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St Vincent's St Clair

7063 Veterans Parkway, Pell City, AL 35125 · (205) 338-3301

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency room

St Vincent's St Clair is a non-profit general hospital in Pell City, Alabama (St. Clair County), with 40 beds. It has an emergency room and holds 3 of 5 stars in CMS's overall quality rating. In CMS's patient survey it scores 4 of 5 stars, and 74% of patients said they would definitely recommend it. Medicare patients had 289 stays here in 2024, most often for sepsis, pneumonia and lung infection. It lists $7.22 for every $1 its care costs, more than the typical Alabama hospital ($4.41).

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★★★★★CMS overall quality rating
★★★★★patients' own rating (393 surveys)
$7.22listed for every $1 its care costs Alabama typical $4.41
2 h 34 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
289Medicare stays in 2024
40beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

★★★★★4 of 5 · 393 surveys

74%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
74%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

  • Nurses communicated well★★★★★
  • Doctors communicated well★★★★★
  • Staff explained medicines★★★★★
  • Information for going home★★★★★
  • Room was clean★★★★★
  • Quiet at night★★★★★

Emergency room and urgent care

2 h 34 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
62%of sepsis patients got the recommended care US typical 65%
Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
Heart failure
9.6%
Pneumonia
14.3%
Stroke
12.0%
COPD
7.4%
Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
Heart failure
23.4%
Pneumonia
17.2%
Infections and complications lower is better
C. diff intestinal infections
0.58
≈ Same as US
Serious complications (CMS safety index)
0.95
≈ Same as US

US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$8.5Mnet income, all sources
14.9%margin on patient care alone
$3.7Mcost of charity care (8.2% of costs)
$5.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
167full-time staff (equivalent)

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 87171$32,444$13,511
Pneumonia, with major complications 19337$25,649$8,777
Lung infection, with major complications 17730$25,744$11,496
Heart failure, with major complications 29127$21,509$8,702
Sepsis 87224$23,943$7,388
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68922$25,021$8,169
Urinary tract infection 69018$17,475$5,625
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60313$18,281$6,203
COPD, with major complications 19012$21,848$7,721
Pneumonia, with complications 19412$24,308$5,801
Heart attack, with major complications 28012$21,100$10,443
Kidney failure, with complications 68311$17,550$6,306
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.

Nearby hospitals

17 miles awayCitizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL★★★★★$14.01 listed per $1 of cost21 miles awaySt. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL★★★★★$4.90 listed per $1 of cost25 miles awayHill Crest Behavioral Health ServicesBirmingham, ALNot rated25 miles awaySt Vincents BlountOneonta, ALNot rated$2.66 listed per $1 of cost28 miles awayNortheast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL★★★★★$7.72 listed per $1 of cost

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