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Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital, Birmingham, AL: 3 of 5 stars, owned by Brookwood Baptist Health 1 LLC

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham, AL is owned by Brookwood Baptist Health 1 LLC, is rated 3 of 5 stars by Medicare and has emergency services. In fiscal year 2026 it had no payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program. Its excess readmission ratio is above 1.0 for 1 of the 5 conditions the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program measures.

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Address
2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209
Hospital type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership type
Proprietary
Overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Emergency services
Yes
Birthing friendly
Meets the CMS birthing friendly criteria
Mortality measures
0 better, 8 no different and 0 worse than the national rate
Safety measures
3 better, 4 no different and 0 worse than the national rate
Readmission measures
0 better, 8 no different and 0 worse than the national rate
HAC payment reduction, fiscal year 2026
No
Total HAC score
-0.224
Conditions with excess readmissions
1 of 5
CMS Certification Number
010139
On Care Compare
Medicare Care Compare

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, fiscal year 2026

Each measure as CMS scored it. Infection measures are standardized infection ratios, where 1.0 is the national benchmark and lower is better. The program reduces Medicare payments by 1% for hospitals in the worst performing quarter of hospitals.

MeasureValueWinsorized z scoreSource
Patient safety indicators composite (PSI 90)0.9455-0.300data.cms.gov
Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)0.557-0.114data.cms.gov
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)0.435-0.270data.cms.gov
Surgical site infections (SSI)0.37-0.823data.cms.gov
Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI)0.40.087data.cms.gov
MRSA bloodstream infections0.7330.075data.cms.gov

Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

An excess readmission ratio above 1.0 means more patients came back within 30 days than expected for this hospital's patients. Highest ratio first.

ConditionDischargesExcess readmission ratioPredicted rateExpected ratePeriodSource
Heart failure1381.002319.45%19.40%2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30data.cms.gov
Heart attackNot listed0.971713.24%13.62%2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30data.cms.gov
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNot listed0.968315.64%16.15%2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30data.cms.gov
Pneumonia1720.925414.00%15.13%2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30data.cms.gov
Coronary artery bypass graft surgeryNot listed0.920611.20%12.17%2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30data.cms.gov

Owners and managers

Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this hospital, as CMS names them, from the September 29, 2026 ownership file. CMS also lists 6 individual or personal trusts (6 officers, directors or managing employees). Their names are not shown on this page.

OrganizationRoleShareSinceSource
Brookwood Baptist Health 1 LLCDirect owner100%October 3, 2015data.cms.gov
Orlando Health IncIndirect owner100%October 1, 2024data.cms.gov
Alabama Healthcare Holdings, LLCIndirect owner80%October 1, 2024data.cms.gov
Baptist Health System IncIndirect owner20%October 1, 2024data.cms.gov
Orlando Health IncOperational or managerial controlNot listedOctober 1, 2024data.cms.gov

Also on SpecStream

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospitals. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and program results are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospitals on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.