St. Vincent's East in Birmingham, AL
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About St. Vincent's East
St. Vincent's East is an acute care hospital in Birmingham, Jefferson 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 3 out of 5. It has 362 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services, about 4.8 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 0.38
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.31
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.27
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.07
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.00
70% 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 recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1070%
- Completed surveys1,203
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.59332, -86.66642
Nearby hospitals
- Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services6869 Fifth Avenue South, Birmingham, ALPsychiatric hospital4.8 mi
- St Vincent's Birmingham810 St Vincent'S Drive, Birmingham, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital9.1 mi
- Noland Hospital Birmingham II, LLC810 St Vincents Drive 6th Floor, Birmingham, ALLong-term care hospital9.1 mi
- University of Alabama Hospital619 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL · Level I traumaAcute care hospital9.9 mi
- Birmingham VA Medical Center700 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL · Emergency roomVA medical center9.9 mi
- UAB Callahan Eye Hospital1720 University Boulevard, Birmingham, ALHospital10.0 mi
- The Children's Hospital of Alabama1600 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham, AL · Level I traumaChildren's hospital10 mi
- UAB Hospital Highlands1201 11th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL · Emergency roomHospital11 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Birmingham2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, ALLong-term care hospital11 mi
- Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, Birmingham, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is St. Vincent's East located?
St. Vincent's East is at 50 Medical Park East Drive, Birmingham, AL 35235 in Jefferson County.
Does St. Vincent's East have an emergency room?
Yes. St. Vincent's East reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 158 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of St. Vincent's East?
St. Vincent's East 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 St. Vincent's East 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 St. Vincent's East?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (205) 838-3122.
Would patients recommend St. Vincent's East?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,203 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 70% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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