Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Shelby Baptist Medical Center
- Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Official links: Website for Shelby Baptist Medical Center (opens the hospital's site)
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Quick answers about Shelby Baptist Medical Center
How long is the ER wait at Shelby Baptist Medical Center?
CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 3 hr 2 min in the Shelby Baptist Medical Center emergency room (the average across Alabama hospitals is 2 hr 34 min). 2% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (205) 620-8100. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Shelby Baptist Medical Center?
The main phone number for Shelby Baptist Medical Center is (205) 620-8100, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (205) 620-8100What is the address of Shelby Baptist Medical Center?
Shelby Baptist Medical Center is at 1000 1st St N, Alabaster, AL 35007.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Shelby Baptist Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Shelby Baptist Medical Center has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
What is Shelby Baptist Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
Shelby Baptist Medical Center has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Star ratings come from CMS quality and safety measures, not patient reviews.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Shelby Baptist Medical Center spend a median of 3 hours 2 minutes there. That is 28 minutes longer than the average across Alabama hospitals (2 hours 34 minutes).
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Shelby Baptist Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 908 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Patients gave Shelby Baptist Medical Center a 3-star patient experience rating out of 5. 64% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 64% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. About the data.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Of the 5 hospital-acquired infections CMS could compare, Shelby Baptist Medical Center was better than the national benchmark on 1 and worse on 0. Its rate of serious complications was worse than national.
Hospital-acquired infections
Serious complications
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart attack patients | 12.8% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure patients | 10.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 16.3% | 15.2% |
| Stroke patients | 11.3% | 11.9% |
| COPD patients | 8.3% | 8.6% |
| Coronary bypass (CABG) surgery patients | 2.0% | 2.4% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 4.1% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
Other complications
All 12 complication measures
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complications after hip or knee replacement% of patients | 5.1 | 4.1 | Not compared |
| Deaths among surgical patients with serious treatable complicationsper 1,000 patients | 142.26 | 173.3 | Same as national |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores)per 1,000 patients | 1.01 | 0.63 | Same as national |
| Falls in the hospital that caused a broken boneper 1,000 patients | 0.24 | 0.27 | Same as national |
| Collapsed lung caused by a medical procedureper 1,000 patients | 0.3 | 0.21 | Same as national |
| Bleeding or blood clot under the skin after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 1.87 | 2.34 | Same as national |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 2.47 | 1.67 | Same as national |
| Respiratory failure after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 13.24 | 9.42 | Same as national |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 3.68 | 3.52 | Same as national |
| Bloodstream infection (sepsis) after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 10.68 | 5.27 | Worse than national |
| Surgical wound splitting openper 1,000 patients | 1.99 | 1.77 | Same as national |
| Accidental cuts or tears during abdominal surgeryper 1,000 patients | 1.13 | 1.06 | Same as national |
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted), for Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
What insurance does Shelby Baptist Medical Center accept?
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 010016). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
2027 Marketplace plans in Alabama that list this hospital
| Insurer | Plans in network | Network | Network tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama | 18 of 23 plans | TIER-ONE | Tier-One |
| Oscar | 9 of 9 plans | – | Preferred |
2027 plan year, individual Marketplace (ACA) plans only.Health insurance in Alabama
Plans that include this hospital: Blue Cross Select Gold, Blue Cross Select Silver, Blue HSA Bronze, Blue Protect, Blue Saver Bronze, Blue Standardized Bronze Compare plans
What insurance does Shelby Baptist Medical Center accept?
In the 2027 HealthCare.gov Marketplace plan data (insurer network files loaded November 4, 2026), Shelby Baptist Medical Center is in network for 2 Marketplace insurers in Alabama: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (18 of 23 plans) and Oscar (9 of 9 plans). This covers Marketplace (ACA) plans only, not Medicare Advantage, Medicaid or employer plans. Networks differ from plan to plan and can change, so confirm with the insurer before you get care.
Does Shelby Baptist Medical Center take Medicare?
Shelby Baptist Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (CMS Certification Number 010016), according to CMS hospital data. Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this page does not cover; check with your plan before you get care.
Does Shelby Baptist Medical Center accept Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama?
Shelby Baptist Medical Center is in network for 18 of 23 plans that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama sells on the Alabama Marketplace in 2027, according to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama's network file loaded November 4, 2026. Not every Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama plan includes it. Networks differ from plan to plan and can change, so confirm with the insurer before you get care.
Does Shelby Baptist Medical Center accept Oscar?
Shelby Baptist Medical Center is in network for 9 of 9 plans that Oscar sells on the Alabama Marketplace in 2027, according to Oscar's network file loaded November 4, 2026. Networks differ from plan to plan and can change, so confirm with the insurer before you get care.
Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
On the 1 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Shelby Baptist Medical Center was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart attack | 14.1% | 14.4% | Not compared |
| Heart failure | 19.9% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 18.2% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 21.4% | 20% | Not compared |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) | 11.3% | 11% | Not compared |
| Hip or knee replacement | 5.3% | 5.8% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Medicare's readmission program
Excess readmission ratio: this hospital's predicted readmissions divided by the number expected for a typical hospital with the same patients. Above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected. 5 of 6 conditions are above 1.00.
| Condition | Ratio | Patients | Readmissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement | 1.100 | – | More than expected |
| Heart bypass surgery | 1.088 | – | More than expected |
| Pneumonia | 1.029 | 216 | More than expected |
| Heart attack | 1.027 | – | More than expected |
| Heart failure | 1.005 | 212 | More than expected |
| COPD | 0.989 | – | Fewer than expected |
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Shelby Baptist Medical Center's emergency department is classed by CMS as medium volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentPatients with severe sepsis or septic shock who received every step of the recommended early care bundle. Higher is better. 131 patients. | 75% | 65% |
| Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better. 46 patients. | 93% | 73% |
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 422 patients. | 182 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 11 patients. | 96 min | 257 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 31,532 patients. | 2% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 1,884 patients. | 75% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 2,761 patients. | 17% | 15% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 3,480 patients. | 81% | 90%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Medicare spending and payment programs
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Value-based purchasing scores by area
| Area | Score (out of 100) |
|---|---|
| Clinical outcomesDeath rates and complications | 18.3 |
| Patient experiencePatient survey results | 19 |
| SafetyHospital-acquired infections | 43.3 |
| Efficiency and costMedicare spending per patient | 10 |
The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program cuts Medicare payments by 1% for the quarter of hospitals with the worst scores. The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program withholds a small share of every hospital's Medicare payments and pays it back according to the total performance score. A spending ratio of 1.00 equals the national median; spending reflects prices, the services patients received and care after discharge, not quality. Some hospitals, such as critical access, children's and cancer hospitals, are not part of these programs. About the data.
Care after a stay at Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.2mi Shelby Ridge Nursing Home Alabaster, AL · 131 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 1 of 5
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Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 6.3mi Aveanna Hospice of PelhamPelham, AL · 83% would recommend
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Inpatient psychiatric unit
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025 · unit CCN 010016
Shelby Baptist Medical Center runs an inpatient psychiatric unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Readmitted within 30 days: 22% here, against 19% nationally. Where CMS compares facilities statistically, this one is no different from the national rate.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Doctors at Shelby Baptist Medical Center
181 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 25 specialties.
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What Medicare paid at Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedures Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for Alabama.
Hospital stays
| Stay | Stays | Avg billed | Avg payment (Medicare + patient) | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complicationsDRG 871 | 183 | $133,149 | $12,345 | −16% |
| Heart failure and shock with major complicationsDRG 291 | 50 | $68,775 | $7,980 | −20% |
| Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with major complicationsDRG 280 | 47 | $99,431 | $10,273 | −17% |
| Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with major complicationsDRG 193 | 32 | $74,051 | $7,547 | −25% |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with major complicationsDRG 853 | 31 | $258,281 | $30,340 | −18% |
| Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureDRG 189 | 23 | $67,818 | $7,815 | −23% |
| Renal failure with complicationsDRG 683 | 20 | $53,543 | $6,547 | −11% |
| Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with major complicationsDRG 640 | 19 | $84,888 | $7,508 | −29% |
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg billed | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191 | 151 | $46,935 | $2,520 |
| Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar ProceduresAPC 5223 | 45 | $172,091 | $8,102 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361 | 45 | $53,619 | $4,305 |
| Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5072 | 41 | $18,894 | $1,196 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5374 | 37 | $32,423 | $2,649 |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Alabama hospital finances.
Who owns Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Bbh Sbmc, LLC , incorporated 2015.
333 doctors and other clinicians list Shelby Baptist Medical Center as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Shelby Baptist Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Mental health: Shelby is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 8.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Alabama earn a median $77,080 a year. Healthcare salaries in Alabama.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Alabama shortage areas
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About Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Read more about Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Shelby Baptist Medical Center started as a community hospital in 1959, opening with only 35 beds, 8 physicians and 25 nurses. Back then, patients had to ring a doorbell to be seen by a nurse in the emergency department. But today, almost 60 years later, Shelby Baptist Medical Center has become a cutting edge hospital located in the heart of Alabaster, equipped with 252 beds to care for those in our community, eliminating the need for patients to travel to downtown Birmingham to receive high-quality, compassionate care.
Over the past few decades, we have undergone several changes, but one thing has remained the same: our quality care. In fact, we’ve been recognized for our commitment to quality care with various distinctions including several Leapfrog Safety A scores, Joint Commission accolades, clinical excellence awards and more. Our high-quality care combined with our full range of healthcare services and treatments means you will never have to leave home to receive the care you deserve.
Services:
- Cancer Care
- Diagnostics
- Ear
- Nose & Throat
- Emergency
- Gynecological Surgery
- Heart Care
- Lung Cancer
- Maternity
- Orthopedics
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonary and Respiratory
- Rehabilitation Services
- Robotic Surgery
- Sleep Center
- Surgical Services
- Urology
- Weight Loss Surgery
- Women's Health
- Workforce Wellness
- Wound Care
Hours:
- Open 24 Hours
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