Acute Care Hospital

North Alabama Medical Center

1701 Veterans Drive, Florence, AL 35630

Part of Lifepoint Health Incsee all 140 affiliated facilities

24/7 Emergency Services For-profit
2 out of 5 Stars Why 2 stars? North Alabama Medical Center's 2-star rating reflects below-average performance on Mortality and Patient Experience.

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating · North Alabama Medical Center

How was North Alabama Medical Center's 2-star rating calculated?

The CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating applies to acute care hospitals like North Alabama Medical Center. CMS standardizes every underlying measure against the national rate, computes a weighted score for each of five domains, sums them by the fixed weights below, and assigns 1–5 stars using k-means clustering across all reporting hospitals.

Domains that fed North Alabama Medical Center's rating
Domain Weight Measures reported Hospital performance vs. national
Mortality 22% 7 of 7 0 better 5 same 2 worse
Safety of Care 22% 19 of 19 3 better 14 same 2 worse
Readmissions 22% 6 of 6 1 better 3 same 2 worse
Timely & Effective Care 12% 18 of 22 2 better 14 same 2 worse
Patient Experience 22% HCAHPS See HCAHPS detail below

How star meaning varies by hospital type. This CMS Overall Star Rating only applies to acute care hospitals. Children's hospitals (Pediatric Quality), psychiatric hospitals (IPFQR), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF QRP), long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH QRP), and VA medical centers each use separate quality programs designed for their patient populations. Comparing star ratings across these facility types isn't meaningful — see the methodology page for the full mapping of which program applies to which facility.

How CareRanks computes ratings → · CMS official methodology ↗

Emergency & urgent care

How this emergency department performs on the measures that matter most when you need care fast.

144 min Typical ER visit before heading home Near the national median of 148 min
1% Walked out before being seen Better than ~75% of hospitals · national median 1%
61% Recommended sepsis care given Near the national median of 64%

From CMS Timely & Effective Care reporting.

Quality measures

Mortality

Below National Average

Measures the rate at which patients die within 30 days of hospital admission for specific conditions. A lower mortality rate indicates better outcomes.

Underlying measures: Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 5.20 95% interval: 3.10 – 8.40 Sample size: 1,583 Reporting period: 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: Hybrid_HWM Death rate for COPD patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 8.70 95% interval: 5.90 – 12.80 Sample size: 160 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_COPD Death rate for heart attack patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 14.50 95% interval: 11.80 – 17.80 Sample size: 266 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_AMI Death rate for heart failure patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 12.50 95% interval: 9.90 – 15.80 Sample size: 413 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_HF Death rate for stroke patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 12.40 95% interval: 9.70 – 15.70 Sample size: 258 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_STK Death rate for CABG surgery patients Worse Than the National Rate Hospital score: 5.40 95% interval: 2.90 – 9.70 Sample size: 79 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_CABG Death rate for pneumonia patients Worse Than the National Rate Hospital score: 19.60 95% interval: 17.00 – 22.60 Sample size: 659 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_PN

Safety of Care

Same as National Average

Tracks hospital-acquired infections, surgical complications, and other patient safety indicators. Lower rates indicate better safety practices.

Underlying measures: Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better than the National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.08 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_6_SIR Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better than the National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.21 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_2_SIR Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better than the National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.00 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_1_SIR Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 1.34 95% interval: 0.35 – 2.33 Sample size: 1,002 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_15 Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.26 95% interval: 0.06 – 0.47 Sample size: 6,347 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_06 Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 4.70 95% interval: 2.70 – 8.30 Sample size: 49 Reporting period: 04/01/2021 – 03/31/2024 CMS measure id: COMP_HIP_KNEE In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.25 95% interval: 0.06 – 0.45 Sample size: 6,413 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_08 MRSA Bacteremia No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.39 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_5_SIR Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 3.59 95% interval: 2.13 – 5.06 Sample size: 1,235 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_09 Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 2.92 95% interval: 0.80 – 5.04 Sample size: 1,269 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_12 Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 1.44 95% interval: 0.00 – 3.04 Sample size: 324 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_10 Postoperative sepsis rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 4.62 95% interval: 0.87 – 8.38 Sample size: 317 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_13 Pressure ulcer rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 0.55 95% interval: 0.00 – 1.23 Sample size: 5,008 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_03 CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite No Different Than the National Value Hospital score: 1.14 95% interval: 0.82 – 1.46 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_90 SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.00 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_4_SIR SSI - Colon Surgery No Different than National Benchmark Hospital score: 0.00 SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_3_SIR Postoperative wound dehiscence rate No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 1.96 95% interval: 0.48 – 3.44 Sample size: 232 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_14 Postoperative respiratory failure rate Worse Than the National Rate Hospital score: 16.59 95% interval: 9.79 – 23.38 Sample size: 334 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_11 Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Worse Than the National Rate Hospital score: 236.12 95% interval: 184.42 – 287.81 Sample size: 91 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_04

