Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC

Hospital in Little Rock, AR, Medicare certification number 040134. CMS publishes 50 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 040134The 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: Proprietary
Control type: Private (for profit)
Participating since: Mar 3, 1997
Last certification: May 30, 2025
Beds: 110
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1701 S Shackleford Road
Little Rock, AR 72211
(501) 219-7000

NPI records for this facility 2

Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Little Rock, AR
- NPI 1558653212
Medicare enrollment
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Little Rock, AR
- NPI 1790775229
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better4 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 Better4 of 5
- State average 3.32 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.84 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.59 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.22 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 18

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.03
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 102 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.01
- 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 expected203.33
- State average 180.09 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 69 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.8
- State average 3.29 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 526 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.1
- State average 9.28 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 35 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.5
- State average 12.22 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 252 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected10.3
- State average 11.67 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 419 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected13.3
- State average 16.22 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 158 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.1
- State average 4.44 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 1,816 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.19
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 3,706 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.24
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 4,644 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.49
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,927 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected2.11
- State average 1.61 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 1,087 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected3.47
- State average 2.37 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,844 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected10.12
- State average 9.89 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 1,134 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected7.43
- State average 5.22 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 1,114 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.76
- State average 1.81 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 25 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.27
- State average 0.73 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 2,807 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Death rate for stroke patients — 1
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 5

Infections 3

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected1.69
- 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 expected0.25
- State average 0.61
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) As expected0.61
- State average 0.35
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

MRSA Bacteremia — 13
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 12
SSI - Colon Surgery — 13

Outpatient imaging 1

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 7.3
- State average 7.66 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates — 7

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.94
- State average 1.03
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 10

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 56
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 59 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 245
- State average 156
- National average 168
- 419 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 380
- State average 239
- National average 287
- 16 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 238
- State average 150
- National average 162
- 394 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 53
- State average 78
- National average 78
- 1,116 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events 1
- State average 0.14 (computed here)
- National average 0.18 (computed here)
- 2,299 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 3
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 10,174 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 13
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 1,505 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 68
- State average 82
- National average 81
- 59 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 42
- State average 73.47 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 3,637 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (20)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 5
Emergency department volume — low
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients — 5
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
Head CT results — 1
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
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle — 1, 2
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle — 1, 2, 3
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle — 1, 2, 3
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 5

Unplanned visits 8

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14
- State average 14.43 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 390 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected20.3
- State average 21.64 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 489 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 2
- State average 7.8 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 353 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 16.8
- State average 6.34 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 492 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 16.6
- State average 4.76 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 171 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.1
- State average 17.32 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 156 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected8.7
- State average 11.09 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 542 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.1
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 227 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 5
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 5
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 5
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients — 1
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) — 1

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