UAB Hospital, the flagship hospital of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System, is now the fifth-largest hospital in the nation, up three spots from 2025, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. UAB Hospital has 1,400 hospital beds.
“When UAB’s capacity expands in any area of our mission, so does the positive impact we have on improving and saving lives,” said UAB President Ray Watts. “Earning a place among the nation’s largest five hospitals is a proud moment for UAB Hospital. It reflects the unwavering support of the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees and the outstanding leadership of UAB Health System CEO Dawn Bulgarella, as well as the caliber of our faculty and staff across UAB Medicine who are responsible for and share in this success.”
In 2025, UAB Hospital cared for a record 929,021 unique patients…