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Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest central line bloodstream infections

33 Alabama hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Baldwin Health, Crestwood Medical Center, Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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33 hospitals ranked in Alabama by central line bloodstream infections; 66 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract 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
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Baldwin Health
T1	Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	0.41, 74th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Crestwood Medical Center
T1	Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.13, 17th percentile	0.29, 48th percentile	Compare Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus
T1	Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.76, 36th percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Springhill Medical Center
T1	Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	2.66, 1st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.51, 23rd percentile	Compare Helen Keller Hospital
T1	North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.43, 65th percentile	0.03, 80th percentile	Compare North Alabama Medical Center
T1	Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.57, 53rd percentile	1.33, 3rd percentile	Compare Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
8	Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.10, 78th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	—	0.96, 23rd percentile	0.57, 19th percentile	Compare Princeton Baptist Medical Center
9	Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.20, 73rd percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.36, 70th percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare Grandview Medical Center
10	Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · Acute care	0.28, 68th percentile	0.60, 100th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.84, 48th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.13, 71st percentile	Compare Flowers Hospital
11	Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · Acute care	0.28, 68th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	—	0.62, 48th percentile	0.45, 28th percentile	Compare Southeast Health Medical Center
12	Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care	0.33, 64th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.58, 58th percentile	—	2.69, 1st percentile	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare Riverview Regional Medical Center
13	Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care	0.36, 61st percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	2.27, 10th percentile	0.36, 70th percentile	0.72, 12th percentile	Compare Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
14	The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care	0.39, 59th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	1.30, 20th percentile	1.75, 19th percentile	0.54, 56th percentile	0.71, 12th percentile	Compare The East Alabama Healthcare Authority
15	Birmingham VA Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Veterans Affairs	0.42, 56th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Birmingham VA Medical Center
16	Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · Acute care	0.49, 50th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	—	0.38, 69th percentile	0.41, 33rd percentile	Compare Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health System
17	Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care	0.61, 39th percentile	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Gadsden Regional Medical Center
18	Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · Acute care	0.67, 34th percentile	1.98, 0th percentile	1.12, 9th percentile	0.95, 34th percentile	—	1.02, 20th percentile	0.60, 18th percentile	Compare Baptist Medical Center South
19	Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care	0.67, 33rd percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	1.07, 10th percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.94, 6th percentile	Compare Thomas Hospital
20	University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.71, 31st percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	1.64, 23rd percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare University Of Alabama Hospital
21	Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.74, 29th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.08, 10th percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	0.39, 75th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
22	Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · Acute care	0.87, 21st percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	1.03, 20th percentile	0.45, 28th percentile	Compare Shelby Baptist Medical Center
23	Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · Acute care	0.93, 19th percentile	1.73, 1st percentile	0.80, 20th percentile	0.66, 54th percentile	0.44, 73rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Huntsville Hospital
24	USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · Acute care	1.02, 15th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.88, 28th percentile	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC
25	USA Health University HospitalMobile, AL · Acute care	1.03, 15th percentile	1.33, 6th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	2.19, 2nd percentile	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare USA Health University Hospital
26	DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care	1.03, 14th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	1.36, 18th percentile	0.30, 77th percentile	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.64, 16th percentile	Compare DCH Regional Medical Center
27	St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care	1.07, 13th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.38, 69th percentile	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare St. Vincent's East
28	Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care	1.10, 12th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.19, 79th percentile	0.55, 69th percentile	0.90, 27th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Baptist Medical Center East
29	Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care	1.29, 9th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	1.36, 6th percentile	0.97, 33rd percentile	—	2.36, 1st percentile	0.32, 45th percentile	Compare Marshall Medical Centers
30	St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Acute care	1.33, 8th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare St Vincent's Birmingham
31	Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · Acute care	1.51, 6th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	1.05, 29th percentile	—	0.76, 36th percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Cullman Regional Medical Center
32	Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery, AL · Acute care	1.63, 5th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.80, 19th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	—	2.39, 1st percentile	1.10, 4th percentile	Compare Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc
33	Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · Acute care	1.97, 3rd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.21, 13th percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Walker Baptist Medical Center

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.

Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) 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).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) 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).