Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock
- 3333 Springhill Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72117
- (501) 202-3000
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Emergency services available 24/7
At a glance
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock carries a 1-star CMS overall rating — below the national norm. On healthcare-associated infection measures, it performs better than the national average on 18 and worse on 0.
Healthcare-Associated Infections
lower is better · 36 measures reported
Rates of infections patients can acquire while receiving care, such as central-line and catheter-associated infections, MRSA, and C. difficile.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national |
|---|---|---|
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.039 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.774 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days | 8216 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 8.538 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 2 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) | 0.234 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.146 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.884 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days | 10211 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 12.534 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 5 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) | 0.399 | Better than national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.617 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit | 3.168 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures | 153 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases | 3.939 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases | 6 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery | 1.523 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit | — | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit | — | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures | 47 | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases | 0.408 | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases | 1 | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy | — | Not available |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.082 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit | 1.612 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days | 71540 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases | 4.100 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases | 2 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia | 0.488 | Same as national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.211 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.661 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days | 69622 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases | 30.876 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases | 12 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) | 0.389 | Better than national |
Complications & Deaths
lower is better · 20 measures reported
Rates of serious complications (like hip/knee replacement problems or accidental cuts during surgery) and 30-day mortality rates for common conditions.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients | 3.6 | Same as national | 42 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate | 4.8 | Same as national | 1756 |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 12.4 | Same as national | 255 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patients | 2.3 | Same as national | 30 |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 9.3 | Same as national | 214 |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 15 | Worse than national | 419 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 20.6 | Worse than national | 762 |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 17.5 | Worse than national | 196 |
| Pressure ulcer rate | 0.41 | Same as national | 6141 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications | 197.06 | Same as national | 101 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate | 0.15 | Same as national | 7294 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate | 0.35 | Same as national | 7443 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate | 2.55 | Same as national | 1638 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate | 1.43 | Same as national | 481 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rate | 11.24 | Same as national | 496 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate | 2.96 | Same as national | 1695 |
| Postoperative sepsis rate | 5.08 | Same as national | 421 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rate | 1.83 | Same as national | 362 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate | 0.74 | Same as national | 1364 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite | 0.94 | Same as national | — |
Unplanned Hospital Visits & Readmissions
lower is better · 14 measures reported
How often patients return to the hospital unexpectedly within 30 days of discharge — a marker of care quality and discharge planning.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital return days for heart attack patients | 15.5 | Not available | 236 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patients | 18.2 | Not available | 477 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patients | 2.9 | Not available | 756 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) | 15.8 | Same as national | 2821 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) | 12.6 | Same as national | 141 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | — | Not available | — |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | — | Not available | — |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery | 0.9 | Same as national | 911 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 13.9 | Same as national | 236 |
| Rate of readmission for CABG | 10.3 | Same as national | 30 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients | 17.8 | Same as national | 233 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 21.6 | Same as national | 477 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement | 6.1 | Same as national | 47 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 16.2 | Same as national | 756 |
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
higher is better · 9 measures reported
What patients say about their hospital stay — communication with nurses and doctors, responsiveness, cleanliness, pain management, and whether they would recommend the hospital.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse communication - star rating | 2 | 941 |
| Doctor communication - star rating | 2 | 941 |
| Communication about medicines - star rating | 1 | 941 |
| Discharge information - star rating | 3 | 941 |
| Cleanliness - star rating | 1 | 941 |
| Quietness - star rating | 2 | 941 |
| Overall hospital rating - star rating | 2 | 941 |
| Recommend hospital - star rating | 2 | 941 |
| Summary star rating | 2 | 941 |
Timely & Effective Care
higher is better (unless a wait time) · 30 measures reported
How consistently hospitals follow recommended care processes — for example, giving heart-attack patients aspirin on arrival, or the average time spent in the emergency department.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency department volume | high | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events | — | — |
| Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination | 63 | 1494 |
| Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | 214 | 371 |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better | 213 | 333 |
| Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better | 252 | 18 |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | 120 | 20 |
| Left before being seen | 6 | 46352 |
| Head CT results | 71 | 17 |
| Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients | 100 | 29 |
| Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery | — | — |
| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) | — | — |
| Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing | 16 | 3792 |
| Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 70 | 413 |
| Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle | 85 | 196 |
| Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle | 93 | 149 |
| Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle | 85 | 413 |
| Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle | 94 | 270 |
| Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy | 98 | 228 |
| Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter | 68 | 41 |
| Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 | 95 | 191 |
| Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | — | — |
| Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | — | — |
Maternal Health
lower is better · 4 measures reported
Measures of maternal outcomes and safe delivery practices, including severe complications during childbirth.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Cesarean Birth | — | — |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All) | — | — |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases) | — | — |
| Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure | Yes | — |
Frequently asked questions
- How is Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock rated?
- Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock has a 1 out of 5 CMS overall star rating as of the latest CMS release.
- Does Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock have emergency services?
- Yes. Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock operates a 24/7 emergency department.
- Where is Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock located?
- Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock is located at 3333 Springhill Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72117.
- What type of hospital is Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock?
- Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock is classified by CMS as a Acute Care Hospitals facility (Voluntary non-profit - Private).
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Data as of 2026-06-14. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. This is public data provided for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. See our methodology and editorial policy.