Hospital rankings
Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
18 North Carolina hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (hysterectomy) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, UNC Hospitals, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower 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 | 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 | ||
| 1 | Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 0.41, 74th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.40, 58th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.94, 34th percentile | 0.38, 69th percentile | 0.28, 50th percentile | Compare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center |
| 2 | UNC Hospitals | 0.64, 64th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.69, 25th percentile | 0.80, 44th percentile | 0.70, 41st percentile | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare UNC Hospitals |
| 3 | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 0.68, 60th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 0.79, 26th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 1.15, 26th percentile | 0.64, 46th percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center |
| 4 | High Point Regional Health System | 0.69, 60th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.26, 69th percentile | 0.84, 18th percentile | 1.45, 15th percentile | 0.37, 70th percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare High Point Regional Health System |
| 5 | Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 0.80, 52nd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 1.01, 16th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 1.04, 30th percentile | 0.32, 73rd percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health |
| 6 | Catawba Valley Medical Center | 0.80, 52nd percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.58, 42nd percentile | 1.26, 7th percentile | 0.54, 62nd percentile | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Catawba Valley Medical Center |
| 7 | ECU Health Medical Center | 0.91, 44th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.54, 37th percentile | 1.29, 20th percentile | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.28, 49th percentile | Compare ECU Health Medical Center |
| 8 | Novant Health Rowan Medical Center | 0.96, 42nd percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.22, 8th percentile | 0.85, 40th percentile | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Novant Health Rowan Medical Center |
| 9 | FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 1.22, 35th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.19, 74th percentile | 0.37, 52nd percentile | 0.29, 76th percentile | 0.77, 35th percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital |
| 10 | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 1.37, 30th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.41, 57th percentile | 0.59, 33rd percentile | 1.29, 21st percentile | 0.60, 50th percentile | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center |
| 11 | Duke University Hospital | 1.37, 30th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.73, 30th percentile | 0.37, 52nd percentile | 1.05, 30th percentile | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.40, 34th percentile | Compare Duke University Hospital |
| 12 | WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 1.45, 28th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | 1.77, 9th percentile | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.21, 61st percentile | Compare WakeMed, Raleigh Campus |
| 13 | Rex Hospital | 1.45, 28th percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.82, 18th percentile | 0.47, 66th percentile | 0.82, 32nd percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Rex Hospital |
| 14 | Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 1.57, 25th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 0.28, 67th percentile | 0.33, 57th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.16, 67th percentile | Compare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce |
| 15 | Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | 1.84, 17th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.80, 26th percentile | 1.29, 6th percentile | 1.51, 14th percentile | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.53, 22nd percentile | Compare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center |
| 16 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 2.04, 14th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.75, 28th percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | 1.31, 20th percentile | 1.13, 17th percentile | 0.35, 39th percentile | Compare North Carolina Baptist Hospital |
| 17 | Novant Health Medical Park Hospital | 2.16, 12th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | Compare Novant Health Medical Park Hospital |
| 18 | Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | 2.46, 8th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.40, 50th percentile | 1.61, 12th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.21, 60th percentile | Compare Novant Health Matthews Medical Center |
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 (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (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).
- 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).