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Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock in North Little Rock, AR

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Overview

About Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock

Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock is an acute care hospital in North Little Rock, Pulaski 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 1 out of 5. It has 225 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is CHI St Vincent Sherwood Rehabilitation Hospital, about 2.0 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

1
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
5 no different · 3 worse
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
3 better · 4 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
7 no different · 2 worse
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

186 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
6.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
high
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.82
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.32
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.33
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.12
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.94

72% 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.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend57%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1056%
  • Completed surveys647

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock located?

Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock is at 3333 Springhill Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72117 in Pulaski County.

Does Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock have an emergency room?

Yes. Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 186 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock?

Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 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 Medical Center North Little Rock 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 Medical Center North Little Rock?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (501) 202-3000.

Would patients recommend Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (647 completed surveys), 57% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 56% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.