Nationally Acclaimed Hospitals

Arkansas Children’s Hospital
1 Children’s Way, Little Rock
Arkansas Children’s Hospital is among the largest children’s hospitals in the country. It’s nationally ranked in four children’s specialties, including pediatric neurology and pediatric cardiology. It is recognized internationally for its pediatric heart center and heart transplantation program.

Arkansas Heart Hospital
1701 S. Shackleford Road, Little Rock
The Arkansas Heart Hospital is a premiere cardiac hospital located in the heart of Little Rock. It’s recently ranked No. 1 among U.S. hospitals that offer aortic valve replacement without open-heart surgery. It’s nationally recognized and award-winning for its dedication to the treatment of cardiovascular disease. It’s also a cardiac training center for the American Heart Association.

CARTI
8901 Carti Way, Little Rock
A cancer research center with world-class resources, technology and a talented team of individuals whose goal is to make care available to all Arkansans. This cancer specialist center began in 1976, and they house expert medical, surgical, radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists and many other medical health care providers. CARTI received the Center of Excellence Award due to its utilization and integration of available tools throughout the entire facility from Radformation, a vendor partner.

CHI St. Vincent Health System
2 St. Vincent Circle, Little Rock
Nationally ranked among the top 5% of medical systems for overall orthopedic services, joint replacement and spine surgery,* St. Vincent recently underwent a $40 million renovation. U.S. News & World Report ranked CHI St. Vincent the best hospital in the state in 2014 and several of the hospital’s clinical specialties have been ranked as “high-performing” by the publication.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock
In 2021, UAMS was once again named the No. 1 best hospital in the state by U.S. News & World Report, and its ear, nose and throat (ENT) department was ranked among the top 50 nationwide. UAMS draws patients from more than 50 foreign countries and all over the U.S. The hospital treats more multiple myeloma cancer patients than any facility in the world.

Baptist Health
Recently earned national recognition for surgical safety at its Little Rock hospital, as well as recognition for its stroke-care quality from the American Heart Association. Baptist Health–Conway is the first hospital in the county to be accredited as baby-friendly by the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.
*Source: chistvincent.com

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$59 - Average Dentist Visit

$150 - Average Primary Care Visit

$165 - Average Routine Eye Exam

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