Hospital rankings
Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest catheter-associated urinary tract infections
66 North Carolina hospitals ranked by catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Atrium Health Union, Northern Regional Hospital, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | Atrium Health Union | 0.00, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 157 | Compare Atrium Health Union |
| T1 | Northern Regional Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 112 | Compare Northern Regional Hospital |
| T1 | Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 181 min, 29th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 60 | Compare Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center |
| T1 | UNC Lenoir Health Care | 0.00, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 235 | Compare UNC Lenoir Health Care |
| T1 | Atrium Health Lincoln | 0.00, 88th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 110 | Compare Atrium Health Lincoln |
| T1 | Haywood Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 178 | Compare Haywood Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 81 | Compare Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 149 | Compare Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center |
| T1 | Watauga Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 117 | Compare Watauga Medical Center |
| T1 | Wilkes Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 120 | Compare Wilkes Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Carteret General Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 14.4%, 6th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 225 min, 10th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 117 | Compare Carteret General Hospital |
| T1 | Frye Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 338 | Compare Frye Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | 0.00, 88th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 154 min, 46th percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 94 | Compare Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc |
| T1 | Sampson Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 146 | Compare Sampson Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 105 | Compare Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital |
| T1 | Onslow Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 150 | Compare Onslow Memorial Hospital |
| 17 | Atrium Health Cleveland | 0.16, 71st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 241 | Compare Atrium Health Cleveland |
| 18 | Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital | 0.19, 69th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 1,232 | Compare Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital |
| 19 | WakeMed, Cary Hospital | 0.19, 68th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 156 | Compare WakeMed, Cary Hospital |
| 20 | Alamance Regional Medical Center | 0.21, 67th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.9%, 1st percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 238 | Compare Alamance Regional Medical Center |
| 21 | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 0.23, 65th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 877 | Compare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center |
| 22 | WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 0.24, 64th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 678 | Compare WakeMed, Raleigh Campus |
| 23 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 0.24, 64th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 885 | Compare North Carolina Baptist Hospital |
| 24 | Duke Regional Hospital | 0.24, 64th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 255 min, 4th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 391 | Compare Duke Regional Hospital |
| 25 | Atrium Health Pineville | 0.30, 59th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 344 | Compare Atrium Health Pineville |
| 26 | Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | 0.31, 59th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 75 | Compare Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center |
| 27 | Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 0.33, 57th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 735 | Compare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce |
| 28 | Pardee Hospital Henderson County | 0.34, 57th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 222 | Compare Pardee Hospital Henderson County |
| 29 | Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 0.34, 56th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 8.7%, 100th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 843 | Compare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health |
| 30 | Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center | 0.36, 54th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | — | — | 389 | Compare Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center |
| 31 | Caromont Regional Medical Center | 0.36, 54th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 442 | Compare Caromont Regional Medical Center |
| T32 | Duke University Hospital | 0.37, 52nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 317 min, 1st percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 1,019 | Compare Duke University Hospital |
| T32 | FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 0.37, 52nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 201 min, 19th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 395 | Compare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital |
| 34 | Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | 0.40, 50th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.1%, 98th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 244 min, 6th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 102 | Compare Novant Health Matthews Medical Center |
| 35 | Atrium Health University City | 0.43, 46th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 130 | Compare Atrium Health University City |
| 36 | Southeastern Regional Medical Center | 0.47, 43rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 248 min, 5th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 314 | Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center |
| 37 | Caldwell Memorial Hospital | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 110 | Compare Caldwell Memorial Hospital |
| 38 | Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 0.52, 38th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 457 | Compare Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast |
| 39 | Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 0.52, 38th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 912 | Compare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center |
| 40 | ECU Health Medical Center | 0.54, 37th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 289 min, 2nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 909 | Compare ECU Health Medical Center |
| 41 | Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc | 0.58, 33rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | — | 98 min, 91st percentile | — | 25 | Compare Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc |
| 42 | Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc | 0.58, 33rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 204 | Compare Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc |
| 43 | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 0.59, 33rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 769 | Compare Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center |
| 44 | Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | 0.62, 30th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.4%, 6th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 124 | Compare Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital |
| 45 | Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc | 0.64, 28th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 247 | Compare Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc |
| 46 | UNC Hospitals | 0.69, 25th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 724 | Compare UNC Hospitals |
| 47 | Randolph Hospital | 0.74, 22nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 145 | Compare Randolph Hospital |
| 48 | Rex Hospital | 0.82, 18th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 425 | Compare Rex Hospital |
| 49 | UNC Health Care Wayne | 0.83, 18th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 316 | Compare UNC Health Care Wayne |
| 50 | High Point Regional Health System | 0.84, 18th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 247 min, 5th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 354 | Compare High Point Regional Health System |
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.
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- 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).