% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 64% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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