Arkansas State Hospital
A psychiatric hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
305 S Palm Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205. (501) 686-9000.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- Not rated CMS’s overall rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years (needs attention)
- 321 beds
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Condition-level deficiency
- For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Jul 3, 2024: a complaint inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 1 of them at condition level, the most serious.
1 deficiency at condition level, the more serious of CMS’s two levels
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2024. Most serious: Condition-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jul 3, 2024: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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Patient Rights
The inspectors’ words, 108 words
“PATIENT RIGHTS CFR(s): 482.13 A hospital must protect and promote each patient’s rights. This Condition is not met as evidenced by: 44854 Based on Review of Policy and Procedure, Review of Clinical Record, Review of Video monitoring, and interview, it was determined the facility failed to provide care in a safe setting in that the facility did not provide a ligature free environment for two of two (#1 and #2) patients. The failed practices did not ensure the patients could not inflict harm upon themselves. The failed practice affected Patient #1 and #2 had the likelihood to affect all patients admitted to the facility. See A-0144 for details.”
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Patient Rights: Care In Safe Setting
The inspectors’ words, 690 words
“PATIENT RIGHTS: CARE IN SAFE SETTING CFR(s): 482.13(c)(2) The patient has the right to receive care in a safe setting. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 44854 Based on Review of Policy and Procedure, Review of Clinical Record, Review of Video monitoring, and interview, it was determined the facility failed to provide care in a safe setting in that the facility did not provide a ligature free environment for two of two (#1 and #2) patients. The failed practices did not ensure the patients could not inflict harm upon themselves. The failed practice affected Patient #1 and #2 had the likelihood to affect all patients admitted to the facility. Findings follow. A. Review of Policy and Procedure titled, “Patient Rights” revised 08/19/2015 showed the, “Patient had the right to receive care in a safe setting.” B. Review of Policy and Procedure titled, “Patient Observations,” revised 04/10/2023, showed the following: 1. While on Line of Site (LOS) observation the patient must remain under constant observation including using the bathroom or bathing. 2. While on one-to-one observation the staff was to be within six feet and the patient was to be directly observed at all times. 3. When a patient was behind a closed door while in a restroom or bathing, staff may ask about patient status through the door and document on the “15-minute Observation Check Sheet.” C. Review of Policy and Procedure titled, “Inpatient Suicide Risk Assessment and Reassessment,” revised 07/16/2021, showed, “If the reassessment indicates moderate or high positive risk, the physician must assess the patient and complete the Inpatient Suicide Risk Assessment and Evaluation and write a Progress Note within twenty-four hours.” D. Review Clinical records on 07/02/2024 at 10:30 AM, showed the following: 1. Patient #1’s Clinical record dated 04/13/2024 at 11:59 PM and 06/30/2024 at 4:14 PM, showed while being monitored, the patient had wrapped personal clothing around their neck causing strangulation that resulted in transport to an acute care facility. 2. Patient #2’s Clinical record dated 04/21/2024 at 5:40 PM, showed while being monitored during 15 minute shower time, the patient had wrapped personal clothing around their neck causing strangulation that resulted in transport to acute care facility. There was no evidence a physician conducted an Inpatient Suicide Risk Assessment or Reassessment. E. Review of Video Monitoring on 07/02/2024 at 12:30 PM, showed the following: 1. Patient #1 video monitoring dated and 06/30/2024 at 4:14 PM, showed while being monitored, the patient had wrapped personal clothing around their neck causing strangulation that resulted in transport to acute care facility. In both occurrences the patient had covered their head with a suicide blanket which did not allow for visualization of head and neck. 2. Patient #2 video monitoring dated 04/21/2024 at 5:40 PM, showed while being monitored during scheduled 15 minute shower time, Patient #2 was not monitored for 41 minutes. F. During an interview on 07/02/2024 at 11:15 AM, with the Chief Compliance Officer and Quality Manager, Surveyor #2 asked the following: 1. Describe your review process when there are events of the same or similar type which pose a high risk for patient harm and/or death. The Chief Compliance Officer stated, “That there is no trigger for aggregating events for further administrative review or formal investigation.” She stated that Patient #1 and Patient #2’s events were reviewed in the weekly Administrative Review Team meetings. 2. What is your audit process when an investigation has been conducted and actions have been put in place to review the effectiveness of those actions? The Chief Compliance Officer stated a formal investigation had been completed for Patient #1’s event on 04/13/2024. She confirmed that since the investigation, Patient #1 had two reoccurrences of tying clothing around their neck, one of two which resulted in transfer to an acute care facility and one of two that was classified as no harm event. Patient #2 had one occurrence of tying clothing around their neck resulting in a transfer to acute care facility. No investigation for Patient #2’s event was triggered. G. During an interview on 07/03/2024 at 10:00 AM, the Chief Operations Officer confirmed the findings in A-E.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2024 | Complaint inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
How do patients fare?
- CMS gives no overall CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.”
- CMS publishes no patient survey results for it.
CMS, Hospital General Information, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital and Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Complications and Deaths - Hospital and Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital. Released Sep 30, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
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| Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 5 | Not rated |
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Medicare-certified psychiatric hospital since Dec 15, 1987.
- Ownership: government - state.
- It is accredited by The Joint Commission, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
- Cited at For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. in the last three years: it didn’t meet a whole condition of Medicare’s rules for hospitals.
- Government - State.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
- CMS’s HAC Reduction Program file has no result for it: the program covers general acute care hospitals Medicare pays under its inpatient prospective payment system.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
What do patients say about their care?
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- State of Arkansas runs it.
- 2 owners or officers are people: Charles Thomas (managing employee (on the payroll)); James Scoggins (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%).
- CMS’s Provider of Services file records no change of ownership.
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 13 hospitals CMS lists in Pulaski County, 7 have an overall star rating from CMS: 1 rated 4 of 5, 3 rated 3 of 5, 2 rated 2 of 5, 1 rated 1 of 5.
- CMS gives this hospital no overall star rating to compare.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
- QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital.
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital (77hc-ibv8).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Complications and Deaths - Hospital (ynj2-r877).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital (632h-zaca).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital (yv7e-xc69).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital (rrqw-56er).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program (yq43-i98g).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated yearly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (Hospital_and_other.DATA.Q3_2026.csv).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies (Hospital_2567s_2010_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners (Hospital_All_Owners_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Enrollments (Hospital_Enrollments_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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