Whitfield Regional Hospital
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HospitalObserver
Score
Score
Emergency Room
Median ER wait time
1h 57min
AL: 2h 27min · National: 2h 42min
▼ 45 min below national avg
Left before being seen
0%
AL: 2% · National: 2%
→ Near national avg
Head CT within 45 min
N/A
AL: 65% · National: 69%
ER volume
Low
ER score: Not rated
ER wait time comparison (minutes)
Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI)
Catheter UTI Infections (CAUTI)SIR score — lower is better.
0
≈ No different
C. Difficile InfectionSIR score — lower is better.
0.472
≈ No different
Mortality & Complication Rates
Heart failure 30-day death rate
10.9
≈ No different
Pneumonia 30-day death rate
16
≈ No different
Pressure ulcer rate
2.15
✗ Worse than national
Patient Safety Composite (PSI-90)
1.45
≈ No different
Outcomes vs. National Average
CMS compares this hospital to national benchmarks across multiple measures.
Mortality (death rate) measuresTracks whether patients die within 30 days of treatment here vs. similar patients nationally
0 better than national0 worse than national
Safety measuresTracks hospital-acquired conditions and complications compared to national rates
0 better than national0 worse than national
Readmission measuresTracks patients who return to any hospital within 30 days of discharge
0 better than national0 worse than national
Medicare Spending per Patient
0.85
ratio vs. national avg of 1.00
▼ Spends less than national avg per patient
A ratio below 1.00 means this hospital costs Medicare less than the national average for similar patients.
Facility Information
| Hospital type | Acute Care Hospitals |
| Ownership | Government - Hospital District or Authority |
| Emergency room | Yes, 24/7 |
| Birthing friendly | No |
| County | Marengo County, Alabama |
| Address | 105 Highway 80 East, Demopolis, AL 36732 |
| Phone | (334) 289-4000 |
| CMS Facility ID | 010112 |
| Data source | CMS Hospital Compare, January 2026 |