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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)

52 North Carolina hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Duke Regional Hospital, Novant Health Medical Park Hospital, Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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52 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by surgical site infections (colon); 68 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower 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	Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.57, 43rd percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	—	0.30, 74th percentile	0.20, 61st percentile	Compare Duke Regional Hospital
T1	Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	—	—	2.16, 12th percentile	—	—	Compare Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
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	Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Johnston Health
T1	Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.16, 71st percentile	—	0.80, 34th percentile	0.24, 55th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Cleveland
T1	Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare Harris Regional Hospital
T1	Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	1.12, 9th percentile	—	1.83, 4th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Sentara Albemarle Medical Center
T1	Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Rutherford Regional Medical Center
T1	Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	1.96, 3rd percentile	2.11, 1st percentile	—	2.77, 0th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Columbus Regional Healthcare System
T1	Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	1.85, 4th percentile	0.28, 49th percentile	Compare Onslow Memorial Hospital
11	Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care	0.13, 81st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.33, 64th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	—	0.50, 59th percentile	0.20, 61st percentile	Compare Caromont Regional Medical Center
12	FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care	0.29, 76th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.19, 74th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	1.22, 35th percentile	0.77, 35th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
13	Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care	0.30, 75th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Carolina East Medical Center
14	Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care	0.40, 70th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.24, 55th percentile	Compare Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
15	Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care	0.47, 66th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.82, 18th percentile	1.45, 28th percentile	0.82, 32nd percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Rex Hospital
16	Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.49, 65th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.37, 61st percentile	0.30, 59th percentile	—	0.42, 66th percentile	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Pineville
17	WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care	0.52, 63rd percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.19, 68th percentile	—	1.19, 14th percentile	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare WakeMed, Cary Hospital
18	Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care	0.54, 62nd percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.35, 71st percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Catawba Valley Medical Center
19	AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care	0.56, 60th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	1.39, 5th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare AdventHealth Hendersonville
20	Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care	0.59, 58th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.06, 14th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	—	0.53, 57th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
21	Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care	0.74, 48th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.33, 63rd percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	—	0.21, 79th percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
22	Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care	0.74, 48th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.75, 37th percentile	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare Atrium Health Lincoln
23	Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · Acute care	0.78, 45th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Haywood Regional Medical Center
24	UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care	0.80, 44th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.64, 64th percentile	0.70, 41st percentile	0.61, 17th percentile	Compare UNC Hospitals
25	Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care	0.81, 43rd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.47, 43rd percentile	—	1.24, 13th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center
26	Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care	0.85, 40th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	0.96, 42nd percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
27	Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · Acute care	0.93, 35th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	1.29, 8th percentile	0.47, 42nd percentile	—	—	0.51, 24th percentile	Compare Caldwell Memorial Hospital
28	Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	0.94, 34th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.41, 74th percentile	0.38, 69th percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
29	Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care	0.95, 34th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.74, 38th percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Atrium Health Union
30	Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care	0.96, 33rd percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	1.57, 25th percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.16, 67th percentile	Compare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
31	Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care	1.04, 30th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.01, 16th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health
32	Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	1.05, 30th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	1.37, 30th percentile	0.59, 51st percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Duke University Hospital
33	Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	1.15, 26th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.79, 26th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	0.68, 60th percentile	0.64, 46th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
34	Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care	1.20, 24th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	2.87, 1st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	1.08, 18th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Frye Regional Medical Center
35	Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care	1.22, 23rd percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.99, 16th percentile	0.43, 46th percentile	—	0.43, 65th percentile	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare Atrium Health University City
36	Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care	1.25, 22nd percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	2.10, 2nd percentile	0.34, 57th percentile	—	0.59, 51st percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Pardee Hospital Henderson County
37	Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care	1.26, 22nd percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.09, 75th percentile	Compare Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital
38	Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care	1.29, 21st percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.59, 33rd percentile	1.37, 30th percentile	0.60, 50th percentile	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
39	ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care	1.29, 20th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.54, 37th percentile	0.91, 44th percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	0.28, 49th percentile	Compare ECU Health Medical Center
40	Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care	1.30, 20th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	3.16, 1st percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	—	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc
41	North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	1.31, 20th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.75, 28th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	2.04, 14th percentile	1.13, 17th percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare North Carolina Baptist Hospital
42	High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care	1.45, 15th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.84, 18th percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	0.37, 70th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare High Point Regional Health System
43	Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care	1.50, 14th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	1.70, 2nd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.48, 26th percentile	Compare Scotland Memorial Hospital
44	Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care	1.51, 14th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	0.80, 26th percentile	1.29, 6th percentile	1.84, 17th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	0.53, 22nd percentile	Compare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
45	Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care	1.61, 12th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	2.46, 8th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
46	Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care	1.61, 12th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc
47	WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care	1.77, 9th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	1.45, 28th percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare WakeMed, Raleigh Campus
48	UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care	1.79, 8th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.39, 7th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	—	4.08, 0th percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare UNC Health Care Wayne
49	Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · Acute care	1.97, 6th percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	—	0.73, 39th percentile	0.06, 79th percentile	Compare Alamance Regional Medical Center
50	UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care	2.75, 1st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	1.15, 9th percentile	—	1.68, 5th percentile	0.04, 80th percentile	Compare UNC Health Nash

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.

Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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 (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).