Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, AL
Also known as Baptist Health Shelby Hospital
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About Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Shelby Baptist Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Alabaster, Shelby County, Alabama. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 252 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Shelby, about 6.0 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.03
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.32
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.45
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.87
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.47
75% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend64%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1064%
- Completed surveys908
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.25135, -86.81460
Nearby hospitals
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Shelby900 Oak Mountain Commons Lane, Pelham, ALRehabilitation hospital6.0 mi
- Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System995 9th Avenue Southwest, Bessemer, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital13 mi
- Grandview Medical Center3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital14 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Birmingham2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, ALLong-term care hospital15 mi
- Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, Birmingham, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Encompass Health Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital3800 Ridgeway Drive, Birmingham, ALRehabilitation hospital15 mi
- UAB Hospital Highlands1201 11th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL · Emergency roomHospital17 mi
- Princeton Baptist Medical Center701 Princeton Avenue Southwest, Birmingham, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital17 mi
- The Children's Hospital of Alabama1600 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham, AL · Level I traumaChildren's hospital17 mi
- UAB Callahan Eye Hospital1720 University Boulevard, Birmingham, ALHospital17 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Shelby Baptist Medical Center located?
Shelby Baptist Medical Center is at 1000 First Street North, Alabaster, AL 35007 in Shelby County.
Does Shelby Baptist Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Shelby Baptist Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 182 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Shelby Baptist Medical Center?
Shelby Baptist Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Shelby Baptist Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Alabama EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Shelby Baptist Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (205) 620-8100.
Would patients recommend Shelby Baptist Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (908 completed surveys), 64% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 64% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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