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Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

75 Alabama hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Marshall Medical Centers, North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion, Shelby Baptist Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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75 hospitals ranked in Alabama by hospital-wide readmission rate; 24 more match but have no reported value.

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National average15.0%11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%
1Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care13.3%—12.1%20.4%10.3%—15.2%Compare
2North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield, AL · Acute care13.8%——13.8%9.1%——Compare
3Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · Acute care14.0%12.8%10.2%16.3%8.3%2.0%11.3%Compare
T4Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, AL · Acute care14.2%11.6%13.1%17.7%———Compare
T4St Vincents BlountOneonta, AL · Critical access14.2%——14.5%———Compare
T6Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · Acute care14.3%16.6%11.7%19.9%8.1%1.5%12.9%Compare
T6Lake Martin Community HospitalDadeville, AL · Acute care14.3%——14.5%———Compare
T8Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care14.4%13.6%9.1%17.3%10.2%1.9%12.1%Compare
T8The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care14.4%13.4%12.1%17.5%11.6%2.6%13.6%Compare
T8USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · Acute care14.4%12.9%12.0%17.5%10.9%3.2%15.6%Compare
T8Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · Acute care14.4%—8.8%19.3%10.4%—15.1%Compare
T12Birmingham VA Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Veterans Affairs14.5%11.2%6.7%15.5%6.6%——Compare
T12VA Central Alabama Healthcare System - MontgomeryMontgomery, AL · Veterans Affairs14.5%—9.1%12.5%7.4%——Compare
T12Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care14.5%12.5%11.8%17.6%7.3%3.0%12.8%Compare
T15Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · Acute care14.6%10.7%11.8%14.7%9.4%—13.2%Compare
T15St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care14.6%12.3%13.0%16.5%10.9%2.1%10.4%Compare
T15Tanner Medical Center-East AlabamaWedowee, AL · Critical access14.6%——15.0%———Compare
T18Troy Regional Medical CenterTroy, AL · Acute care14.7%—9.9%16.1%———Compare
T18Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · Acute care14.7%12.0%13.1%18.0%8.4%—14.5%Compare
T18Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · Acute care14.7%—12.0%17.2%9.7%—17.5%Compare
T18Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · Acute care14.7%—12.2%13.7%9.1%—14.6%Compare
T18Bibb Medical CenterCentreville, AL · Acute care14.7%——17.8%———Compare
T18Clay County HospitalAshland, AL · Acute care14.7%——16.8%———Compare
T18Jackson Medical CenterJackson, AL · Acute care14.7%———9.1%——Compare
T18The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler HospitalGreenville, AL · Acute care14.7%——19.1%———Compare
T26Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care14.8%11.9%10.1%14.0%8.9%—9.6%Compare
T26Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · Acute care14.8%12.0%14.8%16.2%7.4%—17.4%Compare
T26Marion Regional Medical CenterHamilton, AL · Acute care14.8%——14.9%———Compare
T26DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care14.8%12.8%11.8%16.6%8.5%—15.1%Compare
T26Dale Medical CenterOzark, AL · Acute care14.8%——14.8%———Compare
T26St Vincent's ChiltonClanton, AL · Acute care14.8%——16.1%———Compare
T32Fayette Medical CenterFayette, AL · Acute care14.9%—10.7%14.4%9.0%——Compare
T32Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care14.9%—12.5%20.8%9.5%—14.5%Compare
T32Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville, AL · Acute care14.9%—14.3%14.6%7.9%——Compare
T32North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette, AL · Acute care14.9%—13.9%15.9%———Compare
T32Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · Acute care14.9%—12.3%16.0%9.8%—19.0%Compare
T32Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care14.9%12.3%10.4%17.2%9.2%4.0%13.6%Compare
T32Whitfield Regional HospitalDemopolis, AL · Acute care14.9%—11.3%16.5%——9.7%Compare
T32Washington County HospitalChatom, AL · Critical access14.9%——————Compare
T32Wiregrass Medical CenterGeneva, AL · Acute care14.9%——————Compare
T41Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · Acute care15.0%13.2%12.7%15.6%7.6%2.2%12.7%Compare
T41Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL · Acute care15.0%—12.1%15.7%——10.8%Compare
T41Red Bay HospitalRed Bay, AL · Critical access15.0%——13.4%———Compare
T44Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · Acute care15.1%13.5%10.4%16.9%9.1%3.2%13.1%Compare
T44Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care15.1%—12.7%19.9%7.3%—13.1%Compare
T44DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · Acute care15.1%11.4%14.6%22.9%10.6%——Compare
T44Floyd Cherokee Medical CenterCentre, AL · Acute care15.1%——13.8%———Compare
T48Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care15.2%——————Compare
T48Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care15.2%11.3%11.4%20.1%11.2%3.3%14.2%Compare
T48Elmore Community HospitalWetumpka, AL · Acute care15.2%——15.4%———Compare

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.

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke patients.