Medicare Readmission Penalties by Hospital (September Update) Medicare will apply the readmissions penalty to reimbursements beginning on Oct. 1. This chart shows both the original penalties released by Medicare in August and the corrected numbers Medicare released on Sept. 28. Maryland hospitals were not penalized because the state has a unique reimbursement arrangement with Medicare. In addition, hospitals with fewer than 25 cases in each of three categories-- heart failure, heart attack and pneumonia--are exempt from the penalties. These hospitals are noted in the "Penalty Eligibility Status." Source: Kaiser Health News analysis of data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Initial Corrected Readmission Readmission Penalty Penalty Change in Penalty Eligibility Hospital Name City State Hospital Referral Region (August) (September) Penalty Status Alabama ANDALUSIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL ANDALUSIA AL Pensacola, FL 0.62% 0.67% 0.05% Enough Cases ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOSPITAL ATHENS AL Huntsville, AL 0.05% 0.06% 0.01% Enough Cases ATMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ATMORE AL Pensacola, FL 0.94% 1.00% 0.06% Enough Cases BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER EAST MONTGOMERY AL Montgomery, AL 0.37% 0.40% 0.03% Enough Cases BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH MONTGOMERY AL Montgomery, AL 0.71% 0.74% 0.03% Enough Cases BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER-PRINCETON BIRMINGHAM AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases BIBB MEDICAL CENTER CENTREVILLE AL Tuscaloosa, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases BROOKWOOD MEDICAL CENTER BIRMINGHAM AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases BRYAN W WHITFIELD MEM HOSP INC DEMOPOLIS AL Birmingham, AL 0.27% 0.30% 0.03% Enough Cases BULLOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL UNION SPRINGS AL Montgomery, AL 0.19% 0.21% 0.02% Enough Cases CALLAHAN EYE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% No Cases CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER CENTRE AL Rome, GA 0.26% 0.27% 0.01% Enough Cases CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER CLANTON AL Birmingham, AL 0.06% 0.07% 0.01% Enough Cases CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER TALLADEGA AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL ASHLAND AL Birmingham, AL 0.27% 0.29% 0.02% Enough Cases COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC TALLASSEE AL Montgomery, AL 0.04% 0.04% 0.00% Enough Cases Too Few Cases to COOPER GREEN MERCY HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Evaluate COOSA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER SYLACAUGA AL Birmingham, AL 0.58% 0.64% 0.06% Enough Cases CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LUVERNE AL Montgomery, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases CRESTWOOD MEDICAL CENTER HUNTSVILLE AL Huntsville, AL 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% Enough Cases CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CULLMAN AL Birmingham, AL 0.03% 0.03% 0.00% Enough Cases D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TUSCALOOSA AL Tuscaloosa, AL 0.30% 0.32% 0.02% Enough Cases D W MCMILLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BREWTON AL Pensacola, FL 0.32% 0.33% 0.01% Enough Cases DALE MEDICAL CENTER OZARK AL Dothan, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL DECATUR AL Huntsville, AL 0.31% 0.33% 0.02% Enough Cases DEKALB REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT PAYNE AL Birmingham, AL 0.27% 0.30% 0.03% Enough Cases EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER AND SNF OPELIKA AL Birmingham, AL 0.58% 0.63% 0.05% Enough Cases ELBA GENERAL HOSPITAL ELBA AL Dothan, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases Kaiser Health News 1 of 89 Initial Corrected Readmission Readmission Penalty Penalty Change in Penalty Eligibility Hospital Name City State Hospital Referral Region (August) (September) Penalty Status ELIZA COFFEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FLORENCE AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases ELMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WETUMPKA AL Montgomery, AL 0.33% 0.36% 0.03% Enough Cases EVERGREEN MEDICAL CENTER EVERGREEN AL Montgomery, AL 0.58% 0.65% 0.07% Enough Cases FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTE AL Tuscaloosa, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases FLORALA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FLORALA AL Pensacola, FL 0.62% 0.73% 0.11% Enough Cases FLOWERS HOSPITAL DOTHAN AL Dothan, AL 0.04% 0.04% 0.00% Enough Cases GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GADSDEN AL Birmingham, AL 0.54% 0.57% 0.03% Enough Cases GEORGE H. LANIER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL VALLEY AL Birmingham, AL 0.29% 0.31% 0.02% Enough Cases GEORGIANA HOSPITAL GEORGIANA AL Montgomery, AL 1.00% 1.00% 0.00% Enough Cases GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL EUTAW AL Tuscaloosa, AL 1.00% 1.00% 0.00% Enough Cases GROVE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GROVE HILL AL Mobile, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases HALE COUNTY HOSPITAL GREENSBORO AL Tuscaloosa, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases HARTSELLE MEDICAL CENTER HARTSELLE AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SHEFFIELD AL Birmingham, AL 0.17% 0.19% 0.02% Enough Cases HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER SCOTTSBORO AL Huntsville, AL 0.65% 0.68% 0.03% Enough Cases Too Few Cases to HILL HOSPITAL OF SUMTER COUNTY YORK AL Meridian, MS 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Evaluate HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL HUNTSVILLE AL