Rural Health
Resources by State: Arkansas
Arkansas Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) Map
County-level map of Arkansas identifying the locations of hospitals participating in the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP).
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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County-level map of Arkansas identifying the locations of hospitals participating in the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP).
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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Evaluating the Implementation of Maternal Safety Bundles for Obstetric Hemorrhage and Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy in Arkansas
Examines the impact of maternal safety bundles to improve outcomes for patients with obstetric hemorrhage and maternal hypertension. Analyzes safety bundle implementation in 37 Arkansas hospitals, with breakdowns according to hospital characteristics such as hospital size and type, number of beds, number of maternal healthcare professionals, rural versus urban region, and more.
Author(s): Cheng Peng, Mahip Acharya, Batool Khattab, et al.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25, 793
Date: 07/2025
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Examines the impact of maternal safety bundles to improve outcomes for patients with obstetric hemorrhage and maternal hypertension. Analyzes safety bundle implementation in 37 Arkansas hospitals, with breakdowns according to hospital characteristics such as hospital size and type, number of beds, number of maternal healthcare professionals, rural versus urban region, and more.
Author(s): Cheng Peng, Mahip Acharya, Batool Khattab, et al.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25, 793
Date: 07/2025
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Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Arkansas
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 07/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Quantifying Cancer Burden Attributable to Obesity: Highlighting the Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in a Rural State with High Obesity and Cancer Burden
Examines obesity-associated cancer rates in Arkansas according to demographic variables. Utilizes 2010-2019 Arkansas Central Cancer Registry data and analyzes cancer rates with breakdown by cancer type and demographics.
Author(s): Daniela Ramirez Aguilar, Yong-Moon Park, Mario Schootman, et al.
Citation: Journal of Registry Management, 52(2), 35-41
Date: 06/2025
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Examines obesity-associated cancer rates in Arkansas according to demographic variables. Utilizes 2010-2019 Arkansas Central Cancer Registry data and analyzes cancer rates with breakdown by cancer type and demographics.
Author(s): Daniela Ramirez Aguilar, Yong-Moon Park, Mario Schootman, et al.
Citation: Journal of Registry Management, 52(2), 35-41
Date: 06/2025
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UAMS Regional Campuses: 2023-24 Annual Report
Reports on the 2023-2024 activities of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses, including discussion of health professions training, pipeline programs, recruiting, education, and more. Includes county-level data on practice location of physician graduates as well as an overview of rural programming and research.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Campuses
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Reports on the 2023-2024 activities of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses, including discussion of health professions training, pipeline programs, recruiting, education, and more. Includes county-level data on practice location of physician graduates as well as an overview of rural programming and research.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Campuses
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Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database Analysis of Hepatitis B
Reports on Hepatitis B diagnosis, treatment, screening, and other clinical and population-based data in Arkansas in 2021, utilizing Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) and Arkansas Department of Health data. See Table 1 and Appendix B for demographic data on individuals with health insurance diagnosed with Hepatitis B broken down by level of rurality.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Reports on Hepatitis B diagnosis, treatment, screening, and other clinical and population-based data in Arkansas in 2021, utilizing Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) and Arkansas Department of Health data. See Table 1 and Appendix B for demographic data on individuals with health insurance diagnosed with Hepatitis B broken down by level of rurality.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database Analysis of Hepatitis C
Reports on Hepatitis C diagnosis, treatment, screening, and other clinical and population-based data in Arkansas in 2021, utilizing Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) and Arkansas Department of Health data. See Table 1 and Appendix B for demographic data on individuals with health insurance diagnosed with Hepatitis C broken down by level of rurality.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Reports on Hepatitis C diagnosis, treatment, screening, and other clinical and population-based data in Arkansas in 2021, utilizing Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) and Arkansas Department of Health data. See Table 1 and Appendix B for demographic data on individuals with health insurance diagnosed with Hepatitis C broken down by level of rurality.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Arkansas's Shifting Rural-Urban Divide: Healthcare Access Issues
Provides data on shortages of primary care physicians and dentists in rural and urban areas in Arkansas, and discusses high vulnerability to closure among rural hospitals in the state.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Provides data on shortages of primary care physicians and dentists in rural and urban areas in Arkansas, and discusses high vulnerability to closure among rural hospitals in the state.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Arkansas Hospitals, 2025
Map of Arkansas identifying the names and locations of acute care hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Rural Emergency Hospitals.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC)
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Map of Arkansas identifying the names and locations of acute care hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Rural Emergency Hospitals.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC)
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Critical Access Hospitals in Arkansas, 2025
Map showing names and locations of Arkansas Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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Map showing names and locations of Arkansas Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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