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Metro area

Fort Smith, AR-OK

CMS cut 2 of the 3 hospitals in Fort Smith, AR-OK with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 66.7%, against 24.9% nationally.

This metro area reaches into AR, OK; this page shows all of its hospitals.

A share of a handful of hospitals moves a long way with one hospital; read it with its counts.

Fort Smith, AR-OK · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

2

Of 3 with a payment decision

2Share cut

66.7%

+41.8 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Median score

0.6501

Nation: −0.0453

4Scored on all 6

2

Of 3 scored (67%; nation 66%)

5Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

6Estimated dollars

$474K estimate
0.2% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

Likely range $385–517K

7Per traditional Medicare stay

$62

The nation: $47

67% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 2 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 2 here
Every hospital in the nation with a payment decision, lowest score to highest, each as tall as its score (above the rule, worse than average); the solid hairlines are Fort Smith, AR-OK’s, red where CMS cut.

On the map

Each dot is a hospital in CMS’s file: red, cut; ringed, not cut; gray, no decision. Pick one to open its page.

Figure 1. Fort Smith, AR-OK: 2 cut of 3 with a payment decision.
Baptist Health - Van Buren, Van Buren: N/A · not subjectBaptist Health - Fort Smith, Fort Smith: 0.6501 · cutMercy Hospital Fort Smith, Fort Smith: −0.4569 · not cutSequoyah County-City of Sallisaw Hospital Authorit, Sallisaw: 2.1931 · cut Baptist Health - Van Buren, Van Buren: N/A · not subjectBaptist Health - Fort Smith, Fort Smith: 0.6501 · cutMercy Hospital Fort Smith, Fort Smith: −0.4569 · not cutSequoyah County-City of Sallisaw Hospital Authorit, Sallisaw: 2.1931 · cut
  • Cut
  • Not cut
  • Not subject (Maryland) or no score

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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HospitalCityTotal HAC ScorePayment reduction
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith0.6501Yes
Baptist Health - Van BurenVan BurenN/ANo
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith−0.4569No
Sequoyah County-City of Sallisaw Hospital AuthoritSallisaw2.1931Yes

Its scores against the nation’s

The columns are this place’s hospitals; the outline is every hospital in the nation. Both are shares of their own hospitals, so a small place and the nation compare.

Figure 2. 66.7% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is 0.6501, and nationally −0.0453.
0%10%20%30% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 0% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 33% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 0% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 33% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 33% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.00.01.02.0 0%10%20%30% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 0% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 33% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 0% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 33% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 33% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Score fromtoHereNation
−1.6−1.4040
−1.4−1.2017
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.80126
−0.8−0.60204
−0.6−0.41290
−0.4−0.20357
−0.20.00407
0.00.20343
0.20.40333
0.40.60237
0.60.81173
0.81.00116
1.01.2091
1.21.4030
1.41.6021
1.61.8010
1.82.003
2.02.2013
2.22.4124

Measure by measure

For each measure, the share of this place’s hospitals with a value worse than the national median. Half would be ordinary; a stem to the right of the line is a measure where more hospitals here did worse.

Figure 3. Worst against the nation on SSI (100% of its hospitals above the national median); best on CAUTI (0%).

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 90250%
CLABSI250%
CAUTI20%
SSI2100%
CDI333%
MRSA2100%

Fort Smith, AR-OK, year by year

Every hospital in Fort Smith, AR-OK with a payment decision in any year, one sliver each, one row per fiscal year; red where CMS cut it. At the right of each row: the share of Fort Smith, AR-OK’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 4. Fort Smith, AR-OK’s share cut was above the nation’s in 6 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 3 of its 4 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 0.0% · 21.9%0.0% · 23.4%25.0% · 24.0%25.0% · 23.6%0.0% · 25.0%25.0% · 25.0%50.0% · 24.9%25.0% · 25.0%33.3% · 24.9%33.3% · 24.8%66.7% · 24.9% Ever cut: 3 Never cut: 1 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 0.0% · 21.9%0.0% · 23.4%25.0% · 24.0%25.0% · 23.6%0.0% · 25.0%25.0% · 25.0%50.0% · 24.9%25.0% · 25.0%33.3% · 24.9%33.3% · 24.8%66.7% · 24.9% Ever cut: 3 Never cut: 1

Source: CMS, HACRP hospital files for fiscal years 2015 to 2026 (Provider Data Catalog, its archives and, for the oldest years, the Internet Archive’s copies), and CMS’s cut lists for FY2015 and FY2016.

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Fiscal yearHospitals with a decisionCutShare cutNation
FY2015400.0%21.9%
FY2016400.0%23.4%
FY20174125.0%24.0%
FY20184125.0%23.6%
FY2019400.0%25.0%
FY20204125.0%25.0%
FY20214250.0%24.9%
FY20224125.0%25.0%
FY202300
FY20243133.3%24.9%
FY20253133.3%24.8%
FY20263266.7%24.9%

Every hospital in Fort Smith, AR-OK

The sortable table of this place’s hospitals needs JavaScript; the CSV file holds every hospital’s values.

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

Back to the national picture

A penalty reflects how CMS’s formula scored relative performance; it is not a verdict on the quality of care.

Cite this page

Paid & Penalized. Fort Smith, AR-OK: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/22900/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.