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Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest hospital-acquired condition score

66 Alabama hospitals ranked by hospital-acquired condition score in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Evergreen Medical Center, Lakeland Community Hospital, Community Hospital Inc. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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66 hospitals ranked in Alabama by hospital-acquired condition score; 33 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-acquired condition scorelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average0.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Evergreen Medical CenterEvergreen, AL · Acute care−1.4634—10.3%15.6%—118 min0.9344Compare
T1Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville, AL · Acute care−1.463——14.3%14.9%—96 min1.04—Compare
T1Community Hospital IncTallassee, AL · Acute care−1.46————15.6%—104 min0.9869Compare
T1Elmore Community HospitalWetumpka, AL · Acute care−1.46————15.2%—110 min0.8438Compare
T1Floyd Cherokee Medical CenterCentre, AL · Acute care−1.46————15.1%—123 min0.9760Compare
6Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · Acute care−1.232313.0%13.3%15.9%0.60227 min1.01235Compare
7Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care−1.2343—12.5%14.9%0.87142 min0.91131Compare
8Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · Acute care−1.014310.7%11.8%14.6%0.82140 min0.98112Compare
9The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler HospitalGreenville, AL · Acute care−0.96————14.7%0.97115 min0.9672Compare
10Russellville HospitalRussellville, AL · Acute care−0.9343——16.3%0.99101 min1.31100Compare
11North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · Acute care−0.912213.7%13.0%15.9%1.14147 min1.01338Compare
12Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care−0.8944——15.2%0.95129 min0.9870Compare
13Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care−0.8333—12.7%15.1%0.94124 min0.93168Compare
14Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · Acute care−0.8123—12.3%14.9%0.93172 min0.9588Compare
15Troy Regional Medical CenterTroy, AL · Acute care−0.7844—9.9%14.7%0.98112 min1.0197Compare
16Wiregrass Medical CenterGeneva, AL · Acute care−0.77————14.9%0.98110 min0.96—Compare
17Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · Acute care−0.653412.0%14.8%14.8%1.19160 min1.01457Compare
18Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · Acute care−0.6124—8.8%14.4%0.87178 min1.0671Compare
19Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care−0.573312.3%9.8%15.7%0.85155 min0.97281Compare
20Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care−0.483311.8%13.2%15.6%0.97147 min1.00263Compare
21North Alabama Shoals HospitalMuscle Shoals, AL · Acute care−0.38————15.4%0.97103 min0.97198Compare
22Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · Acute care−0.344413.5%10.4%15.1%0.95212 min0.99420Compare
23Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care−0.303312.6%12.2%15.8%0.86174 min1.01422Compare
24Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma, AL · Acute care−0.2322—12.4%15.8%0.95164 min0.96214Compare
25Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care−0.223212.5%11.8%14.5%0.95158 min1.09595Compare
26USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · Acute care−0.193212.9%12.0%14.4%1.09212 min0.95349Compare
27St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Acute care−0.153210.9%8.8%15.3%0.74243 min0.95409Compare
28St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care−0.053312.3%13.0%14.6%1.03158 min0.96362Compare
29Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · Acute care−0.022312.6%10.7%16.6%1.09152 min0.99115Compare
30D W McMillan Memorial HospitalBrewton, AL · Acute care−0.011——10.5%15.5%1.04166 min0.9365Compare
31Atmore Community HospitalAtmore, AL · Acute care0.003——10.1%15.5%0.99126 min1.0149Compare
32Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · Acute care+0.0732—9.2%15.4%0.92155 min0.95267Compare
33Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, AL · Acute care+0.223311.6%13.1%14.2%0.99138 min0.9581Compare
34University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care+0.292311.9%9.7%15.6%1.16211 min0.971,157Compare
35Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care+0.323313.6%9.1%14.4%1.23164 min1.02505Compare
36Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · Acute care+0.323212.0%13.1%14.7%0.94164 min0.99147Compare
37Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · Acute care+0.3324—17.8%16.0%0.93188 min1.10185Compare
38Hill Hospital Of Sumter CountyYork, AL · Acute care+0.35——————141 min—33Compare
39DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care+0.412312.8%11.8%14.8%0.94237 min0.96787Compare
40The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care+0.493413.4%12.1%14.4%0.99200 min0.96429Compare
41DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · Acute care+0.552311.4%14.6%15.1%1.02164 min0.99134Compare
42Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · Acute care+0.5834—12.0%14.7%1.00176 min0.94170Compare
43North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield, AL · Acute care+0.604———13.8%0.96130 min1.0071Compare
44Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care+0.6133—12.1%13.3%0.97143 min1.00240Compare
45Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care+0.632211.3%9.6%15.9%1.58201 min1.07346Compare
46Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care+0.644311.9%10.1%14.8%1.18239 min0.96150Compare
47Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care+0.652311.3%11.4%15.2%1.10188 min0.93162Compare
48Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · Acute care+0.662312.8%10.2%14.0%1.45182 min1.02252Compare
49Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · Acute care+0.661214.4%14.7%15.7%0.91244 min1.03323Compare
50Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · Acute care+0.6633—12.2%14.7%1.16147 min1.01310Compare

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.

Hospital-acquired condition score
Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
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).