Washington Regional is the only community-owned, locally governed, non-profit health care system in Northwest Arkansas. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Fayetteville, it employs more than 3,600 people alongside a medical staff of over 1,800, making it the largest health care provider in the region.
Its flagship, Washington Regional Medical Center, is a 425-bed acute care facility. The system also operates more than 55 clinic locations across Northwest Arkansas offering primary care, specialty care and urgent care, and runs the region's only Level II Trauma Center. Five designated Centers of Excellence cover neuroscience, cardiovascular care, women and infants care, joint replacement and orthopaedics, and senior care: the J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute, the Walker Heart Institute, the Women and Infants Center, the Total Joint Center and the Pat Walker Center for Seniors.
Clinical fields span neuroscience, cardiology, women and infants care, orthopaedics and total joint care, senior care, trauma care, primary care and urgent care. The system reports being ranked the number one hospital in Arkansas by U.S. News & World Report for six consecutive years, and has held straight "A" Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade status for nine consecutive grading rounds. Its stated mission emphasises compassionate, high-quality care, prevention and wellness education.
