Bibb Medical Center vs Elmore Community Hospital vs Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center
Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.
| 3 hospitals | Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL ✕ Remove | Elmore Community Hospital Wetumpka, AL ✕ Remove | Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Tuscaloosa, AL ✕ Remove |
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| Overview | |||
| Location | Centreville, AL | Wetumpka, AL | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Hospital type | Acute care | Acute care | VA |
| Ownership | Government - Hospital District Or Authority | Proprietary | Veterans Health Administration |
| Emergency room | Yes | Yes | No |
| Beds | 146 | 46 | – |
| Ratings | |||
| Would definitely recommend | 80% of patients | 70% of patients | – |
| Google rating | 3.0 of 5 (27 reviews) | 3.0 of 5 (45 reviews) | – |
| Emergency room | |||
| Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home | 2 hr 10 min | 1 hr 50 min | – |
| Left before being seen | 3% | 3% | – |
| ER volume | Low | Low | – |
| Safety | |||
| Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | 17.8% | 15.4% | – |
| Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | 5.7% | 4.8% | – |
| Readmissions | |||
| Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days | 16.9% | 16.1% | – |
| Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia | -7 | -2.6 | – |
| Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy | – | 12.8 Same as national | – |
| Timely care | |||
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better | 67% | – | – |
| Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better | 130 min | 110 min | – |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better | 268 min | 182 min | – |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better | 3% | 3% | – |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better | 76% | 33% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better | 16% | 12% | – |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better | 100% | 100% | – |
| Cataract surgery: vision better within 90 daysHigher is better | 100% | – | – |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better | – | 60% | – |
| Maternity | |||
| Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) | Yes | – | – |
| Birthing-friendly designation | Yes | – | – |
| Medicare programs | |||
| Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year | Penalized | Not penalized | – |
| Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median | 1.06 | 0.84 | – |
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.
How to compare hospitals
Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.
Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.