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St Vincent's St Clair
7063 Veterans Parkway, Pell City, AL 35125
St Vincent's St Clair has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 74% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 10 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 2. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 34 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
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What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 393 completed surveys, 22% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | AL | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 352 visits sampled | 2 h 34 min | 2 h 29 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 14 patients | 71% | 66% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 47 patients | 62% | 64% | 65% |
How St Vincent's St Clair compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's St ClairThis hospital | 3/5 | 74% | 2 h 34 min | 2 worse |
| Coosa Valley Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Sylacauga | 3/5 | 69% | 2 h 4 min | 2 worse |
| Citizens Baptist Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Talladega | 1/5 | 72% | 1 h 58 min | 1 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 684 cases | Too few cases | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 57 cases | Too few cases | 9.6% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 122 cases | Too few cases | 14.3% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 33 cases | Too few cases | 12% | 11.9% |
| COPD 40 cases | Too few cases | 7.4% | 8.6% |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.95 likely 0.46 – 1.43 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 543 cases | No different | 0.53 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.76 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 700 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 702 cases | No different | 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 45 cases | No different | 2.3 per 1,000 likely 0.58 per 1,000 – 4.02 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 42 cases | No different | 3.47 per 1,000 likely 0.84 per 1,000 – 6.1 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 57 cases | No different | 1.05 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.14 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 0.58 likely 0.1 – 1.93 | 1 |
5 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after heart failure 100 cases | Too few cases | 23.4% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 246 cases | Too few cases | 17.2% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 69 cases | Too few cases | 21.3% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 58 cases | Too few cases | 117.8 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 131 cases | Too few cases | 40.6 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 285 cases | No different | 12.4 per 1,000 likely 9.2 per 1,000 – 16.7 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
8 more measures had too few cases here to report.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about St Vincent's St Clair
Is St Vincent's St Clair a good hospital?
St Vincent's St Clair has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 10 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 2. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend St Vincent's St Clair?
74% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 393 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the St Vincent's St Clair emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 34 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.