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Arkansas Childrens Hospital

Arkansas Childrens Hospital · Little Rock, AR

1 Children's Way, Little Rock, AR 72202(501) 364-1100

Not rated by CMS

CMS star rating

336

Beds

9,802

Inpatient discharges a year

$866.3M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Arkansas Childrens Hospital is a 336-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Little Rock, AR, affiliated with Arkansas Childrens Hospital. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 35 in-network payers and 258 disclosed rate categories.

340B participant

CCN: 043300
NPI: 1194776757
Health system: Arkansas Childrens Hospital
County: Pulaski County
Metro area: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction H, Novitas Solutions (07001)
In Medicare since: 1984
Last CMS survey: 2025

Negotiated Rates

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Payer	Category	Code Type & Group	Contract Type	vs. State Average
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Range: 0001U - 0401U	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Radiology Procedures Range: 70010 - 79999	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Surgery Range: 10004 - 69990	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	HCPCS Administrative, Miscellaneous and Investigational Range: A9150 - A9999	Percentage of Bill Charged	-

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Insurance Accepted

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More about this hospital

Quality
Not rated by CMS
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Doctors and services
Accredited by DNV
- 41 services, including trauma & transplant care
- 79 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$866.3M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 8.8%
- $102.2M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Arkansas Childrens Inc
- Private (not for profit)
- Marcella Doderer, chief executive
- 340B drug pricing program participant
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Arkansas Childrens Hospital in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
71-0236857Arkansas Childrens Hospital	59Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 54 more	1194776757 Arkansas Childrens Hospital1376557165 Angel One Arkansas Children's Hospital1598773079 Arkansas Childrens Hospitaland 10 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

1 Children's Way, Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 364-1100

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Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Arkansas Childrens Hospital, beside the US median and the average of AR hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications20 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	Arkansas Childrens Hospital	AR average
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available	4.364
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	4.44
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	12.22
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	3.291
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	9.283
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.67
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	16.22
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	15.63
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.734
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	180
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.2205
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.2762
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	2.374
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.613
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	9.894
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	3.338
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	5.221
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.81
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.064
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.038

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	Arkansas Childrens Hospital	AR average
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	7.8
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	6.339
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	4.76
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	13.1
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	10.89
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	5.288
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	1.003
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	14.43
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.09
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	19.7
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	21.64
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	6.042
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	17.32

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	Arkansas Childrens Hospital	AR average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.3294
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.793
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3,078
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.063
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.879
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.5375
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.228
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.483
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3,427
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.043
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.869
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.4486
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.3208
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.448
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	108
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.953
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.212
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.8819
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.4537
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.925
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	78.17
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.6712
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.8621
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.314
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.2879
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.552
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	27,344
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.785
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.607
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.891
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.1684
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.161
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	25,358
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	12.94
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.464
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.2868

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	Arkansas Childrens Hospital	AR average
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	74.1
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	9.034
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	16.86
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	85.65
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.243
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	80.88
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	91.24
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.864
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.378
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	15.25
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	82.32
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	91.27
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.508
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.324
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	13.17
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	64.15
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	77.19
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	17.63
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.703
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.22
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	84.11
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	14.68
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.892
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	85.32
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	16.72
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	83.28
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	77.08
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	6.04
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	16.88
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	80.22
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.94
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	14.84
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	87.32
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.32
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	9.36
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.492
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.42
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	73.08
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	88.14
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.378
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	76.14
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	9.56
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	14.3
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	75.8
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5.68
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.52
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	77.54
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.38
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.08
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	87.26
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.66
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	10.08
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	66.03
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	6.61
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	27.36
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	84.54
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.838
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5.068
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	71.24
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	87.11
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	23.69
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.595
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	49.7
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	27.84
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	22.46
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.216
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	12.78
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	87.22

Timely and effective care23 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	Arkansas Childrens Hospital	AR average
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	8.455
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	1.042
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	0.1429
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available	74.94
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 better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	143
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 better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	136
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	211
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	248
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	1.892
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	72.44
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	92.54
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	62.18
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	72.59
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	86.91
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	78.6
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	90.94

