Baptist Health Regional Hospitals

Doing business as Baptist Health - Fort Smith

Hospital in Fort Smith, AR, Medicare certification number 040055. CMS publishes 65 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 040055The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Nov 18, 2022
Beds: 492
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Nov 1, 2018 (2 total)
Address: 1001 Towson Avenue
Fort Smith, AR 72901
(479) 441-4000

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1

Baptist Health Regional Hospitals

dba Baptist Health - Fort Smith
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1710463146
Medicare enrollment

Units certified under this facility 1

Provider of Services

Parts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.

Baptist Health - Fort Smith Hospital, CCN 04S055

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.7 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.32 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.84 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.59 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.22 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 356

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Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Mohammad Nurul Anower, M.D
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1942465919
Varant B Arzoumanian, MD
- Hematology & Oncology Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1790904027
Sara Elizabeth Askins, APRN, CNM
- Advanced Practice Midwife
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1770275935
Karla Marie Atchley, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Pittsburgh, PA
- NPI 1427047497
Sean Blair Baker, D.O.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1508060641
Sumanth Balguri, MD, FAAFP
- Family Medicine Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1598077679
Luc G Balis, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1578599239
Ryan Christopher Banning, MD
- Surgery Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1356845051
Lance W Barton, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Greenwood, AR
- NPI 1427085851
Kyle B Basham, MD
- Urology Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1043573355
Stephen Trey Bastible, DO
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Sallisaw, OK
- NPI 1639745888
Mishala Rebecca Bateman, M.D.
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1659758753
Allen L Beachy, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1104853860
David J Beare, PHD
- Psychologist
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1609863562
Trey Becton, M.D.
- Hospitalist Physician
- Fayetteville, AR
- NPI 1184069015
Tonya Deann Beineman, APN RNP
- Nurse Practitioner
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1306957006
Donald Edward Beissel, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Carthage, MO
- NPI 1952370207
Steve-Felix Belinga, MD
- Neurology Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1588817522
Timothy Bell, D.O.
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1740224831
Sherilyn Jo Bennett, APRN
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Waldron, AR
- NPI 1629408497
Eric Berg
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1316500549
Lee A Bias, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Huntington, WV
- NPI 1871673822
Robert G Bishop, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Tishomingo, OK
- NPI 1306885116
Tammy Ann Bishop, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Madisonville, KY
- NPI 1083620801
Cindy Nicole Booth, MSN, FNP-C
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Fort Smith, AR
- NPI 1922784941

Complications and deaths 19

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate Worse2.03
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- Worse than the national rate
- 1,295 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.3
- State average 1.04 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected169.06
- State average 180.09 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 57 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected3.1
- State average 3.29 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 60 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected9.1
- State average 9.28 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 216 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected13.1
- State average 12.22 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 230 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.7
- State average 11.67 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 494 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected12.2
- State average 16.22 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 602 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected16.6
- State average 15.63 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 210 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.5
- State average 4.44 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 2,453 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.16
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 6,277 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.25
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 6,598 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.04
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,333 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.31
- State average 1.61 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 361 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.13
- State average 2.37 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,214 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected8.25
- State average 9.89 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 356 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.07
- State average 5.22 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 346 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.89
- State average 1.81 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 311 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate Worse1.89
- State average 0.73 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- Worse than the national rate
- 5,638 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.6
- State average 0.46
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.24
- State average 0.61
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.38
- State average 0.35
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.71
- State average 0.9
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.55
- State average 0.75
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 10.9
- State average 7.66 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 9.6
- State average 6.84 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.01
- State average 1.03
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 17

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 65
- State average 68 (computed here)
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 66 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 92
- State average 91.85 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 210 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 78
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 226 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
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 134
- State average 156
- National average 168
- 371 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 220
- State average 239
- National average 287
- 41 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
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 124
- State average 150
- National average 162
- 314 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 166
- State average 226
- National average 257
- 16 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 97
- State average 95.59 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 219 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 75
- State average 94
- National average 93
- 145 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 62
- State average 72
- National average 69
- 13 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 62
- State average 78
- National average 78
- 1,641 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 2
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 54,622 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 17
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 3,069 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 88
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 101 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 97
- State average 90
- National average 87
- 75 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 86
- State average 82
- National average 81
- 226 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 96
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 142 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (13)

Emergency department volume — high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 12

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15
- State average 14.43 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 312 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.7
- State average 21.64 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 779 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 37.1
- State average 7.8 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 239 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 25.6
- State average 6.34 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 597 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -10.5
- State average 4.76 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 648 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.5
- State average 17.32 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 871 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.3
- State average 5.29 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 157 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10.8
- State average 10.89 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 157 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected12.5
- State average 11.09 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 87 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20
- State average 19.7 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 323 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected14.1
- State average 13.1 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 955 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 551 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1

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Sources for this page

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NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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