Emergency vet access in Arkansas
Of 346 listed veterinary practices in Arkansas,2 post verified around-the-clock hours across 2 cities, and 3 more offer emergency services without overnight staffing. 10 practices treat farm animals or horses.
Updated 2026-09-27. Free to cite with a link. Methodology and limits below.
Every verified 24/7 hospital in Arkansas
| Hospital | City | Phone | Exotics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Veterinary Emergency & Specialists (AVES) | Little Rock | (501) 224-3784 | |
| Animal Emrgency Clinic | Springdale | (479) 927-0007 |
Towns farthest from overnight care
Among Arkansas towns with at least four listed practices but no 24/7 hospital of their own, the longest hauls to verified overnight care:
- Jonesboro — nearest 24/7 hospital is Arkansas Veterinary Emergency & Specialists (AVES) in Little Rock, 121 mi straight-line (roughly a 2 hr 25 min drive)
- Mountain Home — nearest 24/7 hospital is Animal Emrgency Clinic in Springdale, 98 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 58 min drive)
- Batesville — nearest 24/7 hospital is Arkansas Veterinary Emergency & Specialists (AVES) in Little Rock, 85 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 42 min drive)
- Fort Smith — nearest 24/7 hospital is Animal Emrgency Clinic in Springdale, 58 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 10 min drive)
- Russellville — nearest 24/7 hospital is Arkansas Veterinary Emergency & Specialists (AVES) in Little Rock, 52 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 3 min drive)
- Heber Springs — nearest 24/7 hospital is Arkansas Veterinary Emergency & Specialists (AVES) in Little Rock, 52 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 2 min drive)
- Searcy — nearest 24/7 hospital is Arkansas Veterinary Emergency & Specialists (AVES) in Little Rock, 48 mi straight-line (roughly a 58 min drive)
- Hot Springs — nearest 24/7 hospital is Arkansas Veterinary Emergency & Specialists (AVES) in Little Rock, 45 mi straight-line (roughly a 54 min drive)
Methodology & honest limits
"24/7" means the hospital's own posted hours say so — on-call and emergency-line arrangements do not count, and we audit the claims. Distances are straight-line between town coordinates, not road miles; drive times are estimates, not routing. Our dataset (OpenStreetMap and GeoNames base, plus our own verification and reader corrections) is extensive but not a census: a town can look underserved here because a hospital lacks any web presence. Corrections are verified and applied — report one.
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