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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

49 North Carolina hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Novant Health Matthews Medical Center, Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc, Carolina East Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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49 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by mrsa bloodstream infections; 71 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	1.61, 12th percentile	2.46, 8th percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
T1	Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc
T1	Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.30, 75th percentile	—	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Carolina East Medical Center
T1	UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare UNC Lenoir Health Care
T1	Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.78, 45th percentile	—	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Haywood Regional Medical Center
T1	Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	1.70, 2nd percentile	1.50, 14th percentile	—	0.48, 26th percentile	Compare Scotland Memorial Hospital
T1	Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare Watauga Medical Center
T1	Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Maria Parham Medical Center
9	Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care	0.21, 79th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.33, 63rd percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
10	Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	0.30, 74th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.57, 43rd percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.20, 61st percentile	Compare Duke Regional Hospital
11	Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.32, 73rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.01, 16th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	1.04, 30th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health
12	Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care	0.35, 71st percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Catawba Valley Medical Center
13	High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care	0.37, 70th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.84, 18th percentile	1.45, 15th percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare High Point Regional Health System
14	Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	0.38, 69th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	0.41, 74th percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
15	Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.42, 66th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.37, 61st percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	—	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Pineville
16	Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care	0.42, 66th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.80, 26th percentile	1.29, 6th percentile	1.51, 14th percentile	1.84, 17th percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
17	Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.43, 65th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.99, 16th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	1.22, 23rd percentile	—	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare Atrium Health University City
18	Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care	0.46, 63rd percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	1.26, 22nd percentile	—	0.09, 75th percentile	Compare Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital
T19	Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	0.96, 42nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
T19	WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	1.77, 9th percentile	1.45, 28th percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare WakeMed, Raleigh Campus
21	Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	1.57, 25th percentile	0.16, 67th percentile	Compare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
22	Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care	0.50, 59th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.13, 81st percentile	—	0.20, 61st percentile	Compare Caromont Regional Medical Center
23	Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care	0.53, 57th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.06, 14th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
24	Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care	0.59, 51st percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	2.10, 2nd percentile	0.34, 57th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	—	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Pardee Hospital Henderson County
25	Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	0.59, 51st percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	1.05, 30th percentile	1.37, 30th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Duke University Hospital
26	Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care	0.60, 50th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.59, 33rd percentile	1.29, 21st percentile	1.37, 30th percentile	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
27	Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.64, 46th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.79, 26th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	0.68, 60th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
28	ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care	0.66, 45th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare ECU Health North Hospital
29	Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	3.16, 1st percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	1.30, 20th percentile	—	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc
30	UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care	0.70, 41st percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	0.64, 64th percentile	0.61, 17th percentile	Compare UNC Hospitals
31	Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · Acute care	0.73, 39th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	1.97, 6th percentile	—	0.06, 79th percentile	Compare Alamance Regional Medical Center
32	Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care	0.74, 38th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.95, 34th percentile	—	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Atrium Health Union
33	Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · Acute care	0.75, 37th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Wilkes Regional Medical Center
34	Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care	0.75, 37th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare Atrium Health Lincoln
35	FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care	0.77, 35th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.19, 74th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.29, 76th percentile	1.22, 35th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
36	Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care	0.79, 34th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Johnston Health
37	Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care	0.80, 34th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.24, 55th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Cleveland
38	Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care	0.82, 32nd percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.82, 18th percentile	0.47, 66th percentile	1.45, 28th percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Rex Hospital
39	ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care	0.91, 26th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.54, 37th percentile	1.29, 20th percentile	0.91, 44th percentile	0.28, 49th percentile	Compare ECU Health Medical Center
40	Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care	1.08, 18th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	2.87, 1st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.20, 24th percentile	—	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Frye Regional Medical Center
41	North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	1.13, 17th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.75, 28th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	1.31, 20th percentile	2.04, 14th percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare North Carolina Baptist Hospital
42	WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care	1.19, 14th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	0.52, 63rd percentile	—	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare WakeMed, Cary Hospital
43	Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care	1.24, 13th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.47, 43rd percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center
44	UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care	1.68, 5th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	1.15, 9th percentile	2.75, 1st percentile	—	0.04, 80th percentile	Compare UNC Health Nash
45	Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care	1.83, 4th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	1.12, 9th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sentara Albemarle Medical Center
46	Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care	1.85, 4th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.28, 49th percentile	Compare Onslow Memorial Hospital
47	Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care	1.92, 3rd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.96, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare Wilson Medical Center
48	Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care	2.77, 0th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	1.96, 3rd percentile	2.11, 1st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Columbus Regional Healthcare System
49	UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care	4.08, 0th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.39, 7th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	1.79, 8th percentile	—	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare UNC Health Care Wayne

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.

MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (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).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) 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).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).