619 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL, 35233 · (205) 934-4011
Beds
1,170
FY 2025
Star rating
2 of 5
Patient survey: 3 of 5
Net patient revenue
$3.92B
FY 2025
Net income
$297.9M
Patient care margin 11.2%
Discharges
46,729
Occupancy 88.3%
Clinicians
2,488
From the hospital's yearly cost reports (fiscal years as the hospital reports them)
Locations are shown at the center of the ZIP code.
US dollars as reported. Patient care margin = net patient revenue minus operating expenses, before other income such as grants, donations and investments.
| Fiscal year | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Patient care margin | Net income | Discharges | Uncompensated care | Medicare days | Medicaid days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.92B | $3.48B | 11.2% | $297.9M | 46,729 | $149.6M | 14.1% | 23.3% |
Official hospital quality measures with the national median across hospitals. For ratios, 1.00 means as many cases as expected.
| Death rate after heart bypass surgery | 1.8% | US median 2.3% |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 8.6% | US median 8.5% |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 11.9% | US median 11.8% |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 9.7% | US median 11% |
| Hospital-wide death rate within 30 days | 3.4% | US median 3.9% |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 12.2% | US median 15.2% |
| Death rate for stroke patients |
Medicare clinicians who list this hospital, by specialty
Inpatient stays by diagnosis related group (DRG), 2024
Official US government data: hospital records, ownership records, yearly cost reports and quality measures, linked by the hospital's CCN and NPI. Financials are for fiscal years as reported by the hospital.
Medicare clinicians who work here
| 2024 | $2.93B | $3.15B | -7.7% | $102.6M | 48,779 | $142.8M | 13.9% | 25.9% |
| 2023 | $2.53B | $2.88B | -13.6% | $287.5M | 47,857 | $165.2M | 15.2% | 22.2% |
| 2022 | $2.29B | $2.61B | -13.9% | -$274.7M | 47,810 | $141.9M | 17.0% | 25.4% |
| 2021 | $2.20B | $2.32B | -5.3% | $365.3M | 48,579 | $137.4M | 19.6% | 24.1% |
| 2020 | $1.87B | $2.02B | -8.3% | $137.6M | 44,963 | $136.5M | 21.3% | 27.0% |
| 10.8% |
| US median 11.6% |
| Readmission rate after heart bypass surgery | 12.8% | US median 10.9% |
| Readmission rate for COPD | 18.4% | US median 19.8% |
| Readmission rate after a heart attack | 16.3% | US median 14.4% |
| Readmission rate for heart failure | 21% | US median 21.3% |
| Readmission rate after hip or knee replacement | 8.1% | US median 5.8% |
| Readmission rate for pneumonia | 16% | US median 17.2% |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | 7.1% | US median 4.1% |
| Serious complications (patient safety composite) | 1.16 | US median 0.96 |
| C. diff intestinal infections (ratio to expected) | 0.40 | US median 0.28 · better |
| Central line bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.71 | US median 0.48 · better |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery (ratio to expected) | 0.72 | US median 0.72 |
| Surgical site infections after hysterectomy (ratio to expected) | 1.64 | US median 0.81 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.91 | US median 0.60 |
| Catheter urinary tract infections (ratio to expected) | 0.52 | US median 0.40 · better |
| Doctors always communicated well | 80% | US median 79% |
| Nurses always communicated well | 77% | US median 80% |
| Patient survey summary star rating | 3 of 5 | US median 3 of 5 |
| Area around the room always quiet at night | 57% | US median 59% |
| Patients who rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 73% | US median 72% |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 61% | US median 73% |
| Patients who would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% | US median 71% |
| Patients who left the emergency department before being seen | 2% | US median 1% |
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving (minutes) | 211 min | US median 148 min |
| Patients prescribed 2 or more opioids or opioids with benzodiazepines at discharge | 12% | US median 15% |
| Patients who got appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 53% | US median 65% |
| Healthcare workers given the flu vaccine | 94% | US median 79% |
| 162 |
| $97,106.19 |
| $22,419.90 |
| $24,748.54 |
| DRG 267 ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 132 | $137,744.76 | $33,449.58 | $40,566.75 |
| DRG 064 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 119 | $117,852.12 | $15,399.27 | $15,695.20 |
| DRG 280 ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 104 | $89,153.55 | $12,664.63 | $12,400.10 |
| DRG 220 CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 99 | $243,581.24 | $33,592.85 | $43,815.59 |
