Newsweek names Huntsville Hospital No. 1 in Alabama

Another notch has been made in Huntsville’s belt, as Huntsville Hospital topped Newsweek’s list of America’s Best-in-State Hospitals of 2027.

Data from Madison Hospital and Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children are included in Huntsville Hospital’s ranking, which improved from a No. 4 ranking in last year’s list.

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Newsweek says Huntsville Hospital is Alabama’s best

More than 5,000 hospitals were evaluated nationwide, with 800 recognized, including 15 in Alabama. Newsweek used four main data pillars to determine its rankings, based on responses from online surveys and stats compiled by Statista Healthcare:

• Hospital quality metrics: 50% of the total score
• Hospital reputation: 28.5% of the total score
• Patient experience: 15% of the total score
• Patient Reported Outcome Measures implementation: 6.5% of the total score

The top 15 hospitals in Alabama, according to Newsweek are:

1. Huntsville Hospital (Huntsville)
2. Grandview Medical Center (Birmingham)
3. Fayette Medical Center (Fayette)
4. UAB St. Vincent’s (Birmingham)
5. UAB St. Vincent’s East (Birmingham)
6. Russell Medical Center (Alexander City)
7. East Alabama Medical Center (Opelika)
8. South Baldwin Regional Medical Center (Foley)
9. Baptist Health Princeton Hospital (Birmingham)
10. Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital (Birmingham)
11. Southeast Health Center (Dothan)
12. USA Health Providence Hospital (Mobile)
13. Riverview Medical Center (Gadsden)
14. Decatur Morgan Hospital (Decatur)
15. Springhill Medical Center (Mobile)

“Every day, our employees take care of people who are counting on us, often during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. That takes tremendous skill, compassion and teamwork. This recognition reflects the work they put in every single day, and it’s something our employees and the communities we serve can all be proud of.”

_{Tracy Doughty, Huntsville Hospital CEO}