Great River Medical Center
Surgery • Blytheville, AR • Since 1953
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Last gathered July 10, 2026. How our information is sourced · Report incorrect information
About
Great River Medical Center is part of the Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) and is located in Blytheville, Arkansas. It operates alongside SMC Regional Medical Center in Osceola as two-hospital system with a mission to restore, maintain, and improve community health. The Blytheville location serves as MCHS headquarters and is connected to the broader system headquartered at 1520 North Division Street, Blytheville. For services, check Great River Medical Center’s offerings, facilities, and schedules via the MCHS site.
Services Offered
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Insurance & Payment
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Languages Spoken
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- MedicalRecords.com: 2.7/5 (63 reviews)
- Trustburn: 2.4 (60 reviews)
- Healthgrades: 56% patient experience rating (not stated)
- Health US News: 84% overall satisfaction (not stated)
- Medicare.gov (recommendation): 55% would definitely recommend (not stated)
- Leapfrog Group: rating not shown in provided snippet (not stated)
Patients praise
- Some patients express willingness to recommend the hospital (55% definitely recommend on Medicare).
- US News shows a majority overall satisfaction (84%) compared with national/state averages.
Common complaints
- Poor communication (doctors/nurses not communicating; also complaints about unhelpful supervisors).
- Slow response / staff not responding quickly when help is requested; long ER wait times (e.g., 4 hours).
- Dirty facilities (reported dirty examination room / sometimes dirty facilities).
- Care dissatisfaction: wrong information or lack of resolution; patients report still being sick or not having results communicated; complaints about pushing pills/billing without cure.
"“Horrible communication! … waited 4 hrs for the nurse … I asked Tina the nurse supervisor … and she never showed up … This is bad customer service!”"
- MedicalRecords.com review excerpt (Norma Hass)"“Yet again worst experience ever. They don’t listen. No one in the ER and still waited an hour. … Dirty examination room. … Water or spit on the chairs.”"
- MedicalRecords.com review excerpt (Eric Detlefsen)"“Worst Hospital in the entire United States… They don't care about you nor do they care about your well-being… do not even care about you.”"
- Trustburn review excerptSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 - sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Mississippi County Hospital System names new CEO - Apr 11, 2026
- Mississippi County Hospital System partners with St. Bernards Healthcare - Dec 18, 2025
- Hospital leaders outline economic impact/future plans - Jun 8, 2026
- Lacey Carter to Lead Hospitals in Blytheville, Osceola - AMP - Apr 9, 2026
- St. Bernards Healthcare to take over management of Mississippi County Hospital System - Talk Business & Politics - Dec 18, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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