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 | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Atrium Health Union | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.95, 34th percentile | — | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Atrium Health Union |
| T1 | Northern Regional Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | — | 2.81, 1st percentile | — | — | 0.86, 8th percentile | Compare Northern Regional Hospital |
| T1 | Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.40, 70th percentile | — | — | 0.24, 55th percentile | Compare Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center |
| T1 | UNC Lenoir Health Care | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.36, 61st percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare UNC Lenoir Health Care |
| T1 | Atrium Health Lincoln | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | — | 0.75, 37th percentile | 0.33, 42nd percentile | Compare Atrium Health Lincoln |
| T1 | Haywood Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | 0.78, 45th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.34, 42nd percentile | Compare Haywood Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.67, 14th percentile | Compare Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center |
| T1 | Watauga Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare Watauga Medical Center |
| T1 | Wilkes Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | — | — | 0.75, 37th percentile | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Wilkes Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Carteret General Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | — | 3.23, 0th percentile | — | — | 0.87, 7th percentile | Compare Carteret General Hospital |
| T1 | Frye Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 2.87, 1st percentile | 1.20, 24th percentile | — | 1.08, 18th percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Frye Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | 1.61, 12th percentile | — | — | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc |
| T1 | Sampson Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | 2.17, 1st percentile | Compare Sampson Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital |
| T1 | Onslow Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.85, 4th percentile | 0.28, 49th percentile | Compare Onslow Memorial Hospital |
| 17 | Atrium Health Cleveland | 0.16, 71st percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.27, 69th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.80, 34th percentile | 0.24, 55th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Cleveland |
| 18 | Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital | 0.19, 69th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 1.26, 22nd percentile | — | 0.46, 63rd percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | Compare Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital |
| 19 | WakeMed, Cary Hospital | 0.19, 68th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.52, 63rd percentile | — | 1.19, 14th percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare WakeMed, Cary Hospital |
| 20 | Alamance Regional Medical Center | 0.21, 67th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.97, 6th percentile | — | 0.73, 39th percentile | 0.06, 79th percentile | Compare Alamance Regional Medical Center |
| 21 | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 0.23, 65th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 0.79, 26th percentile | 1.15, 26th percentile | 0.68, 60th percentile | 0.64, 46th percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center |
| 22 | WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 0.24, 64th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 1.77, 9th percentile | 1.45, 28th percentile | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.21, 61st percentile | Compare WakeMed, Raleigh Campus |
| 23 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 0.24, 64th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.75, 28th percentile | 1.31, 20th percentile | 2.04, 14th percentile | 1.13, 17th percentile | 0.35, 39th percentile | Compare North Carolina Baptist Hospital |
| 24 | Duke Regional Hospital | 0.24, 64th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.57, 43rd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.30, 74th percentile | 0.20, 61st percentile | Compare Duke Regional Hospital |
| 25 | Atrium Health Pineville | 0.30, 59th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.37, 61st percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | — | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Pineville |
| 26 | Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | 0.31, 59th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 1.06, 14th percentile | 0.59, 58th percentile | — | 0.53, 57th percentile | 0.17, 66th percentile | Compare Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center |
| 27 | Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 0.33, 57th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 0.28, 67th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | 1.57, 25th percentile | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.16, 67th percentile | Compare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce |
| 28 | Pardee Hospital Henderson County | 0.34, 57th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 2.10, 2nd percentile | 1.25, 22nd percentile | — | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.54, 21st percentile | Compare Pardee Hospital Henderson County |
| 29 | Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 0.34, 56th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 1.01, 16th percentile | 1.04, 30th percentile | 0.80, 52nd percentile | 0.32, 73rd percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health |
| 30 | Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center | 0.36, 54th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center |
| 31 | Caromont Regional Medical Center | 0.36, 54th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.33, 64th percentile | 0.13, 81st percentile | — | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.20, 61st percentile | Compare Caromont Regional Medical Center |
| T32 | Duke University Hospital | 0.37, 52nd percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.73, 30th percentile | 1.05, 30th percentile | 1.37, 30th percentile | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.40, 34th percentile | Compare Duke University Hospital |
| T32 | FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 0.37, 52nd percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.19, 74th percentile | 0.29, 76th percentile | 1.22, 35th percentile | 0.77, 35th percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital |
| 34 | Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | 0.40, 50th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.61, 12th percentile | 2.46, 8th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Novant Health Matthews Medical Center |
| 35 | Atrium Health University City | 0.43, 46th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.99, 16th percentile | 1.22, 23rd percentile | — | 0.43, 65th percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Atrium Health University City |
| 36 | Southeastern Regional Medical Center | 0.47, 43rd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 1.17, 11th percentile | 0.81, 43rd percentile | — | 1.24, 13th percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center |
| 37 | Caldwell Memorial Hospital | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 1.29, 8th percentile | 0.93, 35th percentile | — | — | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Caldwell Memorial Hospital |
| 38 | Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.33, 63rd percentile | 0.74, 48th percentile | — | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.10, 75th percentile | Compare Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast |
| 39 | Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.40, 58th percentile | 0.94, 34th percentile | 0.41, 74th percentile | 0.38, 69th percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center |
| 40 | ECU Health Medical Center | 0.54, 37th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | 1.29, 20th percentile | 0.91, 44th percentile | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.28, 49th percentile | Compare ECU Health Medical Center |
| 41 | Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc | 0.58, 33rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.85, 8th percentile | Compare Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc |
| 42 | Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc | 0.58, 33rd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.71, 31st percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.06, 78th percentile | Compare Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc |
| 43 | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 0.59, 33rd percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.41, 57th percentile | 1.29, 21st percentile | 1.37, 30th percentile | 0.60, 50th percentile | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center |
| 44 | Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | 0.62, 30th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital |
| 45 | Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc | 0.64, 28th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 3.16, 1st percentile | 1.30, 20th percentile | — | 0.69, 42nd percentile | 0.06, 78th percentile | Compare Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc |
| 46 | UNC Hospitals | 0.69, 25th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.80, 44th percentile | 0.64, 64th percentile | 0.70, 41st percentile | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare UNC Hospitals |
| 47 | Randolph Hospital | 0.74, 22nd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | 1.45, 2nd percentile | Compare Randolph Hospital |
| 48 | Rex Hospital | 0.82, 18th percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.47, 66th percentile | 1.45, 28th percentile | 0.82, 32nd percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Rex Hospital |
| 49 | UNC Health Care Wayne | 0.83, 18th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.39, 7th percentile | 1.79, 8th percentile | — | 4.08, 0th percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare UNC Health Care Wayne |
| 50 | High Point Regional Health System | 0.84, 18th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.26, 69th percentile | 1.45, 15th percentile | 0.69, 60th percentile | 0.37, 70th percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | 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).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).