Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest pneumonia death rate
68 Alabama hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 15.2% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 51 | Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center | 18.5%, 11th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.4%, 2nd percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 244 min, 6th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 323 | Compare Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center |
| 52 | Atmore Community Hospital | 19.0%, 8th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | — | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 49 | Compare Atmore Community Hospital |
| 53 | The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler Hospital | 19.1%, 8th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 115 min, 78th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 72 | Compare The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler Hospital |
| T54 | Athens Limestone Hospital | 19.3%, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 71 | Compare Athens Limestone Hospital |
| T54 | North Alabama Medical Center | 19.3%, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 147 min, 51st percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 338 | Compare North Alabama Medical Center |
| 56 | Evergreen Medical Center | 19.4%, 6th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | 118 min, 76th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 44 | Compare Evergreen Medical Center |
| 57 | Flowers Hospital | 19.5%, 6th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.60, 100th percentile | 227 min, 10th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 235 | Compare Flowers Hospital |
| T58 | Coosa Valley Medical Center | 19.9%, 5th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 168 | Compare Coosa Valley Medical Center |
| T58 | Huntsville Hospital | 19.9%, 5th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 16.6%, 0th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.73, 1st percentile | 238 min, 7th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 881 | Compare Huntsville Hospital |
| 60 | Thomas Hospital | 20.1%, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 162 | Compare Thomas Hospital |
| 61 | Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc | 20.3%, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 344 | Compare Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc |
| T62 | Marshall Medical Centers | 20.4%, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 143 min, 54th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 240 | Compare Marshall Medical Centers |
| T62 | Riverview Regional Medical Center | 20.4%, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 155 min, 46th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 281 | Compare Riverview Regional Medical Center |
| T64 | Medical Center Enterprise | 20.8%, 3rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 131 | Compare Medical Center Enterprise |
| T64 | Gadsden Regional Medical Center | 20.8%, 3rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.58, 2nd percentile | 201 min, 19th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 346 | Compare Gadsden Regional Medical Center |
| 66 | Cullman Regional Medical Center | 21.0%, 2nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 152 min, 48th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 115 | Compare Cullman Regional Medical Center |
| 67 | Mizell Memorial Hospital | 21.4%, 2nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 99 | Compare Mizell Memorial Hospital |
| 68 | DeKalb Regional Medical Center | 22.9%, 1st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 134 | Compare DeKalb 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.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- 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).