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Hospitals in North Carolina with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

78 North Carolina hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: AdventHealth Hendersonville, Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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78 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by readmissions penalty; 42 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care0.00%54—9.8%14.3%1.02164 min0.93103Compare
T1Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.00%54—9.7%13.2%0.95190 min0.8636Compare
T1Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.00%5210.6%9.3%13.3%0.69162 min0.96877Compare
T1Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care0.00%4311.2%12.1%14.4%0.90173 min1.00204Compare
T1Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.00%438.7%9.4%14.8%0.88196 min0.98843Compare
T1Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy, NC · Acute care0.00%44—9.6%14.6%1.13192 min0.94112Compare
T1Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care0.00%4311.3%14.1%14.1%0.78205 min0.97308Compare
T1Randolph HospitalAsheboro, NC · Acute care0.00%43—14.0%14.4%0.97216 min0.90145Compare
T1Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care0.00%33—11.4%13.9%1.03174 min1.0686Compare
T1Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care0.00%3211.2%12.2%13.8%0.68163 min0.99735Compare
T1Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care0.00%33—12.2%15.1%0.95176 min0.94149Compare
T1UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care0.00%3310.9%9.4%15.3%0.94190 min0.96316Compare
T1Cherokee Indian Hospital AuthorityCherokee, NC · Acute care0.00%————15.5%——0.9826Compare
T1Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.00%—4—8.4%14.5%0.97192 min0.9236Compare
15Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care−0.01%5410.4%9.1%14.9%1.10317 min0.951,019Compare
T16Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care−0.02%5412.7%13.1%13.7%0.77158 min0.99222Compare
T16Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care−0.02%4310.8%10.9%14.2%0.93206 min0.95912Compare
T16Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care−0.02%2414.9%17.3%14.2%0.93228 min0.96258Compare
T19WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care−0.03%4413.7%11.4%13.9%0.99204 min0.97678Compare
T19Atrium Health AnsonWadesboro, NC · Acute care−0.03%————14.8%—118 min0.9415Compare
21WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care−0.04%5314.0%11.3%14.6%1.04196 min0.98156Compare
T22Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care−0.05%33—10.7%14.9%1.01148 min0.93130Compare
T22Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · Acute care−0.05%3310.5%12.6%15.1%0.94193 min0.98178Compare
24Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care−0.06%3212.9%13.6%13.7%1.01204 min0.94769Compare
25UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care−0.08%5411.4%10.6%14.9%0.92268 min0.95724Compare
26Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care−0.09%2311.7%11.7%15.5%1.06144 min0.94143Compare
27Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care−0.10%3313.8%11.4%14.9%0.98186 min0.93247Compare
28Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · Acute care−0.11%3311.9%13.8%15.5%1.08144 min0.93109Compare
T29Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care−0.12%5410.5%8.2%14.7%1.19202 min0.93425Compare
T29Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care−0.12%3311.9%10.4%13.9%1.08224 min0.941,232Compare
31Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care−0.13%4412.1%12.6%14.7%0.88181 min0.9260Compare
T32Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care−0.17%4312.5%8.2%14.6%0.99186 min0.90457Compare
T32UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care−0.17%4311.1%8.2%15.8%0.85194 min0.94235Compare
34Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care−0.18%439.7%11.4%14.5%0.88204 min0.9475Compare
T35North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care−0.19%4313.3%11.0%15.1%1.08183 min0.96885Compare
T35Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · Acute care−0.19%33—11.4%15.7%0.93164 min1.02120Compare
37Granville Health SystemsOxford, NC · Acute care−0.20%23—12.1%14.9%1.37191 min0.8962Compare
38Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care−0.21%5411.5%11.7%14.1%0.98255 min0.89391Compare
T39Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care−0.22%3312.0%11.9%14.9%1.03160 min0.94241Compare
T39Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · Acute care−0.22%3311.5%9.9%14.3%0.86210 min0.93108Compare
T41Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care−0.26%4414.8%11.7%14.1%0.86216 min0.89314Compare
T41Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care−0.26%3412.0%10.0%15.8%1.10148 min0.97182Compare
43High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care−0.27%2311.1%10.4%15.5%0.93247 min0.95354Compare
44Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care−0.28%23—11.3%15.1%0.95154 min0.8894Compare
45UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care−0.29%44—11.7%14.9%0.95187 min0.92108Compare
T46Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care−0.33%5310.3%7.1%13.6%0.91244 min0.91102Compare
T46Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care−0.33%34—10.3%14.9%0.90177 min0.95110Compare
T48Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care−0.34%4411.9%12.9%15.2%0.80187 min0.95175Compare
T48Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care−0.34%3313.3%10.9%15.2%0.96195 min0.93104Compare
50Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care−0.35%2211.1%9.5%15.5%0.97168 min1.01102Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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).