Readmissions

Same as National Average

Measures how often patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Lower readmission rates suggest effective treatment and discharge planning.

Underlying measures: 30-day Readmission, Heart Attack Better than expected Hospital score: 0.92 Sample size: 285 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-AMI-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Bypass Surgery As expected Hospital score: 1.00 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-CABG-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Heart Failure As expected Hospital score: 0.99 Sample size: 461 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-HF-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Pneumonia As expected Hospital score: 0.98 Sample size: 679 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-PN-HRRP 30-day Readmission, COPD Worse than expected Hospital score: 1.05 Sample size: 174 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-COPD-HRRP 30-day Readmission, Hip/Knee Replacement Worse than expected Hospital score: 1.05 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP

Patient Experience

Below National Average

Based on the HCAHPS survey — patient satisfaction with communication, cleanliness, pain management, and discharge information.

Patient survey detail — the questions feeding the Patient Experience domain above expand ↓

CMS computes the Patient Experience domain from the federal HCAHPS survey. Each bar below is one survey question; the percentage is the share of North's recent patients who gave the most positive response. HCAHPS percentages aren't directly comparable across all measures — see the methodology page for how CMS weights them.

  • Communication with Nurses 75%
  • Communication with Doctors 73%
  • Hospital Cleanliness 63%
  • Hospital Quietness 62%
  • Staff Responsiveness N/A
  • Discharge Information 83%
  • Overall Hospital Rating (9 or 10) 61%
  • Would Recommend Hospital 56%

Percentages represent patients who gave the most positive response. Survey conducted by CMS through the HCAHPS program.

Timely & Effective Care

Same as National Average

Measures how quickly the hospital provides important treatments such as antibiotics for pneumonia or interventions for heart attacks.

Underlying measures: Left before being seen Better than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 1.00 % National median: 1.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 46,884 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: OP_22 Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle Better than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 95.00 % National median: 89.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 21 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEP_SH_6HR Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 Near the national median Hospital score: 93.00 % National median: 94.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 213 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: STK_05 Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing Near the national median Hospital score: 15.00 % National median: 15.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 4,350 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better Near the national median Hospital score: 218.00 min National median: 248.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 11 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_18c Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better Near the national median Hospital score: 144.00 min National median: 148.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 320 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_18b Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better Near the national median Hospital score: 312.00 min National median: 294.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 46 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_18d Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better Near the national median Hospital score: 158.00 min National median: 154.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 376 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_18a Head CT results Near the national median Hospital score: 82.00 % National median: 74.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 17 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: OP_23 Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Near the national median Hospital score: 97.00 % National median: 97.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 1,892 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: VTE_2 Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock Near the national median Hospital score: 61.00 % National median: 64.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 137 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEP_1 Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle Near the national median Hospital score: 67.00 % National median: 72.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 36 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEP_SH_3HR Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle Near the national median Hospital score: 75.00 % National median: 81.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 137 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEV_SEP_3HR Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle Near the national median Hospital score: 92.00 % National median: 94.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 65 Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: SEV_SEP_6HR Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination Near the national median Hospital score: 64.00 % National median: 79.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 2,565 Reporting period: 10/01/2024 – 03/31/2025 CMS measure id: IMM_3 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Near the national median Hospital score: 52.00 min National median: 53.00 min (lower is better) Sample size: 29 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: OP_40 Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 94.00 % National median: 98.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 231 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: STK_02 Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 84.00 % National median: 97.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 67 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: OP_29

Clinical Staff

North Alabama Medical Center has 410 CMS-affiliated clinicians on its roster — physicians, advanced practice providers, and other Medicare-enrolled professionals who list this hospital as an affiliated facility.

