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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. 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
51The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care−0.39%34—14.5%15.2%0.94144 min0.9665Compare
52Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care−0.40%4310.6%9.5%14.1%1.18132 min0.91157Compare
53Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care−0.42%2313.4%11.6%16.1%0.90248 min0.89314Compare
T54UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care−0.43%4311.6%11.4%14.8%0.96200 min0.95332Compare
T54Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC · Acute care−0.43%23—14.4%16.2%1.06140 min0.95124Compare
T56Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care−0.46%34—13.4%14.9%0.96170 min0.97101Compare
T56ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care−0.46%2211.7%9.5%14.6%0.92212 min0.99206Compare
58Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care−0.49%3411.9%9.3%15.1%0.96192 min0.95117Compare
59Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · Acute care−0.53%3——12.8%14.7%1.17192 min0.9250Compare
60Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care−0.55%22—9.7%15.5%0.92172 min0.96137Compare
T61Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care−0.57%34—16.2%15.8%1.02239 min0.9983Compare
T61Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care−0.57%2313.4%10.2%15.4%1.06216 min0.98600Compare
T63FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care−0.58%4410.6%11.4%15.0%0.93201 min0.92395Compare
T63Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care−0.58%3311.9%11.1%15.5%1.04160 min0.94344Compare
65Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · Acute care−0.61%3312.2%11.4%14.3%1.08205 min1.03110Compare
66Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care−0.62%44—9.1%15.3%0.94205 min0.7241Compare
67ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care−0.67%2313.0%13.4%15.9%0.88289 min0.99909Compare
68Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · Acute care−0.68%3214.9%9.8%13.7%1.27228 min0.93238Compare
69Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care−0.72%12—9.7%14.5%1.07177 min1.01166Compare
70Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care−0.76%2311.8%14.6%15.6%1.03174 min1.04338Compare
71Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care−0.85%4312.6%10.8%15.3%1.04192 min0.95442Compare
72Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care−0.90%1210.7%12.0%15.1%0.93191 min0.95317Compare
73Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care−0.91%12—11.6%16.4%1.19187 min1.00150Compare
74Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · Acute care−0.92%34—13.5%15.1%0.97168 min1.0481Compare
75Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care−0.99%24—11.7%15.5%0.96127 min0.96146Compare
76Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · Acute care−1.10%2413.7%14.4%15.7%1.09225 min0.92117Compare
77Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care−1.15%1212.5%12.4%15.3%0.86190 min0.94105Compare
78North Carolina Specialty HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care−1.29%—4——13.8%0.93—0.9124Compare

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).