Health care in Birmingham, AL: hospitals, ERs, clinics and pharmacies
Birmingham, AL has 12 hospitals in Medicare (CMS) data; 8 list emergency services and 2 state a trauma center designation on their own website. Our data also lists 2 urgent care centers, 86 pharmacies, 21 community health center sites, 20 nursing homes, 6 hospice providers, 3 home health agencies and 22 dialysis facilities in Birmingham.
Built automatically from official data (Medicare, the NPI Registry, HRSA and state licence lists) and from what each hospital publishes on its own website; see Sources and dates. Services change: call before you go.
Emergency care
8 of the 12 hospitals in Birmingham list emergency services in Medicare's data; 7 of them state 24-hour emergency care on their own website, and 2 state a trauma center designation. The wording of each designation is quoted from the hospital’s website.
- University of Alabama Hospital
Trauma: Level I
- St Vincent's Birmingham
Trauma: Level III · Stroke: Primary Stroke Center (The Joint Commission)
- Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
Stroke: Primary Stroke Center (The Joint Commission)
- Princeton Baptist Medical Center
Stroke: Primary Stroke Center
Walk-in care
2 urgent care centers in Birmingham are registered in the federal NPI Registry. Urgent care centers treat illnesses and injuries that need care soon but are not emergencies, usually without an appointment. The registry does not record opening hours: call before you go.
- Children's Urgent Care, LLC(205) 848‑2273500 Cahaba Park Cir Ste 100, 35242
- THVC Services of Al PC(865) 693‑10002100 Southbridge Pkwy Ste 650, 35209
Pharmacies
86 pharmacies in Birmingham are registered in the NPI Registry (Community/retail pharmacy: 59; Pharmacy: 24; Clinic pharmacy: 3). The registry does not record opening hours or 24-hour service: call the pharmacy. All pharmacies in Birmingham →
Low-cost care
21 community health center sites in Birmingham (Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA: 21). Health centers in the federal Health Center Program (HRSA) must offer a sliding fee based on income and serve patients whether or not they have insurance. Weekly hours are as reported to HRSA.
- Cahaba Medical Care - West End Office(205) 679‑6325All Other Clinic Types · 47 hours a week
- CHC - Roebuck(205) 946‑0725All Other Clinic Types · 46 hours a week
- CHC - Woodlawn(205) 380‑9455All Other Clinic Types · 46 hours a week
- Christ Health Center, Inc. - Live Oaks(205) 972‑0264All Other Clinic Types · 46 hours a week
- Northern Health Center(205) 407‑5600All Other Clinic Types · 42 hours a week
- Cahaba Medical Care - Ability Clinic(205) 944‑3944All Other Clinic Types · 40 hours a week
- Cahaba Medical Care - Birmingham Dental Office(205) 545‑7696All Other Clinic Types · 40 hours a week
- Cahaba Medical Care - Ensley Office(205) 788‑5164All Other Clinic Types · 40 hours a week
Hospitals compared
12 hospitals, highest Medicare rating first. Rating: CMS overall hospital star rating, 1 to 5 (7 of 12 rated). Beds: from the hospital's own website where our research has read it (6 of 12). Price list: the hospital's federal price-transparency file is on its page (8 of 12).
| Hospital | Type | Emergency | Medicare rating | Beds | Price list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham VA Medical Center · Full profile | Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital | ER | 4 of 5 stars | — | — |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital · Full profile | Acute Care Hospital | ER | 3 of 5 stars | 595 | Yes |
| Grandview Medical Center · Full profile | Acute Care Hospital | ER | 3 of 5 stars | — | Yes |
| Princeton Baptist Medical Center · Full profile | Acute Care Hospital | ER | 3 of 5 stars | 505 | Yes |
| St Vincent's Birmingham · Full profile | Acute Care Hospital | ER | 3 of 5 stars | 409 | Yes |
| St. Vincent's East · Full profile | Acute Care Hospital | ER | 3 of 5 stars | — | Yes |
| University of Alabama Hospital · Full profile | Acute Care Hospital | ER | 2 of 5 stars | 1,207 | Yes |
| Encompass Health Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital · Full profile | Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital | Not listed | Not rated | — | Yes |
| Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services | Psychiatric Hospital | Not listed | Not rated | — | — |
| Noland Hospital Birmingham II, LLC · Full profile | Long-Term Acute Care Hospital | Not listed | Not rated | 45 | Yes |
| Select Specialty Hospital - Birmingham · Full profile | Long-Term Acute Care Hospital | Not listed | Not rated | 38 | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama · Full profile | Children's Hospital | ER | Not rated | — | — |
Specialists
Clinicians affiliated with these 12 hospitals, by specialty, from Medicare's clinician data; the number counts clinicians whose primary specialty belongs to that page.
Specialties the hospitals list on their own websites
The number is how many hospitals here list it on their own website (hospitals with a reviewed website profile only).
Long-term care
Medicare-certified providers in Birmingham, with Medicare star ratings where published, and the state’s licensed assisted living homes.
Nursing homes in Birmingham with the highest Medicare overall rating
- Arlington Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center(205) 788‑6330Medicare overall rating: 3 of 5 stars · 117 beds
- Diversicare of Riverchase(205) 987‑0901Medicare overall rating: 3 of 5 stars · 132 beds
- East Glen(205) 833‑1777Medicare overall rating: 3 of 5 stars · 108 beds
- Fair Haven(205) 956‑4150Medicare overall rating: 3 of 5 stars · 259 beds
- Greenbriar at the Altamont Skilled Nursing Facilit(205) 323‑2724Medicare overall rating: 3 of 5 stars · 95 beds
- Kirkwood by the River(205) 956‑2184Medicare overall rating: 3 of 5 stars · 61 beds
- Northway Health and Rehabilitation, LLC(205) 328‑5870Medicare overall rating: 3 of 5 stars · 113 beds
- Oak Knoll Health and Rehabilitation, LLC(205) 787‑2619Medicare overall rating: 3 of 5 stars · 100 beds
Sources and dates
- Hospital General Information (Medicare, CMS), data updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29.
- The websites of 11 hospitals in Birmingham, read by our research between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-02; each hospital page links its exact source (beds, 24-hour emergency care, trauma and stroke designations).
- Rural Health Clinic Enrollments, data updated 2026-10-19, retrieved 2026-11-07.
- NPPES Downloadable File (NPI Registry), data updated 2026-11-01, retrieved 2026-11-07.
- Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites, data updated 2026-11-07.
- Federally Qualified Health Center Enrollments, data updated 2026-10-19, retrieved 2026-11-07.
- Provider Information, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-31.
- Hospice - General Information, data updated 2026-08-19, retrieved 2026-10-31.
- Home Health Care Agencies, data updated 2026-09-21, retrieved 2026-10-31.
- Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility, data updated 2026-10-22, retrieved 2026-10-31.
- Facility Affiliation Data (Medicare, CMS), data updated 2026-10-02, retrieved 2026-10-29.
- National Downloadable File (Doctors and Clinicians) (Medicare, CMS), data updated 2026-10-02, retrieved 2026-10-29.
- The federal price-transparency files of 8 hospitals in Birmingham, checked 2026-11-05.
This guide is generated from the data files above for the 100 U.S. cities with the most hospitals in Medicare's data (cities as CMS spells them; the data has no metro-area definition). Wording last revised November 8, 2026. Not medical advice.