Huntsville, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases INFIRMARY WEST MOBILE AL Mobile, AL 0.26% 0.30% 0.04% Enough Cases J PAUL JONES HOSPITAL CAMDEN AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases JACK HUGHSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PHENIX CITY AL Columbus, GA 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases JACKSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC INC MONTGOMERY AL Montgomery, AL 0.16% 0.17% 0.01% Enough Cases JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON AL Mobile, AL 0.27% 0.28% 0.01% Enough Cases JACKSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER JACKSONVILLE AL Birmingham, AL 0.45% 0.44% -0.01% Enough Cases L V STABLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GREENVILLE AL Montgomery, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases LAKE MARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DADEVILLE AL Birmingham, AL 0.17% 0.18% 0.01% Enough Cases LAKELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HALEYVILLE AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases LAWRENCE MEDICAL CENTER MOULTON AL Birmingham, AL 1.00% 1.00% 0.00% Enough Cases MARION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HAMILTON AL Tupelo, MS 0.88% 0.88% 0.00% Enough Cases MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH GUNTERSVILLE AL Huntsville, AL 0.06% 0.06% 0.00% Enough Cases MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH BOAZ AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases MEDICAL CENTER BARBOUR EUFAULA AL Dothan, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases MEDICAL CENTER ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE AL Dothan, AL 0.29% 0.32% 0.03% Enough Cases MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM BESSEMER AL Birmingham, AL 0.37% 0.41% 0.04% Enough Cases MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPP AL Dothan, AL 0.77% 0.84% 0.07% Enough Cases MOBILE INFIRMARY MOBILE AL Mobile, AL 0.59% 0.64% 0.05% Enough Cases MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL MONROEVILLE AL Mobile, AL 0.51% 0.54% 0.03% Enough Cases Too Few Cases to NOLAND HOSPITAL SHELBY, LLC ALABASTER AL Data Not Available 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Evaluate NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY BAY MINETTE AL Mobile, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases NORTHEAST ALABAMA REGIONAL MED CENTER ANNISTON AL Birmingham, AL 0.20% 0.22% 0.02% Enough Cases NORTHPORT MEDICAL CENTER NORTHPORT AL Tuscaloosa, AL 0.17% 0.19% 0.02% Enough Cases Kaiser Health News 2 of 89 Initial Corrected Readmission Readmission Penalty Penalty Change in Penalty Eligibility Hospital Name City State Hospital Referral Region (August) (September) Penalty Status NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER WINFIELD AL Birmingham, AL 0.44% 0.46% 0.02% Enough Cases PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER DECATUR AL Huntsville, AL 0.57% 0.61% 0.04% Enough Cases PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CARROLLTON AL Tuscaloosa, AL 0.10% 0.10% 0.00% Enough Cases PRATTVILLE BAPTIST HOSPITAL PRATTVILLE AL Montgomery, AL 1.00% 1.00% 0.00% Enough Cases PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE AL Mobile, AL 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% Enough Cases RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GADSDEN AL Birmingham, AL 0.69% 0.72% 0.03% Enough Cases RUSSELL HOSPITAL ALEXANDER CITY AL Birmingham, AL 0.15% 0.16% 0.01% Enough Cases RUSSELLVILLE HOSPITAL RUSSELLVILLE AL Birmingham, AL 1.00% 1.00% 0.00% Enough Cases SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER ALABASTER AL Birmingham, AL 0.22% 0.24% 0.02% Enough Cases SHOALS HOSPITAL MUSCLE SHOALS AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases SOUTH BALDWIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOLEY AL Mobile, AL 0.22% 0.23% 0.01% Enough Cases SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER DOTHAN AL Dothan, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases SOUTHWEST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER THOMASVILLE AL Mobile, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER MOBILE AL Mobile, AL 0.71% 0.72% 0.01% Enough Cases ST VINCENT'S BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM AL Birmingham, AL 0.31% 0.33% 0.02% Enough Cases ST VINCENT'S EAST BIRMINGHAM AL Birmingham, AL 0.52% 0.56% 0.04% Enough Cases ST VINCENT'S ST CLAIR PELL CITY AL Birmingham, AL 1.00% 1.00% 0.00% Enough Cases ST VINCENTS BLOUNT ONEONTA AL Birmingham, AL 0.49% 0.52% 0.03% Enough Cases STRINGFELLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ANNISTON AL Birmingham, AL 0.08% 0.09% 0.01% Enough Cases THOMAS HOSPITAL FAIRHOPE AL Mobile, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER BIRMINGHAM AL Birmingham, AL 0.04% 0.05% 0.01% Enough Cases TROY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TROY AL Montgomery, AL 1.00% 1.00% 0.00% Enough Cases UNIV OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER MOBILE AL Mobile, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM AL Birmingham, AL 0.16% 0.16% 0.00% Enough Cases VAUGHAN REG MED CENTER PARKWAY CAMPUS SELMA AL Birmingham, AL 1.00% 1.00% 0.00% Enough Cases WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER JASPER AL Birmingham, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases WEDOWEE HOSPITAL WEDOWEE AL Birmingham, AL 0.75% 0.84% 0.09% Enough Cases WIREGRASS MEDICAL CENTER GENEVA AL Dothan, AL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases Alaska ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER ANCHORAGE AK Anchorage, AK 0.22% 0.25% 0.03% Enough Cases ALASKA REGIONAL HOSPITAL ANCHORAGE AK Anchorage, AK 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Enough Cases BARTLETT REGIONAL HOSPITAL JUNEAU AK Anchorage,