Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Alabama

Last updated: June 2026.

At a glance

100
Hospitals
224
Nursing homes

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Highlights

Top-performing facilities in Alabama based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Wiregrass Medical Center Geneva 59 min
Clay County Hospital Ashland 1h 30m
Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama Wedowee 1h 34m
Lakeland Community Hospital Haleyville 1h 38m
Hale County Hospital Greensboro 1h 42m
North Alabama Shoals Hospital Muscle Shoals 1h 42m
Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton 1h 43m
Russellville Hospital Russellville 1h 43m
Elmore Community Hospital Wetumpka 1h 47m
Community Hospital Inc. Tallassee 1h 48m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster Vlg Spanish Fort 1.57
Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr at Magnolia Trace Huntsville 1.39
Keller Landing Tuscumbia 1.31
Burns Nursing Home, Inc.. Russellville 1.28
Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence Mobile 1.12
Sunset Manor Guin 1.11
Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit Fayette 1.10
The Health Center at Research Park Huntsville 1.03
Highlands Health and Rehab Scottsboro 1.02
Diversicare of Boaz Boaz 0.99

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