Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper, AL
Also known as Baptist Health Walker Hospital, Walker Regional Medical Center
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About Walker Baptist Medical Center
Walker Baptist Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Jasper, Walker 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 3 out of 5. It has 267 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care.
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 1.21
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.31
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.06
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.97
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
56% 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 1059%
- Completed surveys570
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.84139, -87.23742
Frequently asked questions
Where is Walker Baptist Medical Center located?
Walker Baptist Medical Center is at 3400 Highway 78 East, Jasper, AL 35502 in Walker County.
Does Walker Baptist Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Walker Baptist Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 155 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Walker Baptist Medical Center?
Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker Baptist Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (205) 387-4000.
Would patients recommend Walker Baptist Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (570 completed surveys), 54% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 59% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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