RCHP - Florence LLC

Doing business as North Alabama Medical Center

Hospital in Florence, AL, Medicare certification number 010006. CMS publishes 67 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 010006The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Proprietary
Control type: Private (for profit)
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Apr 11, 2019
Beds: 338
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Jul 1, 2010 (1 total)
Address: 1701 Veterans Drive
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 629-1000

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1

RCHP - Florence LLC

dba North Alabama Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1477874337
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.76 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.06 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.28 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.31 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.22 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 4 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.39 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 414

Page 1 of 17Medicare Care Compare

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Abdelmohaymin Abdalla Abufatima Abdalla, MD
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Scottsdale, AZ
- NPI 1871081505
Jerry Gregory Adderholt Jr., MD
- Neurological Surgery Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1013951185
Oluwole Muyiwa Adegbala, M.D., MPH
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1750736864
Ayodeji Olatunde Adeoya, M.D
- Hospitalist Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1720423395
Syed Rafeeq Ahmed, MD
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1154399715
Majid Toseef Aized, M.D
- Surgery Physician
- Detroit, MI
- NPI 1407166432
Ahmad B Al-Hamda, MD
- Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician
- Muscle Shoals, AL
- NPI 1851357586
Mohieddin Albarazi, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1447998034
Katie Albright, CRNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1386457612
Kristen Faith Alexander
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1306427638
Barry E Allen, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1922091180
James Christopher Allen, CRNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Hartselle, AL
- NPI 1427443944
Hazim Allos, MD
- Infectious Disease Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1477170694
Samir S Allos, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Huntsville, AL
- NPI 1972952109
Ammar Almehmi
- Nephrology Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1497798219
Jennifer Ames
- Physician Assistant
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1093584898
Jeffrey D Anderson, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1528095007
Ralph L Aquadro Jr., MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1396797288
Selena Nicole Armstrong, FNP-BC
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Decatur, AL
- NPI 1265183057
Timothy Dale Ashley Jr., M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1043570617
Timothy Dale Ashley, M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1962461574
Constantine Athanasuleas
- Vascular Surgery Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1962455642
David Edward Bachofer, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1316058100
Robert Louie Bailey Jr., MD
- Surgery Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1306804786
Muhammad W Bajwa, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Florence, AL
- NPI 1184296246

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.34
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,002 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.14
- State average 1.05 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Worse236.12
- State average 184.12 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Worse than the national rate
- 91 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients Worse5.3
- State average 2.7 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- Worse than the national rate
- 89 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7
- State average 8.87 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 182 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected13.7
- State average 12.46 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 266 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected13
- State average 11.65 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 378 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients Worse19.3
- State average 16.81 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- Worse than the national rate
- 674 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients Worse17.3
- State average 14.25 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- Worse than the national rate
- 342 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Worse5.1
- State average 4.66 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Worse than the national rate
- 3,560 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 6,347 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.25
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 6,413 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.92
- State average 3.83 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,269 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.44
- State average 1.7 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 324 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected3.59
- State average 2.26 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,235 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate Worse16.59
- State average 10.91 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- Worse than the national rate
- 334 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected4.62
- State average 5.91 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 317 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.96
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 232 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.55
- State average 0.62 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 5,008 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected4.8
- State average 4.47 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 48 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.22
- State average 0.5
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0
- State average 0.72
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.03
- State average 0.44
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.43
- State average 0.79
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0
- State average 0.71
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0
- State average 0.67
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 11.3
- State average 7.67 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 13.4
- State average 6.48 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.01
- State average 0.98
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 18

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 93
- State average 91.83 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 213 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 61
- State average 64
- National average 65
- 138 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
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 158
- State average 155
- National average 168
- 376 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 328
- State average 302
- National average 287
- 36 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
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 147
- State average 149
- National average 162
- 328 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 218
- State average 212
- National average 257
- 13 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 94
- State average 95.75 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 231 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 84
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 67 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 81
- State average 66
- National average 69
- 16 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 64
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 2,565 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 97
- State average 89.85 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 1,892 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 46,884 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 15
- State average 13
- National average 15
- 4,350 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 70
- State average 73
- National average 73
- 33 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 100
- State average 88
- National average 87
- 18 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 74
- State average 80
- National average 81
- 138 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 91
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 64 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 52
- State average 46.43 (computed here)
- National average 46.51 (computed here)
- 29 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (12)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Emergency department volume — high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 11

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.1
- State average 14.31 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 444 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected23.1
- State average 21.29 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 601 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -15.8
- State average 2.62 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 285 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 13
- State average 11.68 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 424 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 28
- State average 12.55 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 691 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.8
- State average 17.3 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 948 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.1
- State average 5.98 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 49 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected13
- State average 11.67 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 114 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients Worse23.6
- State average 19.89 (computed here)
- National average 20
- Worse than the national rate
- 340 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected11.1
- State average 12.93 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 1,619 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.2
- State average 0.99 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 458 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1

Other hospitals near Florence, AL

No other hospitals are listed in Florence, AL; these share its ZIP code area (356xx).

Athens Limestone Hospital Athens
Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus 1201 7TH Street SE, Decatur
Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus 2205 Beltline Rd SW, Decatur
Decatur Morgan Hospital-Parkway Campus Decatur terminated
Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield
North Alabama Shoals Hospital Muscle Shoals
Russellville Hospital Russellville
Shoals Senior Care Center Muscle Shoals

Sources for this page

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Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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