Editing Arkansas County, Arkansas (section)

===Public health===
Arkansas County's above-average poverty rate indicates a high [[Medicaid]] eligibility rate. As of 2012, 31.8% of Arkansas County was eligible for Medicaid, with 72.5% of children under 19 eligible for ARKids First, a program by the [[Arkansas Department of Human Services]] that combines children's Medicaid (ARKids A) and other programs for families with higher incomes (ARKids B).<ref>{{harvp|"Profile"|2015|p= 54}}.</ref> The county's population is significantly above healthy weight, with 71.2% of adults and 39.8% of children/adolescents ranking as overweight or obese, compared to the state averages of 67.1% and 39.3%, respectively. These rates are significantly above national averages of 62.9% and 30.3%, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title= Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps |publisher= Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |url= https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/data-trends-maps/index.html |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref>

The Baptist Health hospital system operates the Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart in the city, the only [[community hospital]] in Arkansas County.<ref>{{cite web |title= Trauma System Hospitals by Region |year= 2017 |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/Trauma_System_Hospitals_by_Region.pdf |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref> It is rated as a [[Level 4 Trauma Center]] by the [[Arkansas Department of Health]].<ref name="adh" /> The DeWitt Hospital & Nursing Home is a [[critical access hospital]], which maintains 25 beds, a 60-bed nursing home, and the Ferguson Rural Health Clinic.<ref>{{ cite web |title= DeWitt Hospital & Nursing Home |url= http://www.dhnh.org/index.html |author= Staff of the DeWitt Hospital & Nursing Home |publisher= DeWitt Hospital & Nursing Home |access-date= July 1, 2018 }}</ref> Both are members of the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership.<ref>{{ cite web |author= Staff of Arkansas Rural Health Partnership|title= Our Hospitals |publisher= Arkansas Rural Health Partnership |url= https://www.arruralhealth.org/ |year= 2018 |access-date= July 1, 2018 }}</ref> Jefferson Regional Medical Center in [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]] is a [[Tertiary referral hospital|referral hospital]] in the region.<ref name="adh" >{{cite web |title= Trauma System Hospitals by Region |year= 2017 |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/Trauma_System_Hospitals_by_Region.pdf |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |access-date= July 1, 2018 }}</ref>

The nearest [[Level 1 Trauma Center]]s are [[University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences]] (UAMS) and [[Arkansas Children's Hospital]] (ACH) in Little Rock.<ref name="adh" />