Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Gadsden Regional Medical Center is the largest employer in Etowah County. The 346-bed acute care hospital offers inpatient and outpatient care. The medical center is accredited by the Joint Commission and certified in hip and knee replacements and has received recognition for its cardiology, pulmonology, sleep care and stroke services. Its other specialties include emergency medicine, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, plastic/reconstructive surgery, radiology and urology.
In August 2024, Gadsden Regional became one of the only hospitals in the region to offer “smart knee” technology for knee replacement procedures. An implantable device captures real-time data including range of motion, step count, walking speed and other metrics to monitor a patient’s recovery progress following knee replacement surgery.
Riverview Regional Medical Center
Riverview Regional Medical Center consistently ranks as one of the top hospitals serving residents of Gadsden and Etowah County. The 281-bed medical center was acquired by Prime Healthcare in 2015. In addition to primary and specialized care, the facility’s services and programs include a 14,000-square-foot dedicated heart and vascular center with nine outpatient beds, a sleep lab, a wound care and hyperbaric center and an imaging and radiology center.
Healthgrades has awarded the medical center five stars for pacemaker procedures, hip fracture treatment, spinal fusion surgery, carotid surgery and treatment of diabetic emergencies.
UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair
In November 2024, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Authority assumed ownership of Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System in central Alabama, including Ascension St. Vincent’s hospitals in St. Clair and Blount counties.
Serving St. Clair County and surrounding communities since 1970, UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair opened its new location on Veterans Parkway in Pell City in 2011. It is licensed for 40 beds and features medical-surgical and intensive care units and both inpatient and outpatient surgical services. The facility performs a wide range of minimally invasive procedures using robotic-assisted technology and offers advanced imaging scans and on-site laboratory testing. Other services include emergency care, nuclear medicine, speech therapy, sports medicine, orthopaedics, a sleep disorders center and more.
UAB St. Vincent’s Blount
UAB St. Vincent’s Blount in Oneonta is the only hospital in Blount County. The hospital is licensed for 25 beds and features a 24/7 emergency room, intensive care units, inpatient and outpatient surgical services and a GI lab, and it is designated as a Critical Access Hospital by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. UAB St. Vincent’s Blount also offers transitional care, infusion therapy services, a sleep disorders center and a day program for seniors coping with behavioral concerns.
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden is a 49-bed facility that provides inpatient rehabilitation for stroke, brain injury, hip fracture and other complex neurological and orthopedic conditions.
In 2024, Newsweek and Statista ranked the hospital among the top 300 inpatient physical rehabilitation facilities in the country. The Joint Commission has awarded the hospital its Gold Seal of Approval for Disease-Specific Care Certification in hip fracture rehabilitation and Disease-Specific Care Certification for stroke rehabilitation.
Mountain View Hospital
Mountain View Hospital in Gadsden is a private, specialized psychiatric hospital that serves children through senior adults. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and is the only treatment facility of its kind to offer a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services throughout the state. Mountain View has a 68-bed capacity as well as a dedicated 40-bed residential unit for adolescents.
This article appears in the April 2025 issue of Business Alabama.
