North Alabama Shoals Hospital
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HospitalObserver
Score
Score
Emergency Room
Median ER wait time
1h 46min
AL: 2h 27min · National: 2h 42min
▼ 56 min below national avg
Left before being seen
1%
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)
C. Difficile InfectionSIR score — lower is better.
0
≈ No different
Mortality & Complication Rates
Pressure ulcer rate
0.58
≈ No different
Patient Safety Composite (PSI-90)
0.97
≈ 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
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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
0.97
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 | Proprietary |
| Emergency room | Yes, 24/7 |
| Birthing friendly | No |
| County | Colbert County, Alabama |
| Address | 201 West Avalon Avenue, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 |
| Phone | (256) 386-1601 |
| CMS Facility ID | 010157 |
| Data source | CMS Hospital Compare, January 2026 |