St Vincent's St Clair
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HospitalObserver
Score
Score
Emergency Room
Median ER wait time
2h 39min
AL: 2h 27min · National: 2h 42min
→ Near national avg
Left before being seen
N/A
AL: 2% · National: 2%
Head CT within 45 min
N/A
AL: 65% · National: 69%
ER volume
Not Available
ER score: Not rated
ER wait time comparison (minutes)
Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI)
C. Difficile InfectionSIR score — lower is better.
0.605
≈ No different
Mortality & Complication Rates
Heart failure 30-day death rate
12.7
≈ No different
Pneumonia 30-day death rate
18
≈ No different
COPD 30-day death rate
6.9
≈ No different
Pressure ulcer rate
0.53
≈ No different
Patient Safety Composite (PSI-90)
0.95
≈ 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 national1 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
0.92
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 | Voluntary non-profit - Private |
| Emergency room | Yes, 24/7 |
| Birthing friendly | No |
| County | St. Clair County, Alabama |
| Address | 7063 Veterans Parkway, Pell City, AL 35125 |
| Phone | (205) 338-3301 |
| CMS Facility ID | 010130 |
| Data source | CMS Hospital Compare, January 2026 |