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Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

32 Alabama hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Crestwood Medical Center, Athens Limestone Hospital, Flowers Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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32 hospitals ranked in Alabama by mrsa bloodstream infections; 67 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower 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	Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	0.41, 74th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Crestwood Medical Center
T1	Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.45, 45th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	0.44, 29th percentile	Compare Athens Limestone Hospital
T1	Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.60, 100th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.84, 48th percentile	0.13, 71st percentile	Compare Flowers Hospital
T1	Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.58, 2nd percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Gadsden Regional Medical Center
T1	Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	2.66, 1st percentile	—	0.51, 23rd percentile	Compare Helen Keller Hospital
6	Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care	0.36, 70th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	2.27, 10th percentile	0.72, 12th percentile	Compare Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
7	Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.36, 70th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.20, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare Grandview Medical Center
T8	Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · Acute care	0.38, 69th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	—	0.41, 33rd percentile	Compare Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health System
T8	St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.38, 69th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	1.07, 13th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare St. Vincent's East
10	Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.42, 66th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	1.08, 10th percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	0.39, 75th percentile	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
11	North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · Acute care	0.43, 65th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.03, 80th percentile	Compare North Alabama Medical Center
12	Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care	0.50, 59th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.67, 33rd percentile	1.07, 10th percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	—	0.94, 6th percentile	Compare Thomas Hospital
13	The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care	0.54, 56th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	1.30, 20th percentile	1.75, 19th percentile	0.71, 12th percentile	Compare The East Alabama Healthcare Authority
14	St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.56, 54th percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	1.33, 8th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare St Vincent's Birmingham
15	Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · Acute care	0.57, 53rd percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.33, 3rd percentile	Compare Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
16	DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	1.36, 18th percentile	0.30, 77th percentile	0.64, 16th percentile	Compare DCH Regional Medical Center
17	Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · Acute care	0.62, 48th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	—	0.45, 28th percentile	Compare Southeast Health Medical Center
18	Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care	0.76, 36th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Springhill Medical Center
19	Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · Acute care	0.76, 36th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	1.51, 6th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	1.05, 29th percentile	—	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Cullman Regional Medical Center
20	USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · Acute care	0.88, 28th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC
21	Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care	0.90, 27th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	1.10, 12th percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.19, 79th percentile	0.55, 69th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Baptist Medical Center East
22	University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.91, 26th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	1.64, 23rd percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare University Of Alabama Hospital
23	Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.96, 23rd percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.10, 78th percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	—	0.57, 19th percentile	Compare Princeton Baptist Medical Center
24	Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · Acute care	1.02, 20th percentile	1.98, 0th percentile	0.67, 34th percentile	1.12, 9th percentile	0.95, 34th percentile	—	0.60, 18th percentile	Compare Baptist Medical Center South
25	Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · Acute care	1.03, 20th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	0.87, 21st percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	0.45, 28th percentile	Compare Shelby Baptist Medical Center
26	Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · Acute care	1.12, 17th percentile	1.73, 1st percentile	0.93, 19th percentile	0.80, 20th percentile	0.66, 54th percentile	0.44, 73rd percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Huntsville Hospital
27	Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · Acute care	1.13, 17th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.29, 48th percentile	Compare Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus
28	Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · Acute care	1.21, 13th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.97, 3rd percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Walker Baptist Medical Center
29	USA Health University HospitalMobile, AL · Acute care	2.19, 2nd percentile	1.33, 6th percentile	1.03, 15th percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	—	0.47, 27th percentile	Compare USA Health University Hospital
30	Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care	2.36, 1st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	1.29, 9th percentile	1.36, 6th percentile	0.97, 33rd percentile	—	0.32, 45th percentile	Compare Marshall Medical Centers
31	Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery, AL · Acute care	2.39, 1st percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.63, 5th percentile	0.80, 19th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	—	1.10, 4th percentile	Compare Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc
32	Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care	2.69, 1st percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.58, 58th percentile	—	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare Riverview Regional 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.

MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (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).
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).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).