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Hospitals in North Carolina with the best net Medicare quality adjustments

78 North Carolina hospitals ranked by net Medicare quality adjustment 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 net medicare quality adjustment; 42 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalNet Medicare quality adjustmenthigher 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−0.48%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · Acute care−0.69%3——12.8%14.7%1.17192 min0.9250Compare
52Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care−0.77%3211.2%12.2%13.8%0.68163 min0.99735Compare
53Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care−0.78%2211.1%9.5%15.5%0.97168 min1.01102Compare
54Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care−0.83%3311.9%11.1%15.5%1.04160 min0.94344Compare
55Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care−0.89%3313.3%10.9%15.2%0.96195 min0.93104Compare
56Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC · Acute care−0.91%23—14.4%16.2%1.06140 min0.95124Compare
57Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · Acute care−0.92%34—13.5%15.1%0.97168 min1.0481Compare
58Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care−0.97%34—10.3%14.9%0.90177 min0.95110Compare
59ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care−1.06%2211.7%9.5%14.6%0.92212 min0.99206Compare
60UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care−1.07%3310.9%9.4%15.3%0.94190 min0.96316Compare
61Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · Acute care−1.25%2413.7%14.4%15.7%1.09225 min0.92117Compare
62Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care−1.29%22—9.7%15.5%0.92172 min0.96137Compare
63Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · Acute care−1.29%3311.5%9.9%14.3%0.86210 min0.93108Compare
64North Carolina Specialty HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care−1.29%—4——13.8%0.93—0.9124Compare
65North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care−1.29%4313.3%11.0%15.1%1.08183 min0.96885Compare
66Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care−1.35%2311.8%14.6%15.6%1.03174 min1.04338Compare
67ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care−1.64%2313.0%13.4%15.9%0.88289 min0.99909Compare
68Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care−1.70%12—11.6%16.4%1.19187 min1.00150Compare
69Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care−1.75%24—11.7%15.5%0.96127 min0.96146Compare
70Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care−1.77%34—16.2%15.8%1.02239 min0.9983Compare
71Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care−1.79%34—13.4%14.9%0.96170 min0.97101Compare
72Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care−1.85%1212.5%12.4%15.3%0.86190 min0.94105Compare
73Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care−1.90%1210.7%12.0%15.1%0.93191 min0.95317Compare
74The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care−2.02%34—14.5%15.2%0.94144 min0.9665Compare
75High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care−2.02%2311.1%10.4%15.5%0.93247 min0.95354Compare
76Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · Acute care−2.16%3312.2%11.4%14.3%1.08205 min1.03110Compare
77Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care−2.40%2313.4%10.2%15.4%1.06216 min0.98600Compare
78Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care−2.54%12—9.7%14.5%1.07177 min1.01166Compare

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.

Net Medicare quality adjustment
Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
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).