Washington Regional Medical Center is a 425-bed, community-owned, nonprofit acute care hospital that serves as the flagship facility for the Washington Regional Medical System, Northwest Arkansas’s locally governed health care network. U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Regional the No. 1 hospital in Arkansas for the sixth consecutive year, recognizing it as high performing in 13 areas of care, including abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart attack, hip replacement, knee replacement and maternity care. Washington Regional also maintains “straight-A” status in the Leapfrog hospital safety grades, a national distinction recognizing its performance in protecting patients from preventable harm and error. As the only level 2 trauma center in Northwest Arkansas, Washington Regional provides 24/7 immediate coverage by general surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, radiology and critical care. The medical center receives trauma patients from all surrounding counties, as well as areas of Oklahoma and Missouri.
