Hospital rankings
Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest central line bloodstream infections
53 North Carolina hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Novant Health Matthews Medical Center, Atrium Health Union, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Central line bloodstream 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 | Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | 0.00, 90th 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 |
| T1 | Atrium Health Union | 0.00, 90th 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 | Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | 0.00, 90th 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 | Novant Health Rowan Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 14.1%, 7th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 308 | Compare Novant Health Rowan Medical Center |
| T1 | Alamance Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 90th 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 |
| T1 | Atrium Health Lincoln | 0.00, 90th 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 | Harris Regional Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 86 | Compare Harris Regional Hospital |
| T1 | Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 16.2%, 1st percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 239 min, 7th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 83 | Compare Vidant Edgecombe Hospital |
| T1 | Watauga Medical Center | 0.00, 90th 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, 90th 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 | ECU Health North Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 206 | Compare ECU Health North Hospital |
| T1 | Maria Parham Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 102 | Compare Maria Parham Medical Center |
| T1 | Onslow Memorial Hospital | 0.00, 90th 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 |
| 14 | FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 0.19, 74th 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 |
| 15 | High Point Regional Health System | 0.26, 69th 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 |
| 16 | Atrium Health Cleveland | 0.27, 69th 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 |
| 17 | Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital | 0.28, 68th 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 |
| 18 | WakeMed, Cary Hospital | 0.28, 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 |
| 19 | Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 0.28, 67th 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 |
| 20 | Rex Hospital | 0.30, 66th 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 |
| 21 | Caromont Regional Medical Center | 0.33, 64th 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 |
| 22 | Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 0.33, 63rd 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 |
| 23 | UNC Lenoir Health Care | 0.36, 61st 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 |
| 24 | Atrium Health Pineville | 0.37, 61st 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 |
| 25 | Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 0.40, 58th 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 |
| 26 | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 0.41, 57th 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 |
| 27 | WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 0.42, 56th 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 |
| 28 | ECU Health Medical Center | 0.51, 48th 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 |
| 29 | Carolina East Medical Center | 0.56, 43rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.8%, 1st percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 314 | Compare Carolina East Medical Center |
| 30 | Duke Regional Hospital | 0.57, 43rd 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 |
| 31 | Catawba Valley Medical Center | 0.58, 42nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.9%, 1st percentile | 17.3%, 1st percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 258 | Compare Catawba Valley Medical Center |
| T32 | Johnston Health | 0.63, 36th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 175 | Compare Johnston Health |
| T32 | UNC Health Nash | 0.63, 36th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 332 | Compare UNC Health Nash |
| 34 | Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc | 0.71, 31st 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 |
| 35 | Duke University Hospital | 0.73, 30th 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 |
| 36 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 0.75, 28th 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 |
| 37 | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 0.79, 26th 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 |
| 38 | Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | 0.80, 26th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 600 | Compare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center |
| 39 | Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | 0.95, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 108 | Compare Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital |
| 40 | Atrium Health University City | 0.99, 16th 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 |
| 41 | Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 1.01, 16th 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 |
| 42 | UNC Hospitals | 1.02, 15th 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 |
| 43 | Sentara Albemarle Medical Center | 1.02, 15th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 182 | Compare Sentara Albemarle Medical Center |
| 44 | Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | 1.06, 14th 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 |
| 45 | Southeastern Regional Medical Center | 1.17, 11th 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 |
| 46 | Durham VA Medical Center | 1.27, 9th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.51, 2nd percentile | — | — | 469 | Compare Durham VA Medical Center |
| 47 | Caldwell Memorial Hospital | 1.29, 8th 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 |
| 48 | UNC Health Care Wayne | 1.39, 7th 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 |
| 49 | Wilson Medical Center | 1.96, 3rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 317 | Compare Wilson Medical Center |
| 50 | Columbus Regional Healthcare System | 1.96, 3rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 166 | Compare Columbus Regional Healthcare 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.
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) 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).