NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital
| NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Health Care | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°48′30″N 90°39′59″W / 35.80828°N 90.66632°W |
| Services | |
| Level III trauma center | |
| Beds | 228 |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.baptistonline.org/... |
| Lists | Hospitals in Arkansas |
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital is a 228-bed hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and part of the NEA Baptist Health System and Baptist Memorial Health Care.[1] The hospital is located on the NEA Baptist medical campus and is designated as a Level III trauma center by the Arkansas Department of Health.[2]
History
The hospital was founded in 1976 as NEA Medical Center. In 2007, it was renamed NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital after partnering with Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis.[3]
In 2010, Baptist Memorial Health Care announced plans to merge with NEA Clinic.[4] The health system later developed a new medical campus in Jonesboro that included NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, NEA Baptist Clinic, and NEA Baptist Cancer Center.[5]
Services and facilities
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital provides emergency care, cancer care, heart care, rehabilitation, surgical services, maternity care, wound care, and other inpatient and outpatient services.[6]
The hospital is a six-story facility with 228 beds and expansion capacity for 300 beds.[7]
The hospital is part of the NEA Baptist medical campus, which includes NEA Baptist Clinic and the Fowler Family Center for Cancer Care.[8] The cancer center is a free-standing 34,000-square-foot facility that includes radiation therapy, chemotherapy, medical oncology, clinical research, and support services.[9]
In 2025, the Arkansas Department of Health recognized NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital with a Ruby award for defect-free stroke care for the July 2023–June 2024 program year.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital". Baptist Memorial Health Care. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Designated Trauma Centers". Arkansas Department of Health. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ KAIT, NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital Unveiled, kait8.com, USA, Nov. 6, 2007
- ↑ Mark Friedman, Baptist Memorial Health Care to Merge With NEA Clinic, arkansasbusiness.com, USA, Jan. 21, 2010
- ↑ KAIT, NEA Baptist celebrates new hospital and clinic, kait8.com, USA, Dec. 12, 2013
- ↑ "Jonesboro Healthcare Services". Baptist Memorial Health Care. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ "NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital". Baptist Memorial Health Care. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ "NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital". Baptist Memorial Health Care. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ "NEA Baptist Cancer Center/Fowler Family Center for Cancer Care, Jonesboro, Arkansas". The Center for Health Design. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Arkansas Department of Health Recognizes Healthcare Providers for StrokeCare Performance" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Health. February 18, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2026.