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Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest serious complications

59 Alabama hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Flowers Hospital, St Vincent's Birmingham, Birmingham VA Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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59 hospitals ranked in Alabama by serious complications; 40 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
1	Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · Acute care	0.60, 100th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.84, 48th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.13, 71st percentile	Compare Flowers Hospital
2	St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.74, 97th percentile	1.33, 8th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare St Vincent's Birmingham
3	Birmingham VA Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Veterans Affairs	0.77, 95th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Birmingham VA Medical Center
4	Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.25, 54th percentile	Compare Baldwin Health
5	Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.58, 58th percentile	—	2.69, 1st percentile	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare Riverview Regional Medical Center
6	Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.20, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.67, 53rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.36, 70th percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare Grandview Medical Center
T7	Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Medical Center Enterprise
T7	Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	—	0.45, 45th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.44, 29th percentile	Compare Athens Limestone Hospital
9	Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.57, 53rd percentile	1.33, 3rd percentile	Compare Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
10	Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	1.97, 3rd percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.21, 13th percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Walker Baptist Medical Center
T11	Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	1.00, 12th percentile	—	—	—	0.42, 32nd percentile	Compare Andalusia Health
T11	Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	2.66, 1st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.51, 23rd percentile	Compare Helen Keller Hospital
T13	Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.59, 18th percentile	Compare Coosa Valley Medical Center
T13	Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.36, 72nd percentile	0.41, 74th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Crestwood Medical Center
T13	Prattville Baptist HospitalPrattville, AL · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	1.48, 5th percentile	—	—	—	0.76, 11th percentile	Compare Prattville Baptist Hospital
T13	DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	1.36, 18th percentile	0.30, 77th percentile	0.58, 52nd percentile	0.64, 16th percentile	Compare DCH Regional Medical Center
T17	Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital
T17	Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	—	0.62, 48th percentile	0.45, 28th percentile	Compare Southeast Health Medical Center
T17	Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	0.74, 29th percentile	1.08, 10th percentile	0.63, 56th percentile	0.39, 75th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
T17	St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare St Vincent's St Clair
T17	Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery, AL · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	1.63, 5th percentile	0.80, 19th percentile	0.90, 37th percentile	—	2.39, 1st percentile	1.10, 4th percentile	Compare Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc
T17	Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma, AL · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.86, 16th percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus
T23	North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield, AL · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion
T23	Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.96, 6th percentile	Compare Citizens Baptist Medical Center
T25	Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	1.29, 9th percentile	1.36, 6th percentile	0.97, 33rd percentile	—	2.36, 1st percentile	0.32, 45th percentile	Compare Marshall Medical Centers
T25	Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.76, 36th percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Springhill Medical Center
T25	North Alabama Shoals HospitalMuscle Shoals, AL · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare North Alabama Shoals Hospital
T25	The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler HospitalGreenville, AL · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler Hospital
T29	Troy Regional Medical CenterTroy, AL · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Troy Regional Medical Center
T29	Wiregrass Medical CenterGeneva, AL · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Wiregrass Medical Center
T31	Russellville HospitalRussellville, AL · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Russellville Hospital
T31	Atmore Community HospitalAtmore, AL · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Atmore Community Hospital
T31	North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette, AL · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.67, 14th percentile	Compare North Baldwin Infirmary
T31	Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, AL · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	0.73, 23rd percentile	—	—	—	0.99, 5th percentile	Compare Russell Medical Center
T31	The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.39, 59th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	1.30, 20th percentile	1.75, 19th percentile	0.54, 56th percentile	0.71, 12th percentile	Compare The East Alabama Healthcare Authority
36	Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Highlands Medical Center
37	DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	—	1.38, 6th percentile	—	—	—	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare DeKalb Regional Medical Center
38	St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	1.07, 13th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.38, 69th percentile	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare St. Vincent's East
39	D W McMillan Memorial HospitalBrewton, AL · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare D W McMillan Memorial Hospital
40	Mizell Memorial HospitalOpp, AL · Acute care	1.06, 25th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mizell Memorial Hospital
T41	USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.88, 28th percentile	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC
T41	Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · Acute care	1.09, 20th percentile	1.51, 6th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	1.05, 29th percentile	—	0.76, 36th percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Cullman Regional Medical Center
43	Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · Acute care	1.10, 19th percentile	0.67, 33rd percentile	1.07, 10th percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.94, 6th percentile	Compare Thomas Hospital
44	North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · Acute care	1.14, 15th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.43, 65th percentile	0.03, 80th percentile	Compare North Alabama Medical Center
T45	Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · Acute care	1.16, 13th percentile	0.49, 50th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	—	0.38, 69th percentile	0.41, 33rd percentile	Compare Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health System
T45	University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care	1.16, 13th percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	1.64, 23rd percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare University Of Alabama Hospital
T45	Dale Medical CenterOzark, AL · Acute care	1.16, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Dale Medical Center
48	Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care	1.17, 12th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	2.27, 10th percentile	0.36, 70th percentile	0.72, 12th percentile	Compare Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
49	Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care	1.18, 12th percentile	1.10, 12th percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.19, 79th percentile	0.55, 69th percentile	0.90, 27th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Baptist Medical Center East
T50	Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · Acute care	1.19, 11th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.13, 17th percentile	0.29, 48th percentile	Compare Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus

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.

Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).