Alabama Hospital Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated September 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 Facilities analyzed99 Government sourcesthe state's licensing authority Last updatedSeptember 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.09

Alabama has 99 active licensed hospitals on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

99active licensed hospitals across 70 Alabama cities appear on the state's public file.
77.8%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 4 carry a D or F.
77.9is the statewide average records layer score across all graded hospitals.
Birminghamhas the most licensed hospitals in the state (9).

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed hospitals99
Cities covered70
Statewide average records layer score77.9
Grade A facilities52 (52.5%)
Grade B facilities25 (25.3%)
Grade C facilities18 (18.2%)
Grade D facilities4 (4%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)99 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
General Acute Care Hospital79
Critical Access Hospital9
Psychiatric Hospital9
Children'S Hospital2

By city

Birmingham (9)Mobile (6)Montgomery (4)Tuscaloosa (4)Huntsville (3)Gadsden (3)Dothan (2)Cullman (2)Geneva (2)Union Springs (2)Haleyville (2)Luverne (2)Boaz (1)Florence (1)Opp (1)Fort Payne (1)Alabaster (1)Sheffield (1)Ozark (1)Centre (1)Opelika (1)Tallassee (1)Andalusia (1)Hamilton (1)Fayette (1)Enterprise (1)Eutaw (1)Dadeville (1)Centreville (1)Scottsboro (1)Alexander City (1)Ashland (1)Anniston (1)Athens (1)Foley (1)Decatur (1)Winfield (1)Jasper (1)Grove Hill (1)Greensboro (1)Wetumpka (1)Brewton (1)Fairhope (1)Talladega (1)Prattville (1)Demopolis (1)Bessemer (1)Selma (1)Troy (1)Jackson (1)Bay Minette (1)Pell City (1)York (1)Evergreen (1)Greenville (1)Muscle Shoals (1)Russellville (1)Sylacauga (1)Phenix City (1)Atmore (1)Clanton (1)Valley (1)Camden (1)Chatom (1)Red Bay (1)Butler (1)Oneonta (1)Wedowee (1)Eufaula (1)Daphne (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · A-

#2 Fayette Medical Center Fayette · A-

#3 Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · A-

#4 Baldwin Health Foley · A-

#5 North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion Winfield · A-

#6 Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · A-

#7 Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · A-

#8 Birmingham Va Medical Center Birmingham · A-

#9 Russellville Hospital Russellville · A-

#10 Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital Phenix City · A-

#11 Va Central Alabama Healthcare System - Montgomery Montgomery · A-

#12 Dale Medical Center Ozark · A-

#13 Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · A-

#14 Community Hospital INC Tallassee · A-

#15 Greene County Hospital Eutaw · A-

#16 Lake Martin Community Hospital Dadeville · A-

#17 Bibb Medical Center Centreville · A-

#18 Wiregrass Medical Center Geneva · A-

#19 Clay County Hospital Ashland · A-

#20 Grove Hill Memorial Hospital Grove Hill · A-

#21 Hale County Hospital Greensboro · A-

#22 Elmore Community Hospital Wetumpka · A-

#23 Bullock County Hospital Union Springs · A-

#24 Jackson Medical Center Jackson · A-

#25 Hill Hospital Of Sumter County York · A-

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every hospital in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About hospital licensing in Alabama

Hospitals in Alabama are overseen by the state's licensing authority, whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many hospitals are there in Alabama?

Alabama has 99 active licensed hospitals on the state's public file, across 70 cities. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Alabama city has the most hospitals?

Birmingham, with 9 licensed hospitals, followed by Mobile (6) and Montgomery (4).

How are Alabama hospital grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Hospital Compare general information and quality data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every hospital in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Alabama republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of September 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: September 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Alabama Hospital Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.09). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/hospital/al

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Alabama Hospital Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.09, September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/hospital/al.

Plain, Alabama Hospital Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.09, updated September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/hospital/al

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