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	Arkansas Childrens Hospital	US median	AR average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		7.658
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		6.845

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	Arkansas Childrens Hospital	US median	AR average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.029

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

DNV (since 2025)
Accreditation
Limited
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
336
Medicare-certified beds
1,098
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1984
In Medicare since

43 services at Arkansas Childrens Hospital

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma CenterEmergency Department
Intensive care: Neonatal ICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)Pediatric ICUSurgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalNeurosurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery RoomReconstructive Surgery
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear MedicineTherapeutic Radiology
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Transplant and dialysis: Medicare transplant centerAcute Renal DialysisMedicare Certified Transplantation
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryPediatric Care
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyCARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation)OT (Occupational Therapy)Outpatient RehabilitationPT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Burn Care UnitDental CareDietary CareOptometricOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Arkansas Childrens Hospital reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

9,802
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 0%, Medicaid 37%
83,856
Inpatient days
68% of available bed days used
3,552
Employees (full-time equivalent)
168
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 823800). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Arkansas Childrens Hospital reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	440	18,126	65,290	83,856
Discharges	44	3,588	6,170	9,802
Average length of stay	10.0 days	5.1 days	10.6 days	8.6 days
Average daily census	1.2	49.7	178.9	229.7

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	153	34,285	69	61%
Intensive care unit	26	6,796	59	71%
Coronary care unit	30	7,998	81	73%
Burn intensive care unit	10	2,394	221	65%
Other special care	104	29,923		79%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823800, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Arkansas Childrens Hospital reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2025). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

14
Operating rooms
4
Endoscopy rooms
2
Cardiac catheterization rooms
6
Off-site locations

1,098
Registered nurses
31
Licensed practical nurses
15
Physicians
5
Nurse practitioners
50
Pharmacists
130
Respiratory therapists
21
Physical therapists
17
Occupational therapists
24
Speech pathologists and audiologists
51
Radiology technicians
25
Laboratory technicians
45
Medical technologists
26
Dietitians
52
Social workers
2,346
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

79 clinicians who bill Medicare list Arkansas Childrens Hospital as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Pediatric Cardiology Physician 22
Pediatric Radiology Physician 11
Anesthesiology Physician 6
Pediatrics Physician 5
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 4
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician 3
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician 2
Family Nurse Practitioner 2
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 2
Pediatric Nephrology Physician 2

James Hunt, MD
Anesthesiology Physician
NPI 1013136340
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Srikanth Vallurupalli
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1104919182
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Michael Luna, M.D.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Physician
NPI 1831308048
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Tanmay Bhamare, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiology Physician
NPI 1083001382
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Caroline Mitchell, MD
Anesthesiology Physician
NPI 1215161054
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Eudice Fontenot, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Physician
NPI 1386734887
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Vaseem Iqbal, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1780655548
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Esther Teo, M.D.
Surgical Critical Care Physician
NPI 1477787091
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Morgan Colson, MSN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1538625900
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Tiffany Teague, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1073971925
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Adriana Grigorian, MD
Ophthalmology Physician
NPI 1457569881
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Jeffrey Orcutt, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiology Physician
NPI 1851644256
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Richard Yeager, MD
Surgical Critical Care Physician
NPI 1780048009
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Joseph Jansen, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician
NPI 1376556746
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Uma Mahesh Matapathi, M.D
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1013226869
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Paul Drake
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician
NPI 1033642228
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Adam Johnson, MD
Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician
NPI 1043531114
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Joshua Daily, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiology Physician
NPI 1063655637
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Megan Childress
Pediatric Cardiology Physician
NPI 1063905602
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Matthew Smith, MD
Pediatrics Physician
NPI 1073006755
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Emily Sanders, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiology Physician
NPI 1083146054
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Sania Razzaq, MD
Pediatric Radiology Physician
NPI 1093447989
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Paul Seib, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Physician
NPI 1093805657
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Gresham Richter, M.D
Pediatric Otolaryngology Physician
NPI 1093858581
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Arkansas Childrens Hospital reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$1.7B	194.2%
Inpatient	$1B	118.1%
Outpatient	$658.9M	76.1%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$816M	-94.2%
Net patient revenue	$866.3M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$790.1M	-91.2%
Operating income from patient care	$76.2M	8.8%
Other income	$26M	3.0%
Net income	$102.2M	11.8%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$5.7M	0.4%
Other payers and self-pay	$1.6B	99.6%
Total charges	$1.6B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823800, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Arkansas Childrens Hospital's latest cost report.

