Uab Rehab Pavilion Exterior — UAB Hospital is one of the top ranked medical facilities in the U.S. (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

U.S. News & World Report released its 2026-2027 Best Hospitals rankings, and six Alabama hospitals made the statewide Best Regional Hospitals list. Here are our takeaways from the annual report.

Alabama’s 6 Best Regional Hospitals for 2026-2027

In order of state rank:

(#1) University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham
(#2) UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham, Birmingham
(#3 tie) Grandview Medical Center-Birmingham, Birmingham
(#3 tie) Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville
(#3 tie) Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Mobile
(#6) Southeast Health Medical Center, Dothan

UAB Hospital leads the state, and the nation

UAB Hospital took Alabama’s No. 1 spot and is the only hospital in the state with a nationally ranked specialty:

Rheumatology — No. 11 in the U.S.
Obstetrics + gynecology — No. 48 in the U.S.

UAB also earned a High Performing rating in five more specialties:

Cancer
Geriatrics
Neurology + neurosurgery
Pulmonology + lung surgery
Rehabilitation

UAB was also the only Alabama hospital named to U.S. News’ Best Regional Hospitals for Community Access list, which recognizes hospitals serving underserved local populations well.

Rehab care shines in the new specialty rankings

This year U.S. News introduced regional specialty rankings for the first time, in cancer, cardiology, orthopedics and rehabilitation. Alabama’s strongest showing came in rehabilitation, where six hospitals placed in the state’s new Rehabilitation Specialty Regional rankings:

University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital, Birmingham
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Mobile
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of North Alabama, Huntsville
Encompass Health Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital, Birmingham
Thomas Hospital, Fairhope

No Alabama hospital placed in the new cardiology or orthopedics regional rankings this year.

More Alabama hospitals earned High Performing marks

Beyond the six hospitals on the statewide Best Regional Hospitals list, 27 Alabama hospitals earned at least one High Performing rating for an individual procedure or condition:

Southeast Health Medical Center, Dothan
- Heart arrhythmia
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Kidney failure
- Pacemaker implantation
- Pneumonia
- Prostate cancer surgery
- Stroke
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Baptist Health Princeton Hospital, Birmingham
- Colon cancer surgery
- COPD
- Heart arrhythmia
- Heart attack
- Heart bypass surgery
- Kidney failure
- Prostate cancer surgery
UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham, Birmingham
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Back surgery (spinal fusion)
- Colon cancer surgery
- Diabetes
- Hip replacement
- Knee replacement
- Pacemaker implantation
- Prostate cancer surgery
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Grandview Medical Center-Birmingham, Birmingham
- Back surgery (spinal fusion)
- Diabetes
- Ear, nose + throat surgery
- Heart arrhythmia
- Heart attack
- Kidney failure
- Leukemia, lymphoma + myeloma
- Pacemaker implantation
Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Aortic valve surgery
- Back surgery (spinal fusion)
- Colon cancer surgery
- Gynecological cancer surgery
- Heart bypass surgery
- Hip replacement
- Leukemia, lymphoma + myeloma
Crestwood Medical Center, Huntsville
- Back surgery (spinal fusion)
- Ear, nose + throat surgery
- Hip fracture
- Hip replacement
- Knee replacement
- Prostate cancer surgery
Baptist Medical Center South, Montgomery
- Back surgery (spinal fusion)
- Diabetes
- Hip fracture
- Hip replacement
- Knee replacement
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital, Birmingham
- Colon cancer surgery
- COPD
- Gynecological cancer surgery
- Kidney failure
- Pacemaker implantation
Springhill Medical Center, Mobile
- COPD
- Heart bypass surgery
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Riverview Regional Medical Center-Gadsden, Gadsden
- COPD
- Diabetes
- Heart attack
- Kidney failure
East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika
- Diabetes
- Ear, nose + throat surgery
- Knee replacement
Baptist Medical Center East, Montgomery
- Colon cancer surgery
- COPD
- Heart failure
Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital, Phenix City
- Back surgery (spinal fusion)
- Hip fracture
- Knee replacement
Baptist Health Shelby Hospital, Alabaster
- Diabetes
- Heart attack
- Prostate cancer surgery
USA Health University Hospital, Mobile
- Leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma
- Stroke
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center, Foley
- Hip fracture
- Hip replacement
DCH Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa
- Knee replacement
- Prostate cancer surgery
Decatur Morgan Hospital, Decatur
- Diabetes
- Prostate cancer surgery
UAB St. Vincent’s East, Birmingham
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Pacemaker implantation
Flowers Hospital, Dothan
- Back surgery (spinal fusion)
Medical West, Bessemer
- COPD
North Alabama Medical Center, Florence
- Colon cancer surgery
USA Health Providence Hospital, Mobile
- Knee replacement
UAB St. Vincent’s Blount, Oneonta
- Kidney failure
Thomas Hospital, Fairhope
- Diabetes
- Ear, nose + throat surgery
- Maternity care
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Mobile
- Back surgery (spinal fusion)
- Diabetes
- Heart arrhythmia
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Hip replacement
- Lung cancer surgery
- Pacemaker implantation
- Prostate cancer surgery