Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, AL
Also known as Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center, Baptist Medical Hospital
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About Floyd Cherokee Medical Center
Floyd Cherokee Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Centre, Cherokee County, Alabama. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 60 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Dekalb Regional Medical Center, about 20 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
91% 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
- Would definitely recommend71%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1076%
- Completed surveys53
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
34.16272, -85.65238
Nearby hospitals
- Dekalb Regional Medical Center200 Med Center Drive, Fort Payne, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital20 mi
- Mountain View Hospital3201 Scenic Highway, Gadsden, ALPsychiatric hospital20 mi
- Gadsden Regional Medical Center1007 Goodyear Avenue, Gadsden, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital21 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Gadsden801 Goodyear Ave, Gadsden, ALRehabilitation hospital21 mi
- Mountain View Hospital3001 Scenic Highway, Gadsden, ALPsychiatric hospital22 mi
- Riverview Regional Medical Center600 South Third Street, Gadsden, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Floyd Cherokee Medical Center located?
Floyd Cherokee Medical Center is at 400 Northwood Dr, Centre, AL 35960 in Cherokee County.
Does Floyd Cherokee Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Floyd Cherokee Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 123 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Floyd Cherokee Medical Center?
Floyd Cherokee Medical Center does not have a current CMS Overall Star Rating. CMS only rates hospitals that report enough measures; critical access, psychiatric, VA and many small hospitals are often unrated, which says nothing about their quality.
Is Floyd Cherokee Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Floyd Cherokee Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Alabama trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Floyd Cherokee Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (256) 927-5531.
Would patients recommend Floyd Cherokee Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (53 completed surveys), 71% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 76% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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