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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest CABG surgery death rate

19 North Carolina hospitals ranked by CABG surgery death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Rex Hospital, Duke University Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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19 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by cabg surgery death rate; 101 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	CABG surgery death ratelower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	2.4%		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
1	Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care	1.2%, 99th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	8.2%, 93rd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	202 min, 18th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	425	Compare Rex Hospital
T2	Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	1.6%, 93rd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	9.1%, 85th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	317 min, 1st percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	1,019	Compare Duke University Hospital
T2	Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care	1.6%, 93rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.4%, 9th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	216 min, 13th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	600	Compare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
4	WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care	1.7%, 89th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.7%, 6th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	678	Compare WakeMed, Raleigh Campus
5	Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care	1.8%, 85th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	8.7%, 100th percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	196 min, 21st percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	843	Compare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health
6	Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care	1.9%, 78th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	160 min, 42nd percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	344	Compare Atrium Health Pineville
T7	ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care	2.1%, 62nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	13.4%, 12th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	289 min, 2nd percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	909	Compare ECU Health Medical Center
T7	Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care	2.1%, 62nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	14.6%, 5th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	338	Compare Frye Regional Medical Center
T9	Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care	2.2%, 55th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	14.8%, 1st percentile	11.7%, 35th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	216 min, 13th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	314	Compare Carolina East Medical Center
T9	FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care	2.2%, 55th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	201 min, 19th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	395	Compare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
11	Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care	2.3%, 49th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	735	Compare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
T12	Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care	2.4%, 44th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	8.2%, 93rd percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	186 min, 26th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	457	Compare Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
T12	Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care	2.4%, 44th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	224 min, 10th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	1,232	Compare Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital
14	Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care	2.7%, 28th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	10.8%, 54th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	192 min, 23rd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	442	Compare Caromont Regional Medical Center
15	UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care	2.8%, 24th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	268 min, 3rd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	724	Compare UNC Hospitals
16	Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	3.0%, 19th percentile	5, 94th percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	13.3%, 99th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	162 min, 41st percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	877	Compare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
17	North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	3.6%, 7th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	183 min, 28th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	885	Compare North Carolina Baptist Hospital
18	Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	4.5%, 2nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	10.9%, 52nd percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	206 min, 16th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	912	Compare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
19	Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care	5.4%, 0th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	13.6%, 10th percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	769	Compare Novant Health New Hanover Regional 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.

CABG surgery death rate: 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
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).