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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest hospital-acquired condition score

79 North Carolina hospitals ranked by hospital-acquired condition score in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Novant Health Medical Park Hospital, North Carolina Specialty Hospital, Maria Parham Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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79 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by hospital-acquired condition score; 41 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-acquired condition scorelower 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 betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average0.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care−1.1554——14.7%0.87—0.92136Compare
2North Carolina Specialty HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care−0.95—4——13.8%0.93—0.9124Compare
3Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care−0.852211.1%9.5%15.5%0.97168 min1.01102Compare
4Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care−0.5754—9.7%13.2%0.95190 min0.8636Compare
5UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care−0.5644—11.7%14.9%0.95187 min0.92108Compare
6Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · Acute care−0.543310.5%12.6%15.1%0.94193 min0.98178Compare
7Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care−0.534312.6%10.8%15.3%1.04192 min0.95442Compare
8Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care−0.524311.3%14.1%14.1%0.78205 min0.97308Compare
9Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care−0.524412.1%12.6%14.7%0.88181 min0.9260Compare
10FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care−0.504410.6%11.4%15.0%0.93201 min0.92395Compare
11Randolph HospitalAsheboro, NC · Acute care−0.4343—14.0%14.4%0.97216 min0.90145Compare
12Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care−0.432414.9%17.3%14.2%0.93228 min0.96258Compare
13Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care−0.421212.5%12.4%15.3%0.86190 min0.94105Compare
14Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care−0.413211.2%12.2%13.8%0.68163 min0.99735Compare
15Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care−0.404311.2%12.1%14.4%0.90173 min1.00204Compare
16Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care−0.384414.8%11.7%14.1%0.86216 min0.89314Compare
17Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care−0.32—4—8.4%14.5%0.97192 min0.9236Compare
18Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care−0.315411.5%11.7%14.1%0.98255 min0.89391Compare
19WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care−0.284413.7%11.4%13.9%0.99204 min0.97678Compare
20Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · Acute care−0.283311.9%13.8%15.5%1.08144 min0.93109Compare
21Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care−0.245210.6%9.3%13.3%0.69162 min0.96877Compare
22Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care−0.224310.8%10.9%14.2%0.93206 min0.95912Compare
23Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care−0.213311.9%10.4%13.9%1.08224 min0.941,232Compare
24Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy, NC · Acute care−0.1944—9.6%14.6%1.13192 min0.94112Compare
25Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · Acute care−0.1734—13.5%15.1%0.97168 min1.0481Compare
26Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care−0.1733—12.2%15.1%0.95176 min0.94149Compare
27Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care−0.1544—9.1%15.3%0.94205 min0.7241Compare
28Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care−0.155412.7%13.1%13.7%0.77158 min0.99222Compare
29Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care−0.14439.7%11.4%14.5%0.88204 min0.9475Compare
30WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care−0.135314.0%11.3%14.6%1.04196 min0.98156Compare
31Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care−0.133312.0%11.9%14.9%1.03160 min0.94241Compare
32Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care−0.122313.4%11.6%16.1%0.90248 min0.89314Compare
33Cherokee Indian Hospital AuthorityCherokee, NC · Acute care−0.10————15.5%——0.9826Compare
34Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · Acute care−0.103——12.8%14.7%1.17192 min0.9250Compare
35Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care−0.084312.5%8.2%14.6%0.99186 min0.90457Compare
36Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care−0.073311.9%11.1%15.5%1.04160 min0.94344Compare
37Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care−0.0222—9.7%15.5%0.92172 min0.96137Compare
38ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care0.002211.7%9.5%14.6%0.92212 min0.99206Compare
39Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care+0.044310.6%9.5%14.1%1.18132 min0.91157Compare
40ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care+0.052313.0%13.4%15.9%0.88289 min0.99909Compare
41Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care+0.065310.3%7.1%13.6%0.91244 min0.91102Compare
42Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care+0.06438.7%9.4%14.8%0.88196 min0.98843Compare
43Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care+0.0633—11.4%13.9%1.03174 min1.0686Compare
44AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care+0.1154—9.8%14.3%1.02164 min0.93103Compare
45Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care+0.153313.8%11.4%14.9%0.98186 min0.93247Compare
46Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care+0.1812—11.6%16.4%1.19187 min1.00150Compare
47Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · Acute care+0.193214.9%9.8%13.7%1.27228 min0.93238Compare
48Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care+0.1933—10.7%14.9%1.01148 min0.93130Compare
49Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care+0.252311.8%14.6%15.6%1.03174 min1.04338Compare
50Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC · Acute care+0.2723—14.4%16.2%1.06140 min0.95124Compare

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.

Hospital-acquired condition score
Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
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).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
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).