Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, AL
Also known as Baptist Health Princeton Hospital
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About Princeton Baptist Medical Center
Princeton Baptist Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (church-affiliated). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 505 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is UAB Hospital Highlands, about 2.2 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 0.96
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.44
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.57
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.10
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.40
42% 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 recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys931
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.49949, -86.84532
Nearby hospitals
- UAB Hospital Highlands1201 11th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL · Emergency roomHospital2.2 mi
- The Children's Hospital of Alabama1600 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham, AL · Level I traumaChildren's hospital2.3 mi
- UAB Callahan Eye Hospital1720 University Boulevard, Birmingham, ALHospital2.5 mi
- University of Alabama Hospital619 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.5 mi
- Birmingham VA Medical Center700 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL · Emergency roomVA medical center2.6 mi
- Noland Hospital Birmingham II, LLC810 St Vincents Drive 6th Floor, Birmingham, ALLong-term care hospital3.3 mi
- St Vincent's Birmingham810 St Vincent'S Drive, Birmingham, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital3.3 mi
- Encompass Health Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital3800 Ridgeway Drive, Birmingham, ALRehabilitation hospital4.0 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Birmingham2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, ALLong-term care hospital4.7 mi
- Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, Birmingham, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital4.7 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Princeton Baptist Medical Center located?
Princeton Baptist Medical Center is at 701 Princeton Avenue Southwest, Birmingham, AL 35211 in Jefferson County.
Does Princeton Baptist Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Princeton Baptist Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 164 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Princeton Baptist Medical Center?
Princeton Baptist Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Princeton 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 Princeton Baptist Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (205) 783-3800.
Would patients recommend Princeton Baptist Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (931 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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