Compare hospitals
2 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Beds
- 338
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Other
- Beds
- 258
- Emergency services
- Yes
Latest measures
The most recent value CMS reported for each measure. “Best” marks the strongest of the selected hospitals; badges compare each hospital with the national benchmark. Small differences may not be meaningful.
Showing 24 of 24 measures
The small strip places each hospital (colored dot) relative to the national value (gray line). For measures with a better direction, further right is better.
| Measure | Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC | Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 2 stars | 2 stars | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | |||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 3 starsWorse than national | 4 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 85/100Worse than national | 90/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 87.9/100 |
| Patients would recommend2026 release | 83/100Worse than national | 90/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 87/100 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Heart attack death rate2026 release | 11.8%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 14.9%Worse than national | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | 14.6%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 17.3%Worse than national | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | 14.4%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 23.4%Worse than national | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | 9.6%Worse than national | 9.5%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | 2.1%Better than national | Not reported | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | 13.3%Worse than national | 11.1%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 15.6%Worse than national | 14.2%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 15% |
| Safety | |||
| Serious complications2026 release | 1.03Worse than national | 0.93Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | 2.87Worse than national | 0.58Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.26Worse than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | 1.20Worse than national | 0.54Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | Not reported | 0.80Better than national | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | 1.08Worse than national | 0.35Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | 0.16Better than national | 0.15Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Timely care | |||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | 174 minBest of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 228 minWorse than national | 162 min |
| Left ED without being seen2026 release | 2%Best of the selected hospitalsSame as national | 5%Worse than national | 2% |
| Effective care | |||
| Appropriate sepsis care2026 release | 74%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 59%Worse than national | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | 39%Worse than national | 95%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 78% |
| Cost | |||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | 1.04Worse than national | 0.96Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Capacity | |||
| Total beds2026 release | 338 | 258 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 2 stars
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 2 stars
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 3 starsWorse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 4 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 85/100Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 90/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 83/100Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 90/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 11.8%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 14.9%Worse than national
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 14.6%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 17.3%Worse than national
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 14.4%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 23.4%Worse than national
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 9.6%Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 9.5%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 2.1%Better than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- Not reported
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 13.3%Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 11.1%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 15.6%Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 14.2%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 1.03Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 0.93Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 2.87Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 0.58Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 1.26Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 1.20Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 0.54Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- Not reported
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 0.80Better than national
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 1.08Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 0.35Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 0.16Better than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 0.15Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 174 minBest of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 228 minWorse than national
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 2%Best of the selected hospitalsSame as national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 5%Worse than national
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 74%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 59%Worse than national
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 39%Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 95%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 1.04Worse than national
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 0.96Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- Frye Regional Medical Center
- 338
- Catawba Valley Medical Center
- 258
- National
- No benchmark
Source: CMS Care Compare annual releases. Not reported means CMS suppressed or didn’t publish a value (for example, too few cases).
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