8.8%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
11.5%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
16.0%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
46% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
7.1%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
8.8%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
11.54
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
9.76
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
310 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
63 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
39 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.62
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
10.9 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823800, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Arkansas Childrens Hospital owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $1.4B in total assets and a $1.2B fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$635.8M	44.1%
Patient receivables, net	$149.8M	10.4%
Inventory	$14M	1.0%
Total current assets	$928.7M	64.4%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$280.9M	19.5%
Investments and other assets	$232M	16.1%
Total assets	$1.4B	100.0%
Current liabilities	$80.5M	5.6%
Total liabilities	$286.7M	19.9%
Fund balance (net assets)	$1.2B	80.1%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823800, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Arkansas Childrens Hospital's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Jun 2020	Jun 2021	Jun 2022	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$550M	$536.9M	$628.7M	$759.4M	$787.5M	$866.3M
Operating expenses	$609M	$608.9M	$706.9M	$699.2M	$739M	$790.1M
Operating margin	-10.7%	-13.4%	-12.4%	7.9%	6.2%	8.8%
Net income	$61.9M	$59.9M	$48.6M	$57.6M	$68.1M	$102.2M
Total assets	$970.5M	$1B	$1.1B	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.4B
Discharges	9,319	8,296	10,123	10,403	10,072	9,802
Inpatient days	73,961	66,543	79,812	83,569	83,995	83,856
Beds	336	336	324	326	336	336
Employees (FTE)	3,414	2,914	3,098	3,246	3,480	3,552

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823800, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Arkansas Childrens Hospital reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Drugs charged to patients	$9.3M	$87M	$220.5M	0.39	15,574
Specialty clinics	$18.1M	$45.6M	$16M	2.85	42,749
Operating room	$9.2M	$39.4M	$87.4M	0.45	44,952
Laboratory	$7.4M	$35.9M	$123.8M	0.29	24,373
Respiratory therapy	$14.6M	$29.5M	$134.2M	0.22	11,759
Emergency	$9.5M	$25.6M	$71.3M	0.36	1,606
Helicopter	$6.6M	$20.3M	$15.5M	1.31	5,230
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$17.4M	$23.3M	0.75
Ent clinic	$5.7M	$15.4M	$12M	1.29	6,437
Clinic	$4.9M	$13.9M	$4.7M	2.96	26,401
Recovery room	$7.2M	$13.1M	$23.1M	0.57	21,007
Drugs charged to patients 340b		$11M	$9.1M	1.20
Radiology-diagnostic	$4.6M	$9.7M	$22.8M	0.42	10,777
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$9.1M	$14.8M	0.61
Cardiac catheterization	$2.3M	$8.6M	$24.7M	0.35	2,532
Physical therapy	$3.6M	$6.6M	$13.4M	0.49	12,401
Anesthesiology	$1.3M	$6.2M	$25.5M	0.24	4,102
Ambulance services	$1.9M	$5.4M	$4.4M	1.22	1,492
Orthopedics	$1.7M	$5M	$1.9M	2.59	13,491
Mri	$1.3M	$5M	$37.1M	0.13	1,200
Electroencephalography	$1.9M	$4.6M	$27.3M	0.17	2,788
Electrocardiology	$1.8M	$4.4M	$34.6M	0.13	4,125
Radiology-interventional	$1M	$3.9M	$13.4M	0.29	3,546
Ultra sound	$1.5M	$3M	$11M	0.27	2,466
Ct scan	$874,172	$2.9M	$22M	0.13	713
Medical supplies charged to patient	$764,715	$2.4M	$980,641	2.48	4,008
Apnea lab	$1.1M	$2.4M	$6.8M	0.36	3,883
Renal dialysis	$856,977	$2.4M	$3.6M	0.68	2,588
Allogeneic hsct acquisition	$565,722	$1.5M	$738,878	1.97
Apheresis	$414,319	$1.4M	$3.9M	0.37
Radioisotope	$254,404	$1.2M	$2M	0.58	1,453
Gi lab	$274,975	$1.1M	$4.5M	0.25	868
Orthotics	$152,954	$582,834	$1.1M	0.51	1,606
Observation beds (distinct part)	$329,097	$538,652	$812,229	0.66	1,418
Burn treatment	$162,435	$271,572	$845,057	0.32

