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Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest stroke death rate

42 Alabama hospitals ranked by stroke death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Baptist Medical Center East, Whitfield Regional Hospital, St. Vincent's East. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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42 hospitals ranked in Alabama by stroke death rate; 57 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalStroke death ratelower 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 average11.9%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care9.6%4311.9%10.1%14.8%1.18239 min0.96150Compare
2Whitfield Regional HospitalDemopolis, AL · Acute care9.7%23—11.3%14.9%1.45119 min0.8599Compare
3St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care10.4%3312.3%13.0%14.6%1.03158 min0.96362Compare
4St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Acute care10.5%3210.9%8.8%15.3%0.74243 min0.95409Compare
T5University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care10.8%2311.9%9.7%15.6%1.16211 min0.971,157Compare
T5Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL · Acute care10.8%14—12.1%15.0%0.96118 min1.02122Compare
7Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · Acute care11.3%2312.8%10.2%14.0%1.45182 min1.02252Compare
T8St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · Acute care12.0%34—9.6%15.8%0.95154 min0.9240Compare
T8Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery, AL · Acute care12.0%2311.2%12.9%15.8%0.95138 min1.02344Compare
10Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care12.1%3313.6%9.1%14.4%1.23164 min1.02505Compare
11Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · Acute care12.7%2313.2%12.7%15.0%1.98220 min1.01432Compare
T12Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care12.8%3212.5%11.8%14.5%0.95158 min1.09595Compare
T12Prattville Baptist HospitalPrattville, AL · Acute care12.8%34—11.8%15.5%0.94204 min0.9385Compare
14Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · Acute care12.9%3316.6%11.7%14.3%1.73238 min1.03881Compare
T15Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · Acute care13.1%4413.5%10.4%15.1%0.95212 min0.99420Compare
T15Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care13.1%33—12.7%15.1%0.94124 min0.93168Compare
T15Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care13.1%3311.8%13.2%15.6%0.97147 min1.00263Compare
18Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · Acute care13.2%4310.7%11.8%14.6%0.82140 min0.98112Compare
T19The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care13.6%3413.4%12.1%14.4%0.99200 min0.96429Compare
T19Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care13.6%2312.3%10.4%14.9%1.17185 min1.00669Compare
21Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care13.7%3312.6%12.2%15.8%0.86174 min1.01422Compare
22USA Health University HospitalMobile, AL · Acute care14.0%23—11.5%15.7%1.33211 min0.98406Compare
23Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · Acute care14.1%2313.0%13.3%15.9%0.60227 min1.01235Compare
24Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care14.2%2311.3%11.4%15.2%1.10188 min0.93162Compare
25Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care14.3%2211.3%9.6%15.9%1.58201 min1.07346Compare
T26Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care14.5%43—12.5%14.9%0.87142 min0.91131Compare
T26Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · Acute care14.5%3212.0%13.1%14.7%0.94164 min0.99147Compare
28Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · Acute care14.6%33—12.2%14.7%1.16147 min1.01310Compare
29Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care14.9%3312.3%9.8%15.7%0.85155 min0.97281Compare
T30Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · Acute care15.1%24—8.8%14.4%0.87178 min1.0671Compare
T30DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care15.1%2312.8%11.8%14.8%0.94237 min0.96787Compare
32Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care15.2%33—12.1%13.3%0.97143 min1.00240Compare
33USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · Acute care15.6%3212.9%12.0%14.4%1.09212 min0.95349Compare
34Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · Acute care16.1%2312.6%10.7%16.6%1.09152 min0.99115Compare
35North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · Acute care17.3%2213.7%13.0%15.9%1.14147 min1.01338Compare
36Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · Acute care17.4%3412.0%14.8%14.8%1.19160 min1.01457Compare
37Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · Acute care17.5%34—12.0%14.7%1.00176 min0.94170Compare
38Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · Acute care18.5%1214.4%14.7%15.7%0.91244 min1.03323Compare
39Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · Acute care19.0%23—12.3%14.9%0.93172 min0.9588Compare
40Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma, AL · Acute care19.9%22—12.4%15.8%0.95164 min0.96214Compare
41Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · Acute care21.1%32—9.2%15.4%0.92155 min0.95267Compare
42Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · Acute care21.9%24—17.8%16.0%0.93188 min1.10185Compare

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.

Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke 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).