Six Arkansas Surgery Centers Earn National Ranking
Clinic operators should review the CMS quality metrics that helped these facilities achieve national recognition.
Updated on Oct. 16, 2026 in Nursing Jobs
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Six ambulatory surgery centers in Arkansas earned spots on Newsweek’s national list of the top 750 facilities. The rankings were determined using metrics from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services along with peer and patient evaluations.
Why it matters
These rankings provide operators with a benchmark for clinical quality and patient experience metrics within the state. Understanding how these facilities achieved recognition through CMS data and accreditation can help local clinics refine their own operational standards.
Newsweek named six Arkansas locations to its 2027 list of the top 750 ambulatory surgery centers nationwide. The facilities include four in Fayetteville and two in Little Rock, selected from a pool of centers evaluated by peer surveys, patient experience data, and CMS records.
The players
McDonald Eye Associates
An ophthalmology-focused ambulatory surgery center identified as a top-ranked facility in Arkansas.
North Hills Surgery Center
A ranked facility providing specialized services in endoscopy and pain management.
Advanced Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center
A top-ranked dermatology-focused ambulatory surgery center operating in Arkansas.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
A federal agency that provides the clinical and performance data used to evaluate facility quality.
Newsweek
A media organization that publishes annual national performance rankings for ambulatory surgery centers.
The details
The rankings assessed facilities based on performance metrics compiled by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Leapfrog. This methodology incorporates patient experience scores and professional peer evaluations to measure the operational effectiveness of surgery centers. Local operators can review these criteria to evaluate their own compliance and service delivery models against industry standards for quality care.
Timeline
2027: Period for which the surgery centers were awarded rankings.
Market Landscape
This list follows the established precedent of the Leapfrog Group facility quality standards in quantifying health care performance for consumer transparency. It highlights the growing importance of standardized reporting metrics in differentiating clinical service providers in regional markets.
Clinic operators should review the CMS and Leapfrog metrics cited in these rankings to identify gaps in their own patient experience reporting. Benchmarking performance against these top-tier Arkansas centers can help identify specific clinical quality improvement opportunities.
The takeaway
Facility managers should evaluate their center’s current patient experience scores and CMS accreditation data against the standards used for this national list. Tracking these performance indicators annually can signal shifts in market competition and patient retention trends.
Further reading
Explore broader trends in staffing and clinical quality at Arkansas Nursing Jobs.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Home Page.
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