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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest COPD death rate

83 North Carolina hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Atrium Health Pineville, Duke University Hospital, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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83 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by copd death rate; 37 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalCOPD death ratelower 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 average8.6%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care6.3%3311.9%11.1%15.5%1.04160 min0.94344Compare
2Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care6.4%5410.4%9.1%14.9%1.10317 min0.951,019Compare
3Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care6.6%439.7%11.4%14.5%0.88204 min0.9475Compare
4AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care6.7%54—9.8%14.3%1.02164 min0.93103Compare
T5Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care6.8%438.7%9.4%14.8%0.88196 min0.98843Compare
T5ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care6.8%2211.7%9.5%14.6%0.92212 min0.99206Compare
T7UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care7.2%5411.4%10.6%14.9%0.92268 min0.95724Compare
T7Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care7.2%33—10.7%14.9%1.01148 min0.93130Compare
T9Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care7.3%5411.5%11.7%14.1%0.98255 min0.89391Compare
T9Durham VA Medical CenterDurham, NC · Veterans Affairs7.3%4412.0%7.4%14.2%1.51——469Compare
T11WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care7.4%5314.0%11.3%14.6%1.04196 min0.98156Compare
T11Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care7.4%4312.5%8.2%14.6%0.99186 min0.90457Compare
T11Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard, NC · Critical access7.4%24—11.1%16.8%—98 min—25Compare
T14UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care7.5%4311.6%11.4%14.8%0.96200 min0.95332Compare
T14Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care7.5%3412.0%10.0%15.8%1.10148 min0.97182Compare
T14Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care7.5%1212.5%12.4%15.3%0.86190 min0.94105Compare
T17Fayetteville NC VA Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Veterans Affairs7.6%54—7.6%13.9%0.93——390Compare
T17Asheville-Oteen VA Medical CenterAsheville, NC · Veterans Affairs7.6%4510.6%10.1%14.1%1.10——389Compare
T17Ashe Memorial HospitalJefferson, NC · Critical access7.6%3——10.5%15.5%—178 min—76Compare
T20Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care7.7%44—9.1%15.3%0.94205 min0.7241Compare
T20Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care7.7%2313.4%10.2%15.4%1.06216 min0.98600Compare
T22Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care7.9%4310.6%9.5%14.1%1.18132 min0.91157Compare
T22Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care7.9%22—9.7%15.5%0.92172 min0.96137Compare
T22High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care7.9%2311.1%10.4%15.5%0.93247 min0.95354Compare
T25Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care8.0%5310.3%7.1%13.6%0.91244 min0.91102Compare
T25Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care8.0%24—11.7%15.5%0.96127 min0.96146Compare
T27Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care8.2%4311.2%12.1%14.4%0.90173 min1.00204Compare
T27Randolph HospitalAsheboro, NC · Acute care8.2%43—14.0%14.4%0.97216 min0.90145Compare
T27Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care8.2%3312.0%11.9%14.9%1.03160 min0.94241Compare
T27Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care8.2%33—11.4%13.9%1.03174 min1.0686Compare
T31Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care8.3%4412.1%12.6%14.7%0.88181 min0.9260Compare
T31Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care8.3%—4—8.4%14.5%0.97192 min0.9236Compare
T33FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care8.4%4410.6%11.4%15.0%0.93201 min0.92395Compare
T33Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care8.4%3313.8%11.4%14.9%0.98186 min0.93247Compare
T33Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · Acute care8.4%33—11.4%15.7%0.93164 min1.02120Compare
T36Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care8.5%4414.8%11.7%14.1%0.86216 min0.89314Compare
T36UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care8.5%44—11.7%14.9%0.95187 min0.92108Compare
T36Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care8.5%3313.3%10.9%15.2%0.96195 min0.93104Compare
T39The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care8.6%34—14.5%15.2%0.94144 min0.9665Compare
T39Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care8.6%1210.7%12.0%15.1%0.93191 min0.95317Compare
41Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care8.7%5410.5%8.2%14.7%1.19202 min0.93425Compare
T42Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care8.8%34—13.4%14.9%0.96170 min0.97101Compare
T42Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care8.8%34—16.2%15.8%1.02239 min0.9983Compare
T42Angel Medical CenterFranklin, NC · Critical access8.8%24—10.9%15.7%—120 min—25Compare
T45Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care8.9%4411.9%12.9%15.2%0.80187 min0.95175Compare
T45North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care8.9%4313.3%11.0%15.1%1.08183 min0.96885Compare
T45Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care8.9%2211.1%9.5%15.5%0.97168 min1.01102Compare
T48The Outer Banks Hospital, IncNags Head, NC · Critical access9.0%44—9.5%15.3%—208 min—19Compare
T48Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care9.0%34—10.3%14.9%0.90177 min0.95110Compare
T50Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · Acute care9.1%3311.9%13.8%15.5%1.08144 min0.93109Compare

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.

COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD 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).