BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care - Veterans Administration in Birmingham, AL 35233
BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Birmingham Va Medical Center is an acute care hospital within the Veterans Administration located in Birmingham, AL 35233 that serves the Jefferson county area. This facility is a government federal hospital with NO emergency services.
BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER
700 South 19th StreetBirmingham, AL 35233
Phone: (205) 933-4515
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ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Acute Care - Veterans Administration What's a an acute care hospital within the Veterans Administration?An an acute care hospital of The Veterans Health Administration (VA) delivers inpatient hospital care and other services for surgery and short-term health conditions. The VA Medical Centers also provide comprehensive primary, specialty and long-term care services.
Hospital Owner: Government Federal
Emergency Services: No Emergency Department
This hospital DOESN'T provide emergency services.
The hospital patient survey at Birmingham Va Medical Center is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after discharge. The following are the results of some the survey’s five-star quality ratings.
Doctor Communication: Not AvailableQuiet Rooms: Not Available
Cleanliness: Not Available
Pain Management: Not Available
Discharge Information: Not Available
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Not Available
These performance measures at Birmingham Va Medical Center show how rapidly emergency departments give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain common conditions. This information could help patients compare which hospitals provide the right care at the right time.
ER Wait Time: Not AvailableDischarge Time: Not Available
Time Before Admission: Not Available
Transfer Time: Not Available
Broken Bones: Not Available
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Birmingham Va Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Alabama or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of Alabama.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
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CALLAHAN EYE HOSPITAL | 1720 University Blvd Birmingham, AL 35233 | Yes | 0.08 mi | Compare |
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL | 619 South 19th Street Birmingham, AL 35233 | Yes | 0.11 mi | Compare |
ST VINCENT'S BIRMINGHAM | 810 St Vincent's Drive Birmingham, AL 35205 | Yes | 0.76 mi | Compare |
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER-PRINCETON | 701 Princeton Avenue Southwest Birmingham, AL 35211 | Yes | 2.61 mi | Compare |
BROOKWOOD MEDICAL CENTER | 2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive Birmingham, AL 35209 | Yes | 3.12 mi | Compare |
TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER | 800 Montclair Rd Birmingham, AL 35213 | Yes | 3.19 mi | Compare |
ST VINCENT'S EAST | 50 Medical Park East Drive Birmingham, AL 35235 | Yes | 10 mi | Compare |
MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM | 995 9th Avenue Southwest Bessemer, AL 35021 | Yes | 14.23 mi | Compare |
SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER | 1000 First Street North Alabaster, AL 35007 | Yes | 17.34 mi | Compare |
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