Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital: labor and delivery in Birmingham, AL
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a hospital in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 3,026 deliveries in 2025.
- 3,026Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 350Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
Jefferson County
Call (205) 877-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 350 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 90 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 2 of 5 stars
- 57% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 58% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Birmingham
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Birmingham | Birmingham | 3.2 | 30% | 3,184 | Yes |
| University of Alabama Hospital | Birmingham | 3.3 | 35% | 3,033 | Yes |
| Grandview Medical Center | Birmingham | 3.9 | 26% | 2,910 | Yes |
| Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System | Bessemer | 14 | 37% | 463 | Yes |
| Walker Baptist Medical Center | Jasper | 36 | 16% | 719 | Yes |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center | Sylacauga | 37 | – | 101 | Yes |
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Hospitals in Birmingham that do not offer labor and delivery: St. Vincent's East, Princeton Baptist Medical Center.
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