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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest time in emergency department

94 North Carolina hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Swain County Hospital, Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc, FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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94 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by time in emergency department; 26 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalTime in emergency departmentlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
1Swain County HospitalBryson City, NC · Critical access81 min———————48Compare
2Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard, NC · Critical access98 min24—11.1%16.8%——25Compare
3FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial HospitalTroy, NC · Critical access99 min————14.8%——25Compare
4Highlands Cashiers HospitalHighlands, NC · Critical access104 min—4—11.6%15.4%——25Compare
5Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial HospitalLinville, NC · Critical access112 min———9.7%15.1%——40Compare
6Blue Ridge Regional HospitalSpruce Pine, NC · Critical access115 min34—14.7%14.9%——85Compare
7Atrium Health AnsonWadesboro, NC · Acute care118 min————14.8%—0.9415Compare
8Angel Medical CenterFranklin, NC · Critical access120 min24—10.9%15.7%——25Compare
9J Arthur Dosher Memorial HospitalSouthport, NC · Critical access122 min34——14.7%——25Compare
10Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care127 min24—11.7%15.5%0.960.96146Compare
11Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care132 min4310.6%9.5%14.1%1.180.91157Compare
12Advent Health PolkColumbus, NC · Critical access136 min44—11.2%14.6%——35Compare
13Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC · Acute care140 min23—14.4%16.2%1.060.95124Compare
T14Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · Acute care144 min3311.9%13.8%15.5%1.080.93109Compare
T14The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care144 min34—14.5%15.2%0.940.9665Compare
T14Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care144 min2311.7%11.7%15.5%1.060.94143Compare
T17Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care148 min33—10.7%14.9%1.010.93130Compare
T17Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care148 min3412.0%10.0%15.8%1.100.97182Compare
19Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care154 min23—11.3%15.1%0.950.8894Compare
20Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care158 min5412.7%13.1%13.7%0.770.99222Compare
T21Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care160 min3312.0%11.9%14.9%1.030.94241Compare
T21Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care160 min3311.9%11.1%15.5%1.040.94344Compare
23Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care162 min5210.6%9.3%13.3%0.690.96877Compare
24Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care163 min3211.2%12.2%13.8%0.680.99735Compare
T25AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care164 min54—9.8%14.3%1.020.93103Compare
T25Vidant Chowan HospitalEdenton, NC · Critical access164 min34—9.5%14.5%——25Compare
T25Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · Acute care164 min33—11.4%15.7%0.931.02120Compare
T28ECU Health Bertie HospitalWindsor, NC · Critical access166 min4——14.3%14.4%——15Compare
T28Womack AMC (Ft Bragg)Fort Bragg, NC · Military166 min—5——————Compare
T30Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · Acute care168 min34—13.5%15.1%0.971.0481Compare
T30Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care168 min2211.1%9.5%15.5%0.971.01102Compare
32Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care170 min34—13.4%14.9%0.960.97101Compare
33Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care172 min22—9.7%15.5%0.920.96137Compare
34Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care173 min4311.2%12.1%14.4%0.901.00204Compare
T35Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care174 min33—11.4%13.9%1.031.0686Compare
T35Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care174 min2311.8%14.6%15.6%1.031.04338Compare
37Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care176 min33—12.2%15.1%0.950.94149Compare
T38Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy, NC · Critical access177 min44—11.2%14.7%——50Compare
T38Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care177 min34—10.3%14.9%0.900.95110Compare
T38Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care177 min12—9.7%14.5%1.071.01166Compare
41Ashe Memorial HospitalJefferson, NC · Critical access178 min3——10.5%15.5%——76Compare
42Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care181 min4412.1%12.6%14.7%0.880.9260Compare
43North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care183 min4313.3%11.0%15.1%1.080.96885Compare
T44Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care186 min4312.5%8.2%14.6%0.990.90457Compare
T44Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care186 min3313.8%11.4%14.9%0.980.93247Compare
T46Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care187 min4411.9%12.9%15.2%0.800.95175Compare
T46UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care187 min44—11.7%14.9%0.950.92108Compare
T46Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care187 min12—11.6%16.4%1.191.00150Compare
T49Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care190 min54—9.7%13.2%0.950.8636Compare
T49UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care190 min3310.9%9.4%15.3%0.940.96316Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).