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Best hospitals in Alabama

None of the 56 Alabama hospitals rated by CMS holds five stars at the moment; 9 hold four. They are listed here in order of CMS's overall quality rating and what patients say, next to how long the ER takes and how much each hospital marks up its prices.

Also:All 102 Alabama hospitalsBest hospitals by stateAlabama ranks 38th of 52 statesCompare the top 3 side by side

0five-star hospitals
9four-star hospitals
56hospitals rated by CMS and open to the public, of 102 in the state
69%of patients would recommend the typical hospital US typical 71%
2 h 42 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

The top 9

1Fayette Medical CenterFayette · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend86%Typical ER visit1 h 53 minListed per $1 of cost$2.852Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend86%Typical ER visit2 h 9 minListed per $1 of cost$3.463Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend79%Typical ER visit3 h 32 minListed per $1 of cost$5.874Troy Regional Medical CenterTroy · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend70%Typical ER visit1 h 52 minListed per $1 of cost$4.485Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend75%Typical ER visit3 h 59 minListed per $1 of cost$3.516Baldwin HealthFoley · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend68%Typical ER visit2 h 20 minListed per $1 of cost$17.467Russellville HospitalRussellville · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend66%Typical ER visit1 h 41 minListed per $1 of cost$2.128Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend59%Typical ER visit2 h 22 minListed per $1 of cost$19.779North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Would recommend72%Typical ER visit2 h 10 minListed per $1 of cost$4.75
How Alabama's 56 rated hospitals score
05 stars
94 stars
253 stars
182 stars
41 star

Every rated hospital in Alabama

In ranking order. Click a column to sort.

#HospitalCityCMS ratingPatient ratingWould recommendTypical ER visitListed per $1 of cost
1Fayette Medical CenterFayette★★★★★★★★★★86%1 h 53 min$2.85
2Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City★★★★★★★★★★86%2 h 9 min$3.46
3Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan★★★★★★★★★★79%3 h 32 min$5.87
4Troy Regional Medical CenterTroy★★★★★★★★★★70%1 h 52 min$4.48
5Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery★★★★★★★★★★75%3 h 59 min$3.51
6Baldwin HealthFoley★★★★★★★★★★68%2 h 20 min$17.46
7Russellville HospitalRussellville★★★★★★★★★★66%1 h 41 min$2.12
8Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise★★★★★★★★★★59%2 h 22 min$19.77
9North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield★★★★★–72%2 h 10 min$4.75
10North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette★★★★★★★★★★80%3 h 0 min$4.11
11St Vincent's St ClairPell City★★★★★★★★★★74%2 h 34 min$7.22
12Evergreen Medical CenterEvergreen★★★★★★★★★★73%1 h 58 min$2.40
13Prattville Baptist HospitalPrattville★★★★★★★★★★71%3 h 24 min$4.08
14The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika★★★★★★★★★★70%3 h 20 min$3.13
15Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 40 min$3.89
16Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro★★★★★★★★★★62%2 h 56 min$2.63
17Huntsville HospitalHuntsville★★★★★★★★★★76%3 h 58 min$5.32
18Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham★★★★★★★★★★74%2 h 54 min$18.60
19Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 35 min$9.60
20Springhill Medical CenterMobile★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 27 min$3.40
21Medical West, An Affiliate of Uab Health SystemBessemer★★★★★★★★★★71%2 h 27 min$4.78
22St. Vincent's EastBirmingham★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 38 min$4.90
23Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 4 min$4.22
24Russell Medical CenterAlexander City★★★★★★★★★★68%2 h 18 min$3.89
25Marshall Medical CentersBoaz★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 23 min$3.48
26Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham★★★★★★★★★★62%2 h 44 min$13.08
27St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham★★★★★★★★★★70%4 h 3 min$4.95
28Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 44 min$17.92
29Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile★★★★★★★★★★61%3 h 32 min$3.87
30Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham★★★★★★★★★★57%2 h 38 min$13.25
31Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper★★★★★★★★★★54%2 h 35 min$15.51
32Marion Regional Medical CenterHamilton★★★★★–86%1 h 44 min$2.20
33Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville★★★★★–79%1 h 36 min$3.46
34Atmore Community HospitalAtmore★★★★★–71%2 h 6 min$3.44
35Helen Keller HospitalSheffield★★★★★★★★★★80%3 h 8 min$4.28
36Athens Limestone HospitalAthens★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 58 min$4.34
37University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham★★★★★★★★★★78%3 h 31 min$5.29
38Thomas HospitalFairhope★★★★★★★★★★72%3 h 8 min$4.62
39Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery★★★★★★★★★★70%2 h 18 min$4.92
40Usa Health University HospitalMobile★★★★★★★★★★70%3 h 31 min$3.34
41Flowers HospitalDothan★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 47 min$16.14
42Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery★★★★★★★★★★66%3 h 40 min$3.05
43Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa★★★★★★★★★★64%3 h 57 min$3.64
44Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile★★★★★★★★★★64%3 h 5 min$4.13
45Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster★★★★★★★★★★64%3 h 2 min$12.10
46Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman★★★★★★★★★★62%2 h 32 min$4.88
47Dekalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne★★★★★★★★★★59%2 h 44 min$8.86
48Andalusia HealthAndalusia★★★★★★★★★★58%2 h 52 min$10.02
49Whitfield Regional HospitalDemopolis★★★★★★★★★★58%1 h 59 min$2.44
50North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence★★★★★★★★★★55%2 h 27 min$7.67
51Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden★★★★★★★★★★54%3 h 21 min$22.69
52Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma★★★★★★★★★★47%2 h 44 min$16.03
53Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega★★★★★★★★★★72%1 h 58 min$14.01
54Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston★★★★★★★★★★52%4 h 4 min$7.72
55Mizell Memorial HospitalOpp★★★★★–72%2 h 10 min$2.95
56D W McMillan Memorial HospitalBrewton★★★★★–60%2 h 46 min$4.05
How the order is set. Hospitals are sorted by CMS's overall hospital quality star rating (1 to 5 stars), which combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Ties are broken by the patient survey star rating, then by the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital. Hospitals CMS has not rated, often small, new or specialty hospitals, are not listed; neither are Veterans Affairs and military hospitals, which most patients cannot choose. Prices and ER times are shown for comparison and do not change the order. A star rating is a summary: for a specific operation, look at that hospital's page and ask your doctor.

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Source: CMS Care Compare (overall star ratings and patient survey) and hospital cost reports.