Gadsden Regional Medical Center in Gadsden, AL
Also known as Baptist Memorial Hospital
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About Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Gadsden Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. 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 346 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Gadsden, about 0.2 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 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.33
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.06
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.61
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
40% 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 recommend54%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1054%
- Completed surveys522
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
34.00937, -85.96951
Nearby hospitals
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Gadsden801 Goodyear Ave, Gadsden, ALRehabilitation hospital0.2 mi
- Riverview Regional Medical Center600 South Third Street, Gadsden, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital2.0 mi
- Mountain View Hospital3001 Scenic Highway, Gadsden, ALPsychiatric hospital5.2 mi
- Mountain View Hospital3201 Scenic Highway, Gadsden, ALPsychiatric hospital5.9 mi
- Marshall Medical Centers2505 U S Highway 431 North, Boaz, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital18 mi
- Floyd Cherokee Medical Center400 Northwood Dr, Centre, AL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital21 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Gadsden Regional Medical Center located?
Gadsden Regional Medical Center is at 1007 Goodyear Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35903 in Etowah County.
Does Gadsden Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Gadsden Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 201 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Gadsden Regional Medical Center?
Gadsden Regional 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 Gadsden Regional 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 Gadsden Regional Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (256) 494-4000.
Would patients recommend Gadsden Regional Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (522 completed surveys), 54% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 54% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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