University of Alabama at Birmingham

Doing business as University of Alabama Hospital

Hospital in Birmingham, AL, Medicare certification number 010033. CMS publishes 67 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 010033The 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: Government - State
Control type: State
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: May 4, 2001
Beds: 1,157
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Address: 619 South 19TH Street
Birmingham, AL 35233
(205) 934-4011

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 2

University of Alabama at Birmingham
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1154435824
Medicare enrollment
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1447145818
Medicare enrollment

Units certified under this facility 2

Provider of Services

Parts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.

Spain Rehabilitation Center Inpatient rehabilitation facility, CCN 01T033, 19 measures, 13 providers
University of Alabama Hospital Uab Hospital, CCN 01S033

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 Better3 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.06 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.28 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.31 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.22 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 4 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.39 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 2,488

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

Tarek Abdalla
- Infectious Disease Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1043771421
Basma Abdulhadi, M.D
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1083063838
Sumayah Abed, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Hoover, AL
- NPI 1902346802
Ashlea Abercrombie
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1851930523
Nabil Abouchala, MD
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
- Fargo, ND
- NPI 1265450233
Mostafa Abozeed, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1184105900
Peter Abraham
- Surgery Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1316302060
Janice Marie Abrams, CRNP
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1174157937
Stacie Abruzzio, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1710616842
Hussein Abu Daya, M.D.
- Interventional Cardiology Physician
- Trenton, MI
- NPI 1144563792
Valerie Lynn Ackman, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Englewood, CO
- NPI 1982824504
Sergio Andres Acuna Mancilla, MD
- Transplant Surgery Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1346995271
Rachel A Adair, CRNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1740858612
Bentley Adams
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1831733666
Dylan Addis
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1922425842
Oyedele Adeyi, MD
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1376008755
Gregory Adrian, DO
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1548919939
Abhinav Agarwal, M.B.B.S.
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1043461445
Anupam Agarwal, MD
- Nephrology Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1942217179
Gaurav Agarwal, M.D.
- Nephrology Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1649293382
Shruti Agnihotri
- Neurology Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1699973669
Sabrena Ahmadi
- Neurology Physician
- Portland, OR
- NPI 1013465103
Ali Mir Ahmed, MD
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1649431511
Mustafa Iltimas Ahmed, M.D.
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1306093588
John Chaeho Ahn, MD
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1023638186

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.56
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 3,867 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.16
- 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 Worse202.13
- State average 184.12 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Worse than the national rate
- 431 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected1.8
- State average 2.7 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 397 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected8.6
- State average 8.87 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 131 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.9
- State average 12.46 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 170 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.7
- State average 11.65 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 456 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients Better12.2
- State average 16.81 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- Better than the national rate
- 308 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected10.8
- State average 14.25 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 778 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.4
- State average 4.66 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 7,696 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
- 15,277 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.38
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 16,725 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate Worse4.94
- State average 3.83 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- Worse than the national rate
- 6,646 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.97
- State average 1.7 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 3,307 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected3.25
- State average 2.26 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 5,896 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected11.61
- State average 10.91 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 3,142 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.28
- State average 5.91 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 3,244 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.95
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 1,465 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.53
- State average 0.62 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 13,942 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients Worse7.1
- State average 4.47 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- Worse than the national rate
- 90 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.52
- 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) Better0.71
- State average 0.72
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.4
- State average 0.44
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.91
- State average 0.79
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected1.64
- State average 0.71
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.72
- 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 17.9
- State average 7.67 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 8.7
- 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) 0.97
- State average 0.98
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 16

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 53
- State average 64
- National average 65
- 215 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 219
- State average 155
- National average 168
- 2,169 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 544
- State average 302
- National average 287
- 60 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 211
- State average 149
- National average 162
- 1,991 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 399
- State average 212
- National average 257
- 125 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 92
- State average 95.75 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 823 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 98
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 194 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 94
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 13,448 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia 9
- State average 10 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- 108,144 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 2
- State average 1.7 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 13,970 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 2
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 142,026 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 12
- State average 13
- National average 15
- 13,471 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 60
- State average 73
- National average 73
- 99 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 82
- State average 88
- National average 87
- 50 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 80
- State average 80
- National average 81
- 216 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 94
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 124 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Emergency department volume — very 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
Head CT results — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.3
- State average 14.31 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 574 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21
- State average 21.29 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,295 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 51.8
- State average 2.62 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 302 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 15.1
- State average 11.68 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 560 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 2.8
- State average 12.55 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 312 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16
- State average 17.3 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 599 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected4.5
- State average 5.11 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 860 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected9.9
- State average 10.28 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 860 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement Worse8.1
- State average 5.98 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- Worse than the national rate
- 86 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected12.8
- State average 11.67 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 493 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected18.4
- State average 19.89 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 383 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected14.1
- State average 12.93 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 1,827 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.1
- State average 0.99 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 1,246 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

Other hospitals in Birmingham, AL

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St. Vincent's East
The Children's Hospital of Alabama
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Uab Highlands 1201 11TH Avenue South terminated
University of Alabama Hospital
University of Alabama Hospital Uab

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.

Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.