Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns Highlands Medical Center?
380 Woods Cove Road · Scottsboro, AL · 35768
Overview
Highlands Medical Center is a short-term acute hospital in Scottsboro, Alabama, operated by HH Health System - Jackson, LLC. Jackson County has 1 hospitals, 3 nursing homes and 2 urgent care centers.
Ownership
Highlands Medical Center is operated by HH Health System - Jackson, LLC, part of Huntsville Hospital Health System.
- Operator
- HH Health System - Jackson, LLC
- Owner group
- Huntsville Hospital Health System
- Ownership type
- Government (hospital district)
- Sources
- CMS nursing home enrollment and owners · 2026-10-24
- Company website · 2026-10-25
- Company website · 2026
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for Highlands Medical Center, with the source for each.
Full ownership tree of Huntsville Hospital Health System
Every entity between this facility and its ultimate owner, with ownership percentages and dates.
Finances
From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2024.
| Net patient revenue | $50.9M |
| Operating expenses | $67.1M |
| Net income | −$14.5M |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | -28.5% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $4.6M |
| Charity care cost | $1.4M |
| Medicaid net revenue | $2.9M |
| Medicare disproportionate share percentage | 11.0% |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2024)
- Commercial and other 53.1%
- Medicare 30.0%
- Medicaid 16.9%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871 | 35 | $14K |
| Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCC · 690 | 29 | $7K |
| Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCC · 177 | 22 | $13K |
| Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCC · 689 | 21 | $9K |
| Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCC · 193 | 20 | $10K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services · 8011 | 110 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures · 5491 | 32 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures · 5431 | 27 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services · 5374 | 23 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage · 5072 | 18 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 380 Woods Cove Road · Scottsboro, AL · 35768
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- Alabama
Nearby hospitals
| Name | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dekalb Regional Medical Center | Fort Payne | 22.6 mi |
| Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital North Al | Huntsville | 29.6 mi |
| Crestwood Medical Center | Huntsville | 29.9 mi |
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS nursing home enrollment and owners · Company website
- Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2024
- Services: CMS Medicare inpatient and outpatient utilization
- Ownership type and beds: CMS Provider of Services file
- Location: CMS and Census Bureau geography
- CMS certification number
- 010061
- NPI
- 1699444976
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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