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$32M	$74.7M	$136.8M	0.55	78,694
Neonatal intensive care unit	$28.2M	$62.1M	$227M	0.27	7,831
Coronary care unit	$10.5M	$24.4M	$85.3M	0.29	13,846
Intensive care unit	$10.4M	$22.3M	$71M	0.31	21,719
Burn intensive care unit	$3.2M	$7.3M	$23M	0.32	9,396
Intermediate care unit	$2.3M	$5M	$14.3M	0.35	5,728

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Square feet
Employee benefits department	$9.7M	$73.5M	2,943
Home office admin and general		$33.5M
A&g not shared	$12.1M	$29.2M	7,919
A&g shared	$17.3M	$28.5M	112,171
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$21M
Clinical administration	$13.6M	$20.1M	8,780
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv	$15.3M	$15.3M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$12.6M	849,551
Maintenance & repairs	$6.3M	$11.8M	119,554
Housekeeping		$10.4M	11,178
Appointment center	$8.9M	$9.1M
Dietary		$8.9M	20,916
Nursing administration	$4.9M	$7.5M	6,838
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv		$6.7M	17,718
Cashiering/accounts receivable	$5.2M	$6.1M	10,555
Social service	$3.4M	$5.6M	4,798
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt-south win		$5.4M
Operation of plant		$3.3M
Clinical engineering	$738,195	$2.8M	4,370
Admitting	$2.6M	$2.7M	6,768
Nonpatient telephones	$992,321	$2.6M	4,732
Clinical nutrition	$2.3M	$2.3M	2,081
Medical records & library	$2.1M	$2M	2,586
Laundry & linen service	$231	$1.9M	2,881
Purchasing receiving and stores	$1.6M	$1.8M	5,282
Pulse center	$789,308	$1.4M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt-research		$1.3M
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt-cshc		$554,521
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt-outbldg2		$536,344
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt-outbldg		$512,680
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt-jonesboro		$298,432
Cafeteria		-$2.6M

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 823800, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Ownership

Organizations Arkansas Childrens Hospital reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control. 1 individuals also hold ownership interests; they are not listed here.

Arkansas Childrens Inc
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 2016

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Arkansas Childrens Hospital's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Barbara Moore Officer, Board Member, since 1986
Pat Mcclelland Officer, Board Member, since 1993
Richard F Jacobs Officer, Board Member, since 2006
Beverly Dalrymple Officer, Chair, since 2018
Douglas Jackson Officer, Board Member, since 2018
Holly Marr Officer, since 2018
John Bale Officer, Board Member, since 2018
Le'Kita Brown Officer, VP Revenue Cycle, since 2018
Marcella Doderer Officer, Ceo/pres, since 2018
Phillip Jett Officer, Board Member, since 2018
Tionna Jenkins Officer, Board Member, since 2018
Darrin Williams Officer, Board Member, since 2021
John Baxter Officer, Board Member, since 2021
Donna M Graham Officer, Board Member, since 2023
Lynn Parker Officer, Board Member, since 2025
Ruth Whitney Officer, Board Member, since 2025
Stephen M Schexnayder Officer, Board Member, since 2025
Sheryl Phillips Managing employee, Sr. Billing Manager, since 2018
Sandra Larry Managing employee, since 2021
Ashely Rogers Managing employee, since 2024
Audrey Orange Managing employee, since 2025
Roshonda Burnette Managing employee, since 2025
Sharekia Green Managing employee, since 2025

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 23 of 24 are shown.

