Healthcare in Gulf Shores
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center, located roughly 10-15 miles away in Foley (not within Gulf Shores city limits), anchors the area's healthcare access -- a 112-bed facility undergoing a $200 million expansion, named to Newsweek's 2024 top-10 Alabama hospitals list.
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Learn moreSouth Baldwin Regional Medical Center: the region's primary hospital, located just outside Gulf Shores
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center sits in Foley, AL -- roughly 10-15 miles from Gulf Shores, not within city limits -- and is a 112-bed facility currently undergoing a $200 million expansion that will add a new five-story patient tower (200,000+ sq ft) and increase capacity to 142 beds.
Real, recent regional and national recognition
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center was named to Newsweek's 2024 list of Alabama's top 10 hospitals (ranked 8th) and designated a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital for 2024 by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, with 89% of patients reporting they would recommend the hospital.
A real, ongoing investment in capacity
The hospital's $200 million expansion -- a new five-story patient tower adding more than 200,000 square feet and increasing capacity from 112 to 142 beds -- represents a real, current investment in serving Baldwin County's genuinely fast-growing population.
What this research pass could not confirm
A specific list of high-performing procedures/conditions per U.S. News & World Report, comparable to the figures sourced for Huntsville, Birmingham, or DCH Regional in Tuscaloosa, was not independently confirmed for South Baldwin Regional Medical Center this pass -- disclosed as a research gap rather than an assumed figure.
Key takeaways
- South Baldwin Regional Medical Center, located in neighboring Foley (not within Gulf Shores city limits), is the region's primary 112-bed hospital.
- It was named to Newsweek's 2024 top-10 Alabama hospitals list and designated a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.
- A real, ongoing $200 million expansion will add a new patient tower and increase capacity to 142 beds.
- Specific U.S. News high-performing procedure rankings were not independently confirmed this pass -- disclosed as a research gap.
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