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Medical Center Barbour, Eufaula, AL

820 W Washington St, Eufaula, AL 36027Barbour County

Critical access hospital 30 beds (Medicare cost report FY2024) Emergency room

Independent directory · data from CMS, not from this hospital

Medical Center Barbour is a public critical access hospital in Eufaula, Alabama, with an emergency department. According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 2 hr 37 min in its emergency department, 5 min longer than the average across Alabama hospitals (2 hr 32 min).

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Median ER visit 2 hr 37 min treated & sent home +5 min vs AL hospitals' avg
Medicare star ratingNot ratedReason below
Beds30Medicare cost report FY2024

CMS did not publish an overall star rating for this hospital; hospitals that report too few quality measures are not rated.

Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data

Visiting Medical Center Barbour

Address 820 W Washington St
Eufaula, AL 36027
County: Barbour
Directions Apple Maps Call (334) 688-7000
Emergency room Yes. For patients treated and sent home, the median ER visit here lasts 2 hr 37 min (average across AL hospitals: 2 hr 32 min). Medicare's median time in the ER for patients treated and sent home; not a live wait. ER times across AL
What to bring
  • 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
Visiting hours and parking vary: call ahead.

Official links: Website for Medical Center Barbour (opens the hospital's site)

Quick answers about Medical Center Barbour

How long is the ER wait at Medical Center Barbour?

CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 2 hr 37 min in the Medical Center Barbour emergency room (the average across Alabama hospitals is 2 hr 32 min). 8% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (334) 688-7000. In an emergency, call 911.

What is the phone number for Medical Center Barbour?

The main phone number for Medical Center Barbour is (334) 688-7000, from Medicare's hospital records.

Call (334) 688-7000
What is the address of Medical Center Barbour?

Medical Center Barbour is at 820 W Washington St, Eufaula, AL 36027.

Directions (opens Google Maps)
Does Medical Center Barbour have an emergency room?

Yes. Medical Center Barbour has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.

Quality and performance

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026

Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Medical Center Barbour spend a median of 2 hours 37 minutes there. That is 5 minutes longer than the average across Alabama hospitals (2 hours 32 minutes).

Left before seen 8%
ER volume low
Type Critical access
Ownership Government

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 Medical Center Barbour. For a medical emergency, call 911.

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Infections, complications and deaths

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide

Medical Center Barbour was no different from the national benchmark on the one hospital-acquired infection CMS could compare.

Hospital-acquired infections

C. diff intestinal infectionsClostridioides difficile infections, a bacteria that causes severe diarrhea, often after antibiotics.
Same as national 0 infections vs 1.1 predicted · ratio 0.00

Death rates within 30 days

Patients treated forThis hospitalU.S.
Hospital-wide, all conditions 4.6% 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.

"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.

Readmissions and return visits

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025

Back in the hospital within 30 days

After a stay forThis hospitalU.S.CMS comparison
Heart failure 22.5% 21.3% Not compared
Pneumonia 17.8% 17.3% Not compared

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

Medical Center Barbour's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.

MeasureThis hospitalU.S.*
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. 133 patients. 157 min 162 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 360 patients. 184 min 257 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 84 patients. 213 min 287 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 16,319 patients. 8% 2%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 230 patients. 33% 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. 220 patients. 11% 15%
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 127 patients. 28% 93%
Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better. 202 patients. 77% 97%*

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.

Care after a stay at Medical Center Barbour

Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.

Skilled nursing facilities nearby

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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.

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Inpatient psychiatric unit

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CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through December 2024 · unit CCN 011307

Medical Center Barbour runs an inpatient psychiatric unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Physical restraint use: 0.00 here, against 0.29 nationally.

During the stay

Physical restraint use Hours patients spent in physical restraints for every 1,000 hours of inpatient care. Lower is better. Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.
0.00 U.S. 0.29
Seclusion use Hours patients spent in seclusion for every 1,000 hours of inpatient care. Lower is better. Jan 2024 – Dec 2024.
0.00 U.S. 0.36

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 Medical Center Barbour

56 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 11 specialties.

See all 56 clinicians

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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Eufaula, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

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Prices at Medical Center Barbour

Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Medical Center Barbour lists them here:

From the hospital's price transparency file (www.medctrbarbour.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 31, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.

Size and finances

Medicare cost report · covers May 30, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 (216 days, part of a year)

Beds
30
Reported to Medicare, FY2024
Employees
146
Full-time equivalent
Discharges
652
Inpatient stays in this period
Patient revenue
$10.8 million
Net of discounts
Charity care
$6,000
0.0% of expenses
Bad debt
$3.2 million
Unpaid patient bills

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 Medical Center Barbour

Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)

Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as The Health Care Authority of the City of Eufaula, a non-profit organization, incorporated 2006.

Mcbh LLC Operational or managerial control · since 2017
The Health Care Authority of the City of Eufaula Owns 5% or more directly · 100% · since 2017 Non-profit

82 doctors and other clinicians list Medical Center Barbour 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 Medical Center Barbour

HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data

Primary care: Barbour is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 19.

Mental health: Barbour is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 11.

Dental: Parts of Barbour are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 20.

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

Cite this data

Writing about Medical Center Barbour? You're welcome to quote these figures. They are free to use under CC BY 4.0: please credit HospitalsInEachState.com and link to this page.

Figures as of the July 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/hospitals/alabama/eufaula/medical-center-barbour/820-w-washington-st/

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