St Vincent's Birmingham

Hospital in Birmingham, AL, Medicare certification number 010056. CMS publishes 63 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 010056The 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: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Apr 19, 2012
Beds: 409
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 810 St Vincent's Drive
Birmingham, AL 35205
(205) 939-7000

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

St. Vincent's Birmingham

dba Ascension St. Vincent's Birmingham
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1841298999
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.76 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 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 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 Worse3 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 Worse3 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 649

Page 1 of 26Medicare Care Compare

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

Alexa Abroms
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Vestavia, AL
- NPI 1619663655
Rachael Lauren Abroms, PA
- Physician Assistant
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1093326613
David Paul Adkison, MD
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1396743779
Ali Mir Ahmed, MD
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1649431511
Alian Al-Balas
- Nephrology Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1184936304
Khalid Nabil Ali Al-Duais
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Montgomery, AL
- NPI 1396231866
Eve Alise Albrecht, ARNP
- Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1710324553
Hassan Alkhawam, MD
- Interventional Cardiology Physician
- Schaumburg, IL
- NPI 1912324328
Leland N. Allen III, M.D.
- Infectious Disease Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1245258573
Marcos Almonte Sencion, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Jasper, AL
- NPI 1225680390
Zaid Alnoah, M.D.
- Gastroenterology Physician
- York, PA
- NPI 1053570432
Immaculata Chisomnazu Amadi, NP
- Nurse Practitioner
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1790544351
John Eric Ammon, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1215973524
Misty Dawn Ary, M.D.
- Psychiatry Physician
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1114250420
Margaret Allison Ashurst Reich, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1235642083
Sarah Smith Bagwell, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Homewood, AL
- NPI 1629488101
Joshua Baker, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1346712635
Jessica Ballard, CRNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1568020196
Stephen Wayne Barker, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Tupelo, MS
- NPI 1346267838
Jeremy Clark Barlow, MD
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
- Vestavia Hills, AL
- NPI 1669456851
Jonathan David Barnett, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1962863241
Andrew Bartlett, MD
- Ophthalmology Physician
- Mountain BRK, AL
- NPI 1417248691
Riley Bassett, CRNP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Birmingham, AL
- NPI 1811655673
Sarah B Bateni, MD
- Surgical Oncology Physician
- Stanford, CA
- NPI 1225195456
Jacob Robert Batson, M.D.
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Tacoma, WA
- NPI 1952693996

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.85
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 917 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.74
- 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 As expected140.17
- State average 184.12 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 79 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.2
- State average 2.7 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 60 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected6.6
- State average 8.87 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 66 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected10.9
- State average 12.46 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 98 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected8.8
- State average 11.65 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 292 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected16.5
- State average 16.81 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 349 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected10.5
- State average 14.25 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 254 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.6
- State average 4.66 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 3,827 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.17
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 4,838 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.23
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 4,939 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.24
- State average 3.83 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,341 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.32
- State average 1.7 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 754 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.9
- State average 2.26 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,295 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.2
- State average 10.91 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 765 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected3.32
- State average 5.91 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 629 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.63
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 319 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.19
- State average 0.62 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 4,063 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected4.4
- State average 4.47 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 85 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.42
- 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) As expected1.33
- State average 0.72
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.31
- State average 0.44
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.56
- 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 expected0.64
- 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 16.2
- State average 7.67 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 5.9
- 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) 0.95
- State average 0.98
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 14

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 56
- State average 64
- National average 65
- 196 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 245
- State average 155
- National average 168
- 369 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 350
- State average 302
- National average 287
- 25 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 243
- State average 149
- National average 162
- 336 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 441
- State average 212
- National average 257
- 11 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 100
- State average 95.75 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 70 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 65
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 4,372 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 93
- State average 89.85 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 518 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 13
- State average 13
- National average 15
- 1,328 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 63
- State average 73
- National average 73
- 68 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 92
- State average 88
- National average 87
- 37 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 72
- State average 80
- National average 81
- 196 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 97
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 93 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 92
- State average 75.44 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 1,987 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (16)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Emergency department volume — 5
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients — 5
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
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Left before being seen — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1, 29

Unplanned visits 11

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.4
- State average 14.31 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 181 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected22.8
- State average 21.29 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 604 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 4.8
- State average 2.62 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 107 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 39.3
- State average 11.68 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 347 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 62.1
- State average 12.55 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 375 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.1
- State average 17.3 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 552 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.3
- State average 5.98 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 92 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected12.5
- State average 11.67 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 91 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.4
- State average 19.89 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 180 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected11.5
- State average 12.93 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 1,027 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.8
- State average 0.99 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 330 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, 29
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1, 29

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Sources for this page

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NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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