beat out by
Mizell Memorial Hospital in Opp, AL (98%),
St Vincent's St Clair in Pell City, AL (89%),
Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, MS (88%), and
Monroe County Hospital in Monroeville, AL (82%), and 3 others, ending with
Brookwood Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, AL (76%).
tied with
The Health Care Authority of The City of Greenville- LV Stabler Hospital in Greenville, AL (75%).
Incidentally, all 9 are acute care and provide emergency services. None of the 9 is better than the national average in mortality. None of the 9 is better than the national death rate for pneumonia patients.beat
Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, AL (74%),
East Alabama Medical Center and SNF in Opelika, AL (73%),
Troy Regional Medical Center in Troy, AL (71%), and
Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, AL (68%), and others, ending with
Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis, AL (25%).
22 out of the other 57 hospitals were ruled out due to missing, unknown, or not-applicable values for patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock, e.g., Jackson Medical Center in Jackson, AL.