Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest left ED without being seen
73 Alabama hospitals ranked by left ED without being seen in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 2.0% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T48 | Highlands Medical Center | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 170 | Compare Highlands Medical Center |
| T48 | Marshall Medical Centers | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 143 min, 54th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 240 | Compare Marshall Medical Centers |
| T48 | Walker Baptist Medical Center | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 155 min, 46th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 267 | Compare Walker Baptist Medical Center |
| T48 | Andalusia Health | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 88 | Compare Andalusia Health |
| T48 | Helen Keller Hospital | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 17.8%, 0th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 185 | Compare Helen Keller Hospital |
| T48 | Bibb Medical Center | 3.0%, 17th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 35 | Compare Bibb Medical Center |
| T48 | Elmore Community Hospital | 3.0%, 17th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 110 min, 82nd percentile | 0.84, 96th percentile | 38 | Compare Elmore Community Hospital |
| T58 | North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | — | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 71 | Compare North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion |
| T58 | North Baldwin Infirmary | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 78 | Compare North Baldwin Infirmary |
| T58 | DCH Regional Medical Center | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 237 min, 7th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 787 | Compare DCH Regional Medical Center |
| T58 | Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 185 min, 27th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 669 | Compare Mobile Infirmary Medical Center |
| T58 | D W McMillan Memorial Hospital | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 65 | Compare D W McMillan Memorial Hospital |
| T58 | Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.4%, 2nd percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 244 min, 6th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 323 | Compare Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center |
| T58 | Hale County Hospital | 4.0%, 9th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 100 min, 90th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 39 | Compare Hale County Hospital |
| T58 | Wiregrass Medical Center | 4.0%, 9th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 110 min, 82nd percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | — | Compare Wiregrass Medical Center |
| T66 | The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 429 | Compare The East Alabama Healthcare Authority |
| T66 | Flowers Hospital | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.60, 100th percentile | 227 min, 10th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 235 | Compare Flowers Hospital |
| T66 | Thomas Hospital | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 162 | Compare Thomas Hospital |
| T69 | Baptist Medical Center East | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 239 min, 7th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 150 | Compare Baptist Medical Center East |
| T69 | Prattville Baptist Hospital | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 85 | Compare Prattville Baptist Hospital |
| T69 | USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 349 | Compare USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC |
| T69 | Jackson Medical Center | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 35 | Compare Jackson Medical Center |
| 73 | Medical Center Barbour | 8.0%, 1st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 min, 44th percentile | — | 35 | Compare Medical Center Barbour |
About these rankings
Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).