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Hospitals hiring in Alabama by Medicare star rating

30 Alabama hospitals of 15 employers hiring now, best rated first, with Medicare's overall star rating (Jul 2026) and what patients said about the nurses. Alabama's 56 rated hospitals average 2.7 stars (US 3.2).

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Rated 5 stars
2.7
Alabama's mean stars
US 3.2
79%
Nurses always communicated well
Middle hospital; US 79%

Alabama hospitals hiring now, by Medicare rating

Most stars first, then the largest share of patients saying their nurses always communicated well. Each employer opens its jobs.

Alabama hospitals hiring now, by Medicare rating
HospitalEmployerMedicare starsNurses always communicated wellRated it 9 or 10Would definitely recommend
Fayette Medical CenterFayetteDCH Health Care Authority4 of 586%88%86%
Baldwin HealthFoleyCHS (Community Health Systems)4 of 581%68%68%
Medical Center EnterpriseEnterpriseCHS (Community Health Systems)4 of 581%66%59%
Troy Regional Medical CenterTroyTroy Regional4 of 581%75%70%
Marion Regional Medical CenterHamiltonNorth Mississippi Health Services3 of 590%85%86%
North Baldwin InfirmaryBay MinetteInfirmary Health3 of 587%82%80%
Highlands Medical CenterScottsboroHH Health System3 of 582%71%62%
The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelikaEast Alabama Medical Center3 of 580%71%70%
Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecaturHH Health System3 of 579%69%63%
Grandview Medical CenterBirminghamCHS (Community Health Systems)3 of 577%72%74%
Marshall Medical CentersBoazHH Health System3 of 577%68%63%
Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsdenPrime Healthcare3 of 577%67%73%
Medical West, An Affiliate of Uab Health SystemBessemerUAB Medicine3 of 573%73%71%
Helen Keller HospitalSheffieldHH Health System2 of 584%76%80%
Athens Limestone HospitalAthensHH Health System2 of 583%75%73%
Dekalb Regional Medical CenterFort PayneHH Health System2 of 580%62%59%
Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomeryJackson Hospital and Clinic2 of 580%69%70%
Thomas HospitalFairhopeInfirmary Health2 of 580%69%72%
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobileInfirmary Health2 of 577%63%64%
University of Alabama HospitalBirminghamUAB Medicine2 of 577%73%78%
Flowers HospitalDothanCHS (Community Health Systems)2 of 576%66%68%
Whitfield Regional HospitalDemopolisWhitfield Regional Hospital2 of 575%62%58%
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorenceLifePoint Health2 of 574%61%55%
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosaDCH Health Care Authority2 of 573%63%64%
Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsdenCHS (Community Health Systems)2 of 573%54%54%
Mizell Memorial HospitalOppMizell Memorial Hospital1 of 578%63%72%
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnnistonNortheast Alabama Regional Medical Center1 of 572%57%52%
Red Bay HospitalRed Bay · critical access hospitalHH Health SystemNot rated93%82%85%
North Alabama Shoals HospitalMuscle ShoalsLifePoint HealthNot rated88%81%84%
Floyd Cherokee Medical CenterCentreAdvocate HealthNot rated83%76%71%

Stars are Medicare's overall rating; critical access hospitals are mostly not rated. The patient shares are from Medicare's survey of inpatients (stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025): patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job.

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Hospitals hiring in Alabama by Medicare star rating: common questions

Which hospitals in Alabama have a 5-star Medicare rating and are hiring?

None of the 30 Alabama hospitals of employers hiring here is rated 5 stars (Jul 2026); the best rated: Fayette Medical Center in Fayette (4 of 5 stars), Baldwin Health in Foley (4 of 5 stars) and Medical Center Enterprise in Enterprise (4 of 5 stars).

At which Alabama hospitals hiring now do patients rate the nurses highest?

The largest shares of patients who said their nurses always communicated well: Red Bay Hospital in Red Bay (93%), Marion Regional Medical Center in Hamilton (90%) and North Alabama Shoals Hospital in Muscle Shoals (88%), against 79% at Alabama's middle hospital and 79% at the middle US one. From Medicare's patient survey (stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025): patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job.

How do Alabama's hospitals compare with the US on Medicare's star rating?

Medicare rates 56 of Alabama's 82 acute care and critical access hospitals: 9 at 4 stars, 25 at 3 stars, 18 at 2 stars and 4 at 1 star, a mean of 2.7 stars against 3.2 across the US. At the middle Alabama hospital 69% of patients rated it 9 or 10 of 10 (US 71%).

Which employers run the Alabama hospitals hiring here?

HH Health System (7), CHS (Community Health Systems) (5), Infirmary Health (3), DCH Health Care Authority (2), LifePoint Health (2), UAB Medicine (2), Advocate Health (1) and East Alabama Medical Center (1) and 7 more. Each name opens its open jobs.

Hospital star ratings in other states

Each state's hospitals of the employers hiring there.

Sources and method

Acute care and critical access hospitals only. A hospital is listed as an employer's when Medicare's record names the employer as its owner or operator, or the hospital carries the employer's name, and the employer has open jobs in the hospital's town. The state's figures are over all of its hospitals; the middle hospital is the median.

  1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare), Jul 2026
  2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare), stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025
  3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Hospitals hiring in Alabama by Medicare star rating. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-star-ratings/alabama

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