South Arkansas Regional Hospital

What South Arkansas Regional Hospital does

South Arkansas Regional Hospital was a 151-bed nonprofit acute care community hospital located at 700 West Grove Street in El Dorado, Arkansas, operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week with approximately 400 staff members. The facility functioned as a Level III Trauma Center serving El Dorado and the broader South Arkansas region, delivering a comprehensive service line that spans a 24/7 Emergency Department, Critical Care Medicine, Heart Health/Cardiology, Orthopedic Services, Labor and Delivery/Women's Health, Behavioral Health, Stroke Care, Imaging Services, Laboratory Services, Surgical Care, Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation, Respiratory Care, and a Wound Care clinic with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. In 2024 the hospital extended its outpatient footprint with new wound care, HBO, outpatient therapy, and outpatient imaging offerings to better serve the local community. The facility received the American Heart Association Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award and the Cribs for Kids Nursery Safe Sleep Silver Certification.

The hospital operated as a private nonprofit community institution with revenue generated from inpatient and outpatient medical services billed through insurance providers and patient payments, including a noted billing relationship with Aetna prior to acquisition. Marketing and patient engagement channels were transitioned to and now operate via the Baptist Health corporate website, MyChart patient portal, a My Baptist Health mobile application (iOS and Android), email newsletter, the BHealthy Blog, and community classes and events. Service distribution remained direct-to-patient at the hospital campus and affiliated outpatient locations, with pricing not publicly disclosed and billed through insurance and patient payment systems.

On June 14, 2026, Baptist Health, a nonprofit healthcare system headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, completed its previously announced acquisition (definitive agreement announced March 12, 2026) of South Arkansas Regional Hospital, which was subsequently rebranded as Baptist Health Medical Center-El Dorado and became the system's 13th hospital. The transaction explicitly cited ensuring long-term sustainability of the rural facility amid challenging conditions facing community hospitals, and granted the acquired entity access to Baptist Health's centralized clinical, technology, and operational resources. Payment portals remain active for services rendered on or before June 13, 2026, with Aetna online bill payment continuing through December 31, 2026.

Name

South Arkansas Regional Hospital

Legal name

South Arkansas Regional Hospital

Website

https://sarhcare.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

South Arkansas Regional Hospital was a 151-bed Level III Trauma Center community hospital in El Dorado, Arkansas, providing inpatient and outpatient care across emergency, cardiology, orthopedics, obstetrics, imaging, and surgical services to the South Arkansas region before its June 2026 acquisition by Baptist Health.

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Headquarters

HQ city

El Dorado

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing inpatient and outpatient medical services to patients, billed through insurance providers and patient payments. Services include emergency care, obstetrics, cardiology, orthopedics, imaging, laboratory, surgical care, rehabilitation, respiratory care, and wound care.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

South Arkansas Regional Hospital (now Baptist Health Medical Center-El Dorado) is a 151-bed acute care hospital designated as a Level III Trauma Center, providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical services to residents of El Dorado, Arkansas and the surrounding South Arkansas region. The facility operates a 24/7 Emergency Department and offers specialized care across emergency medicine, cardiology, orthopedics, obstetrics, behavioral health, wound care with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, imaging, laboratory, surgical care, and rehabilitation. Approximately 400 staff members support the delivery of these community-based healthcare services.

Product overview

South Arkansas Regional Hospital (now Baptist Health Medical Center-El Dorado) is a 151-bed acute care hospital offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical services. The facility operates as the 13th hospital in the Baptist Health system following its acquisition in June 2026. Services include Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Department (24/7), Heart Health/Cardiology, Orthopedic Services, Women's Health/Labor and Delivery, Behavioral Health, Imaging Services, Laboratory Services, Outpatient Therapy Services, Rehabilitation Services, Respiratory Care, Stroke Care, Surgical Care, and Wound Care with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The hospital is designated as a Level III Trauma Center with approximately 400 staff members serving the rural El Dorado, Arkansas community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Baptist HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2026Baptist Health, based in Little Rock, Arkansas, reached a definitive agreement to acquire South Arkansas Regional Hospital in El Dorado. The acquisition aims to provide the rural hospital with additional clinical resources, technology, and operational support to ensure its long-term sustainability amid challenging conditions facing community hospitals. The hospital officially joined Baptist Health on June 14, 2026 as Baptist Health Medical Center-El Dorado, becoming the system's 13th hospital.

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Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Arkansas Methodist Medical Center: Nonprofit community hospital in Paragould, Arkansas operating with similar rural community hospital economics, full inpatient and outpatient services, and comparable bed scale to South Arkansas Regional Hospital.
• White River Medical Center: Rural community hospital in Batesville, Arkansas with a comparable bed count and full-service acute care offering. Operates as an independent nonprofit community hospital facing similar rural economics.
• Drew Memorial Health System: Community hospital in Monticello, Arkansas with similar rural Southeast Arkansas catchment, acute care services, and nonprofit operating model. Closely comparable in service area demographics and scale.
• South Arkansas Medical Center: The other acute care hospital in El Dorado, Arkansas, now operated by ScionHealth. It is the most direct peer given identical geography, comparable rural community hospital profile, and overlapping service lines (emergency, OB, surgery).
• Magnolia Regional Medical Center: Community hospital in Magnolia, Arkansas in the same South Arkansas region. Comparable rural service area, similar bed scale, and overlapping general acute care service offering.
• Ashley County Medical Center: Critical access hospital in Crossett, Arkansas within the same South Arkansas region. Provides comparable rural community hospital services on a smaller scale, facing similar payer mix and demographic pressures.
• Baxter Regional Medical Center: Nonprofit community hospital in Mountain Home, Arkansas with similar bed scale, regional referral catchment, and broad service line including emergency, cardiology, and orthopedics. Compares directly as a rural Arkansas acute care peer.
• Wadley Regional Medical Center: Community hospital in Hope, Arkansas serving a neighboring South Arkansas county. Similar rural community hospital profile, comparable service mix, and overlapping patient draw.

Broad incumbents

• UAMS Medical Center: Arkansas's only academic medical center in Little Rock, where Baptist Health is headquartered. Functions as a tertiary referral destination for complex cases originating from rural community hospitals like South Arkansas Regional Hospital.
• CHI St. Vincent Infirmary: Part of CommonSpirit Health, this is a larger Arkansas health system offering acute care across multiple facilities. Comparable as a nonprofit system peer, though with broader scale and urban-centric footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthArkansasRegionalHospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-arkansas-regional-hospital

Compliance2 records

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Investors

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Investments

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