Officers and key employees of Arkansas Children'S Hospital (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

Arkansas Children'S Hospital files the Form 990 for the tax ID insurers list for Arkansas Childrens Hospital, so these people may lead the wider organization rather than Arkansas Childrens Hospital alone.

Name	Title
Marcella Doderer	President/ceo
Gena Wingfield	Evp/chief Financial Officer
Jamie Wiggins	Evp/coo
Frederick Barr MD	Evp-chief Clin & Acad Ofcr(part Yr)
Erin Parker	Evp/cio
Ryan Solomon	SVP Hospital Operations
Karen Farst MD	Svp/chief Medical Officer
Le'Kita Brown	VP Revenue Cycle
Heather Haeberle	Cno/svp Patient Care Services
Cindy Hill	VP Financial Services
Cindy Martin	VP Practice Plan-ar Children's
Robin Mitchell	VP Operations
Tammy Diamond-Wells	VP Patient Care Services
Amy Allen	VP Patient Care Services
Kendrea Jones	Pharmacy Director
Stephanie Rockett	Director Patient Care Services
Kimberly Moore	Perioperative Services Director
Gina Reynolds	Director -neonatal Nursing Services
Trav Baxter	Vice Chair
Douglas Jackson	Chair Of The Board
Phillip Jett	Board Treasurer

Board members: Steve Schexnayder MD, Hunter Bale, Melissa Graham MD, Richard Jacobs MD, Tionna Jenkins PhD, Holly Marr, Pat Mcclelland, Barbara G Moore, Beverly A Morrow, Lynn Parker, Ross Whipple, Ruth Whitney, and 1 more on the return.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Arkansas Children'S Hospital (EIN 71-0236857), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2020
340B ID PED043300-00, registered as a children's hospital; 6 registered outpatient sites; 97 active contract pharmacies. Authorizing official: Cheryl Lee MacCormack, VP Of Financial Operations.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

Arkansas childrens hospital esrd
CCN 042310, certified 1984

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of Arkansas Childrens Hospital's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

About Arkansas Childrens Hospital's rates and hospital price transparency.

How many patients does Arkansas Childrens Hospital admit?

Arkansas Childrens Hospital reported 9,802 inpatient discharges and 83,856 inpatient days from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

How many employees does Arkansas Childrens Hospital have?

Arkansas Childrens Hospital reported 3,552 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

How much revenue does Arkansas Childrens Hospital make?

Arkansas Childrens Hospital reported $866.3M in net patient revenue on $1.7B of gross charges for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025, an operating margin of 8.8%, and net income of $102.2M.

Who is the CEO of Arkansas Childrens Hospital?

Arkansas Childrens Hospital's Medicare enrollment lists Marcella Doderer as Ceo/pres since 2018.

What is Arkansas Childrens Hospital's tax ID (EIN)?

Insurers' price transparency files list Arkansas Childrens Hospital under employer identification number 71-0236857 (Arkansas Childrens Hospital). 59 health plans and networks list 71-0236857 for it.

Does Arkansas Childrens Hospital participate in the 340B drug pricing program?

Yes. HRSA's 340B database lists Arkansas Childrens Hospital (340B ID PED043300-00) as a participating children's hospital since 2020, with 97 active contract pharmacies.

How many doctors are affiliated with Arkansas Childrens Hospital?

79 clinicians who bill Medicare list Arkansas Childrens Hospital as a hospital affiliation in CMS's Doctors and Clinicians data. The largest groups are pediatric cardiology physician (22), pediatric radiology physician (11), anesthesiology physician (6).

Is Arkansas Childrens Hospital accredited?

Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists DNV as the accrediting organization for Arkansas Childrens Hospital, effective 2025.

Who owns Arkansas Childrens Hospital?

In its Medicare enrollment, Arkansas Childrens Hospital reports Arkansas Childrens Inc as 5% or greater direct ownership interest (100%).

What services does Arkansas Childrens Hospital offer?

CMS lists 41 services at Arkansas Childrens Hospital, including Acute Renal Dialysis, Anesthesia, Audiology, Burn Care Unit, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Cardiac Thoracic Surgery.

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