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Hospitals in Alabama with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

70 Alabama hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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70 hospitals ranked in Alabama by readmissions penalty; 29 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher 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 average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care−0.59%3312.3%13.0%14.6%1.03158 min0.96362Compare
52Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL · Acute care−0.63%14—12.1%15.0%0.96118 min1.02122Compare
53Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · Acute care−0.66%4310.7%11.8%14.6%0.82140 min0.98112Compare
54Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care−0.69%2211.3%9.6%15.9%1.58201 min1.07346Compare
55Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · Acute care−0.70%23—12.3%14.9%0.93172 min0.9588Compare
56DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care−0.71%2312.8%11.8%14.8%0.94237 min0.96787Compare
57St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · Acute care−0.72%34—9.6%15.8%0.95154 min0.9240Compare
58USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · Acute care−0.73%3212.9%12.0%14.4%1.09212 min0.95349Compare
59Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care−0.74%2311.3%11.4%15.2%1.10188 min0.93162Compare
60DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · Acute care−0.78%2311.4%14.6%15.1%1.02164 min0.99134Compare
61St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Acute care−0.80%3210.9%8.8%15.3%0.74243 min0.95409Compare
62Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care−0.86%4311.9%10.1%14.8%1.18239 min0.96150Compare
63Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · Acute care−0.87%24—8.8%14.4%0.87178 min1.0671Compare
64Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · Acute care−0.88%3212.0%13.1%14.7%0.94164 min0.99147Compare
65Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care−0.96%33—12.7%15.1%0.94124 min0.93168Compare
66University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care−1.05%2311.9%9.7%15.6%1.16211 min0.971,157Compare
67Russellville HospitalRussellville, AL · Acute care−1.28%43——16.3%0.99101 min1.31100Compare
68Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · Acute care−1.39%1214.4%14.7%15.7%0.91244 min1.03323Compare
69Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care−1.44%3312.3%9.8%15.7%0.85155 min0.97281Compare
70Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · Acute care−1.72%2313.0%13.3%15.9%0.60227 min1.01235Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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).