Top specialties

  • Nurse Practitioner 109
  • Internal Medicine 44
  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) 28
  • Family Practice 26
  • Diagnostic Radiology 24
  • Physician Assistant 17
  • Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) 14
  • Emergency Medicine 13

Self-reported primary specialty in the CMS Doctors & Clinicians dataset. Many clinicians serve multiple facilities.

Practice characteristics

Accept Medicare assignment
379 (92%)

Bill Medicare directly at the approved rate — patients only owe co-insurance/deductible.

Offer telehealth
47 (11%)

Indicated by the clinician in their CMS profile as routinely providing virtual visits.

Medicare quality scoring (MIPS)

130 of these clinicians have a published Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score. Of those, 39 (30%) score above the national median of 85.5.

MIPS scoring is heavily compressed at the top of the 0–100 range, so individual scores are not a reliable consumer signal. We surface roster-level coverage and the share above the national median instead.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare) national downloadable file and MIPS Performance Year final scores, as of 2026-07-18. Affiliations from the CMS Facility Affiliations dataset. About 16% of small facilities (critical access, rural emergency, freestanding psych, IRF/LTCH) do not appear in the affiliations file and therefore have no panel.

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Search the 410 clinicians affiliated with North Alabama Medical Center. Each name links to that clinician's official Medicare Care Compare profile, where you can see their credentials, secondary specialties, group affiliations, and (when applicable) MIPS quality scores.

Showing 30 of 410 clinicians (alphabetical)

Roster from CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare), updated 2026-07-18. A clinician may also practice at other facilities; "affiliated" means this hospital is on their CMS profile, not that they exclusively work here. Procedure volumes are Medicare fee-for-service counts from the CMS clinician utilization file (all practice locations, not just this hospital). Industry payment totals are from CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, and include meals, travel, consulting, and speaking fees; payments are legal and common — we show them for transparency, not as a quality judgment.

Pricing & Costs

This hospital participates in price transparency under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. View 478 published procedures — gross charges, cash prices, and per-payer negotiated rates where available.

Across this hospital's priced procedures:
vs. AL median +54% runs 54% above the state median
vs. national median +74% runs 74% above the national median

Median percent difference across the 478 DRGs where this hospital has a comparable published price and the comparison cohort has enough hospitals to compute a stable median.

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Facility Information

Licensed beds
338
Facility type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Proprietary
Emergency services
Yes — 24/7

Ownership & Finances

Ownership
For-profit (Corporation)
Charity care spend (FY2023)
$5.2M
List prices vs. actual cost
≈ 8.4× actual cost

From the hospital's FY2023 Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

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How North Alabama Medical Center compares nearby

Compared with the 8 other acute-care hospitals within 50 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.

Among the 9 acute-care hospitals within 50 miles, North Alabama Medical Center's overall star rating is 2★; the median among the 6 peers reporting it is 2★.

Measure This facility Nearby median Best nearby
Overall star rating reported by 6 of 8 nearby peers 2★ 2★ 4★
Patient experience (HCAHPS) star reported by 5 of 8 nearby peers 2★ 4★ 5★
Mortality reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers Below National Average Same as National Average Same as National Average
Safety of Care reported by 7 of 8 nearby peers Same as National Average Same as National Average Same as National Average
Readmissions reported by 6 of 8 nearby peers Same as National Average Same as National Average Same as National Average

The comparison group

Cohort: within 50 miles · CMS data period 2026-06 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work

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Skilled nursing facilities nearby

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About this data

Quality and ratings data are sourced from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare program. Star ratings are CMS's own calculation; CareRanks does not modify or re-weight them. Facility-level details (address, beds, ownership, teaching status) come from CMS provider files and the CMS Provider of Services file.

Pricing data, where shown, is drawn from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File (MRF) published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. See our methodology for the full update cadence and limitations.

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