Baptist Health is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system in Central Alabama, operating five hospitals and employing more than 600 physicians and medical professionals.
Baptist Health is the largest health care system in Central Alabama. It is a private, not-for-profit, faith-based organisation and an affiliate of the UAB Health System. The network comprises five hospitals and employs more than 600 physicians and medical professionals across the region.
Its facilities include Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital, with 595 beds, and Baptist Health Princeton Hospital, with 505 beds and recognition for its care of aortic valve surgery, COPD, heart attack, heart failure and stroke patients. Baptist Health Citizens Hospital, Baptist Health Shelby Hospital and Baptist Health Walker Hospital complete the network.
Clinical services span emergency care, heart and vascular care, orthopaedics, radiology and diagnostic imaging, surgical care including minimally invasive procedures, digestive health, neurological care, primary care and women's care. The organisation describes its stated purpose as delivering high-quality, accessible medical care to the communities it serves.
