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Acute Care Hospitals · Bessemer, AL

Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System

995 9th Avenue Southwest, Bessemer, AL 35022

3 starsCMS overall star rating
YesEmergency services
Government - Hospital District or AuthorityOwnership

Hospital details

CMS overall star rating
3 stars
Emergency services
Yes
Ownership
Government - Hospital District or Authority
Hospital type
Acute Care Hospitals
Address
995 9th Avenue Southwest
City
Bessemer, AL
ZIP code
35022
County
Jefferson
State
Alabama
CMS Certification Number
010114

Sources: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospitals, Medicare Care Compare

CMS quality measures

Risk-adjusted rates as published by CMS for this hospital. A single rate is not a verdict on a hospital: CMS compares each rate with the national rate and its confidence interval, which are available on Medicare Care Compare.

MeasureCMS IDRateUnitPeriod from
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsCOMP_HIP_KNEE4.8%04/01/2023
Hospital-wide all-cause mortality (hybrid measure)Hybrid_HWM4.1%07/01/2024
Death rate for COPD patientsMORT_30_COPD9.1%07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patientsMORT_30_HF12.2%07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patientsMORT_30_PN13.7%07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patientsMORT_30_STK14.6%07/01/2023
Pressure ulcer ratePSI_030.33per 1,00007/01/2022
Iatrogenic pneumothorax ratePSI_060.2per 1,00007/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture ratePSI_080.3per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma ratePSI_092.43per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis ratePSI_101.58per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure ratePSI_1114.87per 1,00007/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis ratePSI_123.53per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis ratePSI_137.62per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence ratePSI_141.7per 1,00007/01/2022
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration ratePSI_151.73per 1,00007/01/2022
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)PSI_901.16index07/01/2022