Community Hospital INCTallassee, AL
Community Hospital INC is a non-profit acute care hospital in Tallassee, Alabama, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 44 min in its emergency department, 48 min shorter than the Alabama average of 2 hr 32 min.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyElmore
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS1051
- Area Code334
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 44 minutes in the emergency department at Community Hospital INC. That is 48 minutes shorter than the Alabama average of 2 hours 32 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 Community Hospital INC. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 45 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
73% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 74% 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. CMS gives a star rating only to hospitals with at least 100 completed surveys, so this hospital has answer percentages but no stars. These results come from fewer than 100 completed surveys, so CMS advises using them with caution. About the data.
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 4.3% | 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
None of the other safety indicators CMS compares was statistically better or worse than national.
All 4 complication measures
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores)per 1,000 patients | 0.61 | 0.63 | Same as national |
| Falls in the hospital that caused a broken boneper 1,000 patients | 0.27 | 0.27 | Same as national |
| Collapsed lung caused by a medical procedureper 1,000 patients | 0.21 | 0.21 | Same as national |
| Accidental cuts or tears during abdominal surgeryper 1,000 patients | 1.06 | 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). 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
On the 1 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Community Hospital INC 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 failure | 20.8% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 17.2% | 17.3% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
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
Community Hospital INC's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.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. 478 patients. | 104 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 12 patients. | 111 min | 257 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 7,495 patients. | 2% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 187 patients. | 47% | 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. 51 patients. | 6% | 15% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 100 patients. | 91% | 93% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 266 patients. | 59% | 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
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.
Inpatient psychiatric unit
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025 · unit CCN 010034
Community Hospital INC 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 Community Hospital INC
27 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 13 specialties.
What Medicare paid at Community Hospital INC
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.
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491 | 22 | $4,570 | $1,815 |
| Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302 | 18 | $2,929 | $1,598 |
| Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5072 | – | – | – |
| Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related ProceduresAPC 5091 | – | – | – |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5112 | – | – | – |
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 Sep 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 Community Hospital INC
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Community Hospital Inc, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1926.
49 doctors and other clinicians list Community Hospital INC 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.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Sep 2023 · Community Hospital Inc (EIN 63-0047680)
As filed with the IRS by Community Hospital Inc. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Community Hospital INC
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Elmore is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 15.
Mental health: Elmore is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 10.
Dental: Elmore is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 9.
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
Find doctors in Tallassee
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Tallassee, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Community Hospital INC
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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