| DRG 286 CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 96 | $111,581.41 | $15,013.55 | $17,632.75 |
| DRG 025 CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 95 | $218,684.35 | $29,777.19 | $37,824.45 |
| DRG 467 REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 88 | $121,066.28 | $21,284.16 | $26,100.04 |
| DRG 189 PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 88 | $88,601.53 | $9,677.13 | $9,973.97 |
| DRG 236 CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 86 | $196,679.72 | $25,929.03 | $29,653.93 |
| DRG 330 MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 81 | $108,159.27 | $15,439.33 | $18,026.21 |
| DRG 683 RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 80 | $37,711.94 | $6,832.34 | $6,629.69 |
| DRG 235 CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 79 | $265,144.78 | $38,754.57 | $45,289.81 |
Hospital outpatient services by payment group (APC), 2024
| Service group | Services | Patients | Medicare pays per service | All hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC 5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 991 | 848 | $1,047.84 | $1,219.56 |
| APC 5191 Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 696 | 656 | $1,902.49 | $2,207.96 |
| APC 5372 Level 2 Urology and Related Services | 669 | 434 | $450.46 | $502.15 |
| APC 5302 Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 452 | 379 | $1,204.66 | $1,444.50 |
| APC 8011 Comprehensive Observation Services | 442 | 421 | $1,798.26 | $2,090.36 |
| APC 5153 Level 3 Airway Endoscopy | 441 | 276 | $1,118.47 | $1,264.08 |
| APC 5373 Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 392 | 325 | $1,309.51 | $1,516.28 |
| APC 5183 Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 344 | 294 | $2,034.33 | $2,405.01 |
| APC 5213 Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures | 308 | 295 | $17,380.34 | $21,117.37 |
| APC 5165 Level 5 ENT Procedures | 225 | 210 | $3,760.36 | $4,436.36 |
| APC 5193 Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 204 | 172 | $7,397.64 | $8,873.86 |
| APC 5154 Level 4 Airway Endoscopy | 203 | 168 | $2,432.42 | $2,832.62 |
Reported payments to this teaching hospital
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Celgene Corporation BMY | 21 | $3.5M |
| Amgen Inc. AMGN | 16 | $3.4M |
| Abbvie Inc. ABBV | 108 | $3.2M |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC JNJ | 291 | $2.8M |
| Pfizer Inc. PFE | 104 | $2.6M |
| Genentech, Inc. ROG.SW | 222 | $1.9M |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. BMY | 52 | $1.6M |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. 4151.T | 14 | $1.3M |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AZN | 42 | $1.2M |
| Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. ROG.SW | 21 | $1.2M |
Official US government data on Original Medicare hospital stays and outpatient services; groups with fewer than 11 cases are not published. Payments are those drug and device companies must report.
University of Alabama Hospital is a government-owned short-term acute care hospital in Birmingham, AL with 1,170 beds, part of UAB Health System and a 2-star overall rating.
University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, AL has 1,170 beds (fiscal year 2025 cost report); 1,157 beds are certified for Medicare. It discharged 46,729 inpatients that year, with 88.3% of its beds in use on average.
In fiscal year 2025 (ending 2025-09-30), University of Alabama Hospital reported net patient revenue of $3.92B and operating expenses of $3.48B, a margin on patient care of 11.2%. After other income and expenses its net income was $297.9M (7.2% of revenue), so it made a profit that year.
University of Alabama Hospital is part of UAB Health System, a health system with 4 hospitals based in Birmingham, AL. It is a government-owned hospital.
University of Alabama Hospital has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars in the official hospital quality ratings. Patients rate it 3 out of 5 stars in the patient survey. 0 death rate measures are better and 1 worse than the national rate.
Yes, University of Alabama Hospital provides emergency services.
2,488 Medicare clinicians list University of Alabama Hospital as a hospital they work at, most often in Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna), Internal Medicine.
In 2024, University of Alabama Hospital had 7,197 Medicare inpatient stays in 222 diagnosis groups. The most common was DRG 871 (septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc) with 329 stays; Medicare paid $14,207.20 per stay on average, compared with $15,524.21 across all hospitals.
In 2025, companies reported $42.5M in payments to University of Alabama Hospital as a teaching hospital ($2.1M general and $40.4M for research) from 176 companies.