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Hospitals in Alabama with the best net Medicare quality adjustments

70 Alabama hospitals ranked by net Medicare quality adjustment 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 net medicare quality adjustment; 29 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalNet Medicare quality adjustmenthigher 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−0.48%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Prattville Baptist HospitalPrattville, AL · Acute care−1.25%34—11.8%15.5%0.94204 min0.9385Compare
52Russellville HospitalRussellville, AL · Acute care−1.28%43——16.3%0.99101 min1.31100Compare
53The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care−1.35%3413.4%12.1%14.4%0.99200 min0.96429Compare
54Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL · Acute care−1.39%14—12.1%15.0%0.96118 min1.02122Compare
55Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · Acute care−1.47%2313.0%13.3%15.9%0.60227 min1.01235Compare
56Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · Acute care−1.49%2313.2%12.7%15.0%1.98220 min1.01432Compare
57Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care−1.53%3312.3%9.8%15.7%0.85155 min0.97281Compare
58Mizell Memorial HospitalOpp, AL · Acute care−1.54%1——13.4%15.4%1.06130 min1.0499Compare
59Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care−1.61%33—12.1%13.3%0.97143 min1.00240Compare
60Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care−1.67%2311.3%11.4%15.2%1.10188 min0.93162Compare
61DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · Acute care−1.67%2311.4%14.6%15.1%1.02164 min0.99134Compare
62Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care−1.70%4311.9%10.1%14.8%1.18239 min0.96150Compare
63St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · Acute care−1.72%34—9.6%15.8%0.95154 min0.9240Compare
64Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · Acute care−1.76%33—12.2%14.7%1.16147 min1.01310Compare
65Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · Acute care−1.77%3316.6%11.7%14.3%1.73238 min1.03881Compare
66Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care−1.95%2312.3%10.4%14.9%1.17185 min1.00669Compare
67Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · Acute care−1.95%2312.8%10.2%14.0%1.45182 min1.02252Compare
68Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care−1.99%2211.3%9.6%15.9%1.58201 min1.07346Compare
69DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care−2.37%2312.8%11.8%14.8%0.94237 min0.96787Compare
70Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · Acute care−3.01%1214.4%14.7%15.7%0.91244 min1.03323Compare

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.

Net Medicare quality adjustment
Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
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).