Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest catheter-associated urinary tract infections
41 Alabama hospitals ranked by catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Coosa Valley Medical Center, Crestwood Medical Center, Grandview Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Coosa Valley Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.59, 18th percentile | Compare Coosa Valley Medical Center |
| T1 | Crestwood Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.36, 72nd percentile | 0.41, 74th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.17, 66th percentile | Compare Crestwood Medical Center |
| T1 | Grandview Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.20, 73rd percentile | 0.67, 53rd percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.36, 70th percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare Grandview Medical Center |
| T1 | Flowers Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.60, 100th percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.84, 48th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare Flowers Hospital |
| T1 | Whitfield Regional Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.45, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Whitfield Regional Hospital |
| 6 | USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC | 0.10, 74th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.32, 75th percentile | — | 0.88, 28th percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC |
| 7 | Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus | 0.15, 72nd percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.13, 17th percentile | 0.29, 48th percentile | Compare Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus |
| 8 | Riverview Regional Medical Center | 0.18, 69th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.33, 64th percentile | 0.58, 58th percentile | — | 2.69, 1st percentile | 0.05, 79th percentile | Compare Riverview Regional Medical Center |
| 9 | DCH Regional Medical Center | 0.18, 69th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.03, 14th percentile | 1.36, 18th percentile | 0.30, 77th percentile | 0.58, 52nd percentile | 0.64, 16th percentile | Compare DCH Regional Medical Center |
| 10 | Southeast Health Medical Center | 0.19, 68th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.15, 81st percentile | — | 0.62, 48th percentile | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare Southeast Health Medical Center |
| 11 | North Alabama Medical Center | 0.22, 66th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.43, 65th percentile | 0.03, 80th percentile | Compare North Alabama Medical Center |
| 12 | Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center | 0.23, 65th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.57, 53rd percentile | 1.33, 3rd percentile | Compare Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center |
| 13 | USA Health University Hospital | 0.30, 59th percentile | 1.33, 6th percentile | 1.03, 15th percentile | 0.47, 66th percentile | — | 2.19, 2nd percentile | 0.47, 27th percentile | Compare USA Health University Hospital |
| 14 | St. Vincent's East | 0.31, 59th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 1.07, 13th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.38, 69th percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare St. Vincent's East |
| 15 | Walker Baptist Medical Center | 0.31, 59th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 1.97, 3rd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.21, 13th percentile | 0.06, 78th percentile | Compare Walker Baptist Medical Center |
| 16 | Shelby Baptist Medical Center | 0.32, 58th percentile | 1.45, 3rd percentile | 0.87, 21st percentile | 0.47, 66th percentile | — | 1.03, 20th percentile | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare Shelby Baptist Medical Center |
| T17 | The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | 0.33, 57th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.39, 59th percentile | 1.30, 20th percentile | 1.75, 19th percentile | 0.54, 56th percentile | 0.71, 12th percentile | Compare The East Alabama Healthcare Authority |
| T17 | Gadsden Regional Medical Center | 0.33, 57th percentile | 1.58, 2nd percentile | 0.61, 39th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.06, 78th percentile | Compare Gadsden Regional Medical Center |
| 19 | Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 0.34, 56th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.36, 61st percentile | 1.42, 16th percentile | 2.27, 10th percentile | 0.36, 70th percentile | 0.72, 12th percentile | Compare Mobile Infirmary Medical Center |
| 20 | Springhill Medical Center | 0.37, 53rd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.80, 44th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.76, 36th percentile | 0.34, 42nd percentile | Compare Springhill Medical Center |
| 21 | St Vincent's Birmingham | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.74, 97th percentile | 1.33, 8th percentile | 0.64, 55th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.56, 54th percentile | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare St Vincent's Birmingham |
| 22 | Princeton Baptist Medical Center | 0.44, 46th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 0.10, 78th percentile | 0.40, 70th percentile | — | 0.96, 23rd percentile | 0.57, 19th percentile | Compare Princeton Baptist Medical Center |
| 23 | Athens Limestone Hospital | 0.45, 45th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | — | 0.65, 54th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.44, 29th percentile | Compare Athens Limestone Hospital |
| 24 | Baldwin Health | 0.46, 44th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.25, 54th percentile | Compare Baldwin Health |
| T25 | Helen Keller Hospital | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 2.66, 1st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.51, 23rd percentile | Compare Helen Keller Hospital |
| T25 | University Of Alabama Hospital | 0.52, 38th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.71, 31st percentile | 0.72, 50th percentile | 1.64, 23rd percentile | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.40, 33rd percentile | Compare University Of Alabama Hospital |
| 27 | Birmingham VA Medical Center | 0.56, 35th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Birmingham VA Medical Center |
| 28 | Cullman Regional Medical Center | 0.64, 28th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 1.51, 6th percentile | 1.05, 29th percentile | — | 0.76, 36th percentile | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare Cullman Regional Medical Center |
| 29 | Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health System | 0.66, 27th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 0.49, 50th percentile | 1.42, 16th percentile | — | 0.38, 69th percentile | 0.41, 33rd percentile | Compare Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health System |
| 30 | Russell Medical Center | 0.73, 23rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.99, 5th percentile | Compare Russell Medical Center |
| 31 | Huntsville Hospital | 0.80, 20th percentile | 1.73, 1st percentile | 0.93, 19th percentile | 0.66, 54th percentile | 0.44, 73rd percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Huntsville Hospital |
| 32 | Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc | 0.80, 19th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 1.63, 5th percentile | 0.90, 37th percentile | — | 2.39, 1st percentile | 1.10, 4th percentile | Compare Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc |
| 33 | Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus | 0.86, 16th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus |
| 34 | Baptist Medical Center East | 0.95, 13th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 1.10, 12th percentile | 0.19, 79th percentile | 0.55, 69th percentile | 0.90, 27th percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Baptist Medical Center East |
| 35 | Andalusia Health | 1.00, 12th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.42, 32nd percentile | Compare Andalusia Health |
| 36 | Thomas Hospital | 1.07, 10th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.67, 33rd percentile | 0.72, 50th percentile | — | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.94, 6th percentile | Compare Thomas Hospital |
| 37 | Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital | 1.08, 10th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.74, 29th percentile | 0.63, 56th percentile | 0.39, 75th percentile | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital |
| 38 | Baptist Medical Center South | 1.12, 9th percentile | 1.98, 0th percentile | 0.67, 34th percentile | 0.95, 34th percentile | — | 1.02, 20th percentile | 0.60, 18th percentile | Compare Baptist Medical Center South |
| 39 | Marshall Medical Centers | 1.36, 6th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 1.29, 9th percentile | 0.97, 33rd percentile | — | 2.36, 1st percentile | 0.32, 45th percentile | Compare Marshall Medical Centers |
| 40 | DeKalb Regional Medical Center | 1.38, 6th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.35, 40th percentile | Compare DeKalb Regional Medical Center |
| 41 | Prattville Baptist Hospital | 1.48, 5th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.76, 11th percentile | Compare Prattville Baptist Hospital |
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.
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).