Princeton Baptist Medical Center
52
HospitalObserver
Score
Score
Emergency Room
Median ER wait time
2h 40min
AL: 2h 27min · National: 2h 42min
→ Near 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
Medium
ER score: Not rated
ER wait time comparison (minutes)
Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI)
Central Line Infections (CLABSI)SIR score — lower is better. <1.0 = fewer infections than predicted.
0.263
✓ Better than national
Catheter UTI Infections (CAUTI)SIR score — lower is better.
0.57
≈ No different
Surgical Site Infection — ColonSIR score — lower is better.
0.917
≈ No different
MRSA BacteremiaSIR score — lower is better.
1.123
≈ No different
C. Difficile InfectionSIR score — lower is better.
0.316
✓ Better than national
Mortality & Complication Rates
Heart attack 30-day death rate
14.8
≈ No different
Heart failure 30-day death rate
10.4
≈ No different
Pneumonia 30-day death rate
17
≈ No different
Stroke 30-day death rate
13.3
≈ No different
COPD 30-day death rate
10.5
≈ No different
Pressure ulcer rate
0.69
≈ No different
Postoperative sepsis rate
8.85
≈ No different
Patient Safety Composite (PSI-90)
1.23
≈ 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
1 better than national1 worse than national
Safety measuresTracks hospital-acquired conditions and complications compared to national rates
2 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
1.02
ratio vs. national avg of 1.00
→ Near national average spending
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 | Voluntary non-profit - Church |
| Emergency room | Yes, 24/7 |
| Birthing friendly | No |
| County | Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Address | 701 Princeton Avenue Southwest, Birmingham, AL 35211 |
| Phone | (205) 783-3800 |
| CMS Facility ID | 010103 |
| Data source | CMS Hospital Compare, January 2026 |