Fonteum Care Compare · Alabama
Alabama hospitals: 102 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 102 Medicare-certified hospitals in Alabama in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Alabama hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across Alabama’s 102 Medicare-certified hospitals.
Offer emergency services
93 (91.2%)
Birthing-friendly designation
38
Average CMS overall rating (of 5)
2.57
By hospital type
| Acute Care Hospitals | 77 |
| Psychiatric | 9 |
| Critical Access Hospitals | 8 |
| Acute Care - Veterans Administration | 3 |
| Rural Emergency Hospital | 3 |
By ownership
| Government - Hospital District or Authority | 33 |
| Proprietary | 32 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 17 |
| Government - State | 6 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Other | 4 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 5 of 5 ★ | 2 |
| 4 of 5 ★ | 5 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 18 |
| 2 of 5 ★ | 21 |
| 1 of 5 ★ | 5 |
Hospitals in Alabama, ranked by CMS overall rating
51 of 102 Alabama hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 2.57 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Va Medical Center | Birmingham | 5 / 5 |
| Va Central Alabama Healthcare System - Montgomery | Montgomery | 5 / 5 |
| Baldwin Health | Foley | 4 / 5 |
| Baptist Medical Center East | Montgomery | 4 / 5 |
| Lakeland Community Hospital | Haleyville | 4 / 5 |
| Northwest Medical Center | Winfield | 4 / 5 |
| Southeast Health Medical Center | Dothan | 4 / 5 |
| Athens Limestone Hospital | Athens | 3 / 5 |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center | Sylacauga | 3 / 5 |
| Dale Medical Center | Ozark | 3 / 5 |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus | Decatur | 3 / 5 |
| Dekalb Regional Medical Center | Fort Payne | 3 / 5 |
| Highlands Medical Center | Scottsboro | 3 / 5 |
| Marshall Medical Centers | Boaz | 3 / 5 |
| Medical Center Enterprise | Enterprise | 3 / 5 |
| Prattville Baptist Hospital | Prattville | 3 / 5 |
| Princeton Baptist Medical Center | Birmingham | 3 / 5 |
| Russell Medical Center | Alexander City | 3 / 5 |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | Birmingham | 3 / 5 |
| St Vincent's St Clair | Pell City | 3 / 5 |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | Opelika | 3 / 5 |
| Thomas Hospital | Fairhope | 3 / 5 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | Birmingham | 3 / 5 |
| Usa Health Hca Providence Hospital, Llc | Mobile | 3 / 5 |
| Walker Baptist Medical Center | Jasper | 3 / 5 |
| Andalusia Health | Andalusia | 2 / 5 |
| Brookwood Baptist Medical Center | Vestavia | 2 / 5 |
| Crestwood Medical Center | Huntsville | 2 / 5 |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center | Cullman | 2 / 5 |
| Evergreen Medical Center | Evergreen | 2 / 5 |
| Fayette Medical Center | Fayette | 2 / 5 |
| Flowers Hospital | Dothan | 2 / 5 |
| Grandview Medical Center | Birmingham | 2 / 5 |
| Helen Keller Hospital | Sheffield | 2 / 5 |
| Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville | 2 / 5 |
| Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc | Montgomery | 2 / 5 |
| Medical West, An Affiliate Of Uab Health System | Bessemer | 2 / 5 |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | Mobile | 2 / 5 |
| North Alabama Medical Center | Florence | 2 / 5 |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center | Gadsden | 2 / 5 |
| Russellville Hospital | Russellville | 2 / 5 |
| Shelby Baptist Medical Center | Alabaster | 2 / 5 |
| Springhill Medical Center | Mobile | 2 / 5 |
| St. Vincent's East | Birmingham | 2 / 5 |
| Usa Health University Hospital | Mobile | 2 / 5 |
| Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus | Selma | 2 / 5 |
| Baptist Medical Center South | Montgomery | 1 / 5 |
| Dch Regional Medical Center | Tuscaloosa | 1 / 5 |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | Gadsden | 1 / 5 |
| Mizell Memorial Hospital | Opp | 1 / 5 |
| Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center | Anniston | 1 / 5 |
| Atmore Community Hospital | Atmore | — |
| Baypointe Behavioral Health | Mobile | — |
| Beacon Children's Hospital | Luverne | — |
| Bibb Medical Center | Centreville | — |
| Bryce Hospital | Tuscaloosa | — |
| Bullock County Hospital | Union Springs | — |
| Bullock County Hospital | Union Springs | — |
| Callahan Eye Hospital | Birmingham | — |
| Citizens Baptist Medical Center | Talladega | — |
| Clay County Hospital | Ashland | — |
| Community Hospital Inc | Tallassee | — |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital | Luverne | — |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital | Luverne | — |
| D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital | Brewton | — |
| Eamc - Lanier | Valley | — |
| Eastpointe Hospital | Daphne | — |
| Elmore Community Hospital | Wetumpka | — |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center | Centre | — |
| Greene County Hospital | Eutaw | — |
| Grove Hill Memorial Hospital | Grove Hill | — |
| Hale County Hospital | Greensboro | — |
| Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services | Birmingham | — |
| Hill Hospital Of Sumter County | York | — |
| J Paul Jones Hospital | Camden | — |
| Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital | Phenix City | — |
| Jackson Medical Center | Jackson | — |
| Lake Martin Community Hospital | Dadeville | — |
| Lawrence Medical Center | Moulton | — |
| Marion Regional Medical Center | Hamilton | — |
| Mary S Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Center | Tuscaloosa | — |
| Medical Center Barbour | Eufaula | — |
| Monroe County Hospital | Monroeville | — |
| Mountain View Hospital | Gadsden | — |
| North Alabama Shoals Hospital | Muscle Shoals | — |
| North Baldwin Infirmary | Bay Minette | — |
| Ochsner Choctaw General | Butler | — |
| Red Bay Hospital | Red Bay | — |
| Sanctuary At The Woodlands, The | Cullman | — |
| St Vincent's Chilton | Clanton | — |
| St Vincents Blount | Oneonta | — |
| Tanner Medical Center-east Alabama | Wedowee | — |
| The Children's Hospital Of Alabama | Birmingham | — |
| The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler Hospital | Greenville | — |
| Troy Regional Medical Center | Troy | — |
| Tuscaloosa Va Medical Center | Tuscaloosa | — |
| Unity Psychiatric Care - Huntsville | Huntsville | — |
| Usa Health Children's & Women's Hospital | Mobile | — |
| Washington County Hospital | Chatom | — |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital | Demopolis | — |
| Wiregrass Medical Center | Geneva | — |
| Wiregrass Medical Center | Geneva | — |
Alabama hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in Alabama?
- 102 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in Alabama as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 51 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 2.57 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does Alabama have?
- Alabama's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 91.2% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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