UAMS Medical Center has been ranked as one of "America's Best Hospitals"[4] by U.S. News & World Report 13 consecutive times.

[5] It is also recognized as a "high performing" hospital in the areas of Cancer, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gynecology, and Nephrology.

[8] What started as a free clinic later evolved into an entity known only as City Hospital when UAMS moved their campus just outside downtown Little Rock in 1935.

That 40-acre site was deeded to the university by the Arkansas State Hospital, and the name UAMS Medical Center originated with the new campus location.

UAMS began another large campus expansion in phases from 2001 to 2011, making it the state's largest academic health center.