CMS Hospital Quality

Hospitals with Lowest Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate in Alabama

Rate of unplanned ER visits and hospital returns within 30 days for heart failure patients. Lower means patients are better managed and stabilized before discharge.

50 hospitals reportingin AlabamaLower score = Better

Alabama — Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate at a Glance

10.96days per patient
Alabama Average
5.16days per patient
US National Average
57
Hospitals Reporting
21%
Better than National
Alabama performs worse than the US average for heart failure emergency return rate. The state average (10.96 days per patient) is 5.80 higher than the national average (5.16 days per patient). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

Alabama Hospital Rankings — Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate

#HospitalCityScoreCMS Starsvs National Avg
1HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTERSCOTTSBORO-53.60days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
2PRINCETON BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTERBIRMINGHAM-41.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
3RUSSELL MEDICAL CENTERALEXANDER CITY-40.20days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
4MARION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERHAMILTON-37.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
5CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERCULLMAN-36.80days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
6MEDICAL CENTER ENTERPRISEENTERPRISE-29.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
7EVERGREEN MEDICAL CENTEREVERGREEN-26.30days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
8VA CENTRAL ALABAMA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - MONTGOMERYMONTGOMERY-25.70days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
9FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTERFAYETTE-25.00days per patient★★★★★
10LAKELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITALHALEYVILLE-24.90days per patient★★★★★
11VAUGHAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PARKWAY CAMPUSSELMA-22.80days per patient★★★★★
12PRATTVILLE BAPTIST HOSPITALPRATTVILLE-19.30days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
13BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTERBIRMINGHAM-17.70days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
14BALDWIN HEALTHFOLEY-16.90days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
15HELEN KELLER HOSPITALSHEFFIELD-16.10days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
16NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTERWINFIELD-12.70days per patient★★★★★
17ATHENS LIMESTONE HOSPITALATHENS-10.80days per patient★★★★★
18NORTHEAST ALABAMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERANNISTON-7.80days per patient★★★★★
19USA HEALTH HCA PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLCMOBILE-7.20days per patient★★★★★
20DECATUR MORGAN HOSPITAL - DECATUR CAMPUSDECATUR-6.90days per patient★★★★★
21CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTERTALLADEGA-6.80days per patient★★★★★
22NORTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTERFLORENCE-4.70days per patient★★★★★
23SOUTHEAST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTERDOTHAN-1.10days per patient★★★★★
24JACKSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC INCMONTGOMERY0.20days per patient★★★★★
25SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTERALABASTER0.30days per patient★★★★★
26FLOWERS HOSPITALDOTHAN1.30days per patient★★★★★
27BAPTIST HEALTH BROOKWOOD HOSPITALVESTAVIA3.40days per patient★★★★★
28UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITALBIRMINGHAM5.80days per patient★★★★★
29WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTERJASPER6.30days per patient★★★★★
30NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARYBAY MINETTE10.00days per patient★★★★★
31MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTERSBOAZ12.20days per patient★★★★★
32RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERGADSDEN13.80days per patient★★★★★
33GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTERBIRMINGHAM14.70days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
34HUNTSVILLE HOSPITALHUNTSVILLE16.00days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
35GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERGADSDEN20.00days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
36TROY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERTROY20.00days per patient★★★★★
37THOMAS HOSPITALFAIRHOPE20.10days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
38MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEMBESSEMER20.10days per patient★★★★★
39ST VINCENT'S BIRMINGHAMBIRMINGHAM21.00days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
40ST. VINCENT'S EASTBIRMINGHAM21.20days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
41DCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERTUSCALOOSA21.70days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
42BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHMONTGOMERY23.40days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
43COOSA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTERSYLACAUGA36.40days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
44MOBILE INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTERMOBILE36.50days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
45THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTHCARE AUTHORITYOPELIKA36.70days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
46BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER EASTMONTGOMERY39.50days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
47DEKALB REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERFORT PAYNE40.00days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
48ANDALUSIA HEALTHANDALUSIA41.70days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
49ATMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITALATMORE42.40days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
50SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTERMOBILE55.00days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg

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