Dale Medical Center in Ozark, AL
Also known as Dale County Hospital
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About Dale Medical Center
Dale Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Ozark, Dale County, Alabama. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (hospital district or authority). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 89 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Medical Center Enterprise, about 16 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 0.39
53% 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 recommend73%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys62
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
31.45177, -85.63101
Nearby hospitals
- Medical Center Enterprise400 N Edwards Street, Enterprise, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital16 mi
- Flowers Hospital4370 West Main Street, Dothan, AL · Level III traumaAcute care hospital18 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Dothan1736 East Main Street, Dothan, ALRehabilitation hospital22 mi
- Noland Hospital Dothan II, LLC1108 Ross Clark Circle, 4th Floor, Dothan, ALLong-term care hospital23 mi
- Southeast Health Medical Center1108 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Dale Medical Center located?
Dale Medical Center is at 126 Hospital Ave, Ozark, AL 36360 in Dale County.
Does Dale Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Dale Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 148 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Dale Medical Center?
Dale 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 Dale 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 Dale Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (334) 774-2601.
Would patients recommend Dale Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (62 completed surveys), 73% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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