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Acute Care Hospitals · Birmingham, AL

University of Alabama Hospital

619 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233

2 starsCMS overall star rating
YesEmergency services
Government - StateOwnership

Hospital details

CMS overall star rating
2 stars
Emergency services
Yes
Ownership
Government - State
Hospital type
Acute Care Hospitals
Address
619 South 19th Street
City
Birmingham, AL
ZIP code
35233
County
Jefferson
State
Alabama
CMS Certification Number
010033

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_KNEE7.1%04/01/2023
Hospital-wide all-cause mortality (hybrid measure)Hybrid_HWM3.4%07/01/2024
Death rate for heart attack patientsMORT_30_AMI11.9%07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsMORT_30_CABG1.8%07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patientsMORT_30_COPD8.6%07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patientsMORT_30_HF9.7%07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patientsMORT_30_PN12.2%07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patientsMORT_30_STK10.8%07/01/2023
Pressure ulcer ratePSI_030.53per 1,00007/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsPSI_04202.13per 1,00007/01/2022
Iatrogenic pneumothorax ratePSI_060.26per 1,00007/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture ratePSI_080.38per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma ratePSI_093.25per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis ratePSI_101.97per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure ratePSI_1111.61per 1,00007/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis ratePSI_124.94per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis ratePSI_135.28per 1,00007/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence ratePSI_141.95per 1,00007/01/2022
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration ratePSI_151.56per 1,00007/01/2022
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)PSI_901.16index07/01/2022