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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest pneumonia death rate

98 North Carolina hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Duke University Hospital, Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center, Novant Health Matthews Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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98 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by pneumonia death rate; 22 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPneumonia 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 average15.2%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care9.6%5410.4%9.1%14.9%1.10317 min0.951,019Compare
2Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care11.2%54—9.7%13.2%0.95190 min0.8636Compare
3Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care11.4%5310.3%7.1%13.6%0.91244 min0.91102Compare
T4Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy, NC · Acute care11.6%44—9.6%14.6%1.13192 min0.94112Compare
T4Angel Medical CenterFranklin, NC · Critical access11.6%24—10.9%15.7%—120 min—25Compare
6Asheville-Oteen VA Medical CenterAsheville, NC · Veterans Affairs11.8%4510.6%10.1%14.1%1.10——389Compare
7UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care12.1%5411.4%10.6%14.9%0.92268 min0.95724Compare
T8Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care12.6%5412.7%13.1%13.7%0.77158 min0.99222Compare
T8Durham VA Medical CenterDurham, NC · Veterans Affairs12.6%4412.0%7.4%14.2%1.51——469Compare
10UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care12.7%4311.6%11.4%14.8%0.96200 min0.95332Compare
T11Fayetteville NC VA Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Veterans Affairs12.8%54—7.6%13.9%0.93——390Compare
T11Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care12.8%4310.6%9.5%14.1%1.18132 min0.91157Compare
13Chatham Hospital IncSiler City, NC · Critical access12.9%44—12.5%14.0%—222 min—68Compare
14North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care13.0%4313.3%11.0%15.1%1.08183 min0.96885Compare
15Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care13.1%33—10.7%14.9%1.01148 min0.93130Compare
16Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care13.2%438.7%9.4%14.8%0.88196 min0.98843Compare
T17AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care13.4%54—9.8%14.3%1.02164 min0.93103Compare
T17Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care13.4%5411.5%11.7%14.1%0.98255 min0.89391Compare
T17W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury)Salisbury, NC · Veterans Affairs13.4%44—13.1%12.8%1.38——904Compare
T17WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care13.4%4413.7%11.4%13.9%0.99204 min0.97678Compare
21Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care13.5%33—12.2%15.1%0.95176 min0.94149Compare
22The Outer Banks Hospital, IncNags Head, NC · Critical access13.6%44—9.5%15.3%—208 min—19Compare
T23Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care13.7%4414.8%11.7%14.1%0.86216 min0.89314Compare
T23Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care13.7%4310.8%10.9%14.2%0.93206 min0.95912Compare
T23Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care13.7%3311.9%10.4%13.9%1.08224 min0.941,232Compare
T23Highlands Cashiers HospitalHighlands, NC · Critical access13.7%—4—11.6%15.4%—104 min—25Compare
T27Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care13.8%44—9.1%15.3%0.94205 min0.7241Compare
T27Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial HospitalLinville, NC · Critical access13.8%———9.7%15.1%—112 min—40Compare
T29Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care13.9%5410.5%8.2%14.7%1.19202 min0.93425Compare
T29WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care13.9%5314.0%11.3%14.6%1.04196 min0.98156Compare
T29Randolph HospitalAsheboro, NC · Acute care13.9%43—14.0%14.4%0.97216 min0.90145Compare
T29FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial HospitalTroy, NC · Critical access13.9%————14.8%—99 min—25Compare
33Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care14.0%22—9.7%15.5%0.92172 min0.96137Compare
T34High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care14.1%2311.1%10.4%15.5%0.93247 min0.95354Compare
T34Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care14.1%—4—8.4%14.5%0.97192 min0.9236Compare
T36Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care14.2%4311.3%14.1%14.1%0.78205 min0.97308Compare
T36UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care14.2%44—11.7%14.9%0.95187 min0.92108Compare
T36Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care14.2%2311.7%11.7%15.5%1.06144 min0.94143Compare
T39Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care14.3%5210.6%9.3%13.3%0.69162 min0.96877Compare
T39Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy, NC · Critical access14.3%44—11.2%14.7%—177 min—50Compare
41Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care14.4%2311.8%14.6%15.6%1.03174 min1.04338Compare
T42Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care14.5%4312.6%10.8%15.3%1.04192 min0.95442Compare
T42Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · Acute care14.5%3311.5%9.9%14.3%0.86210 min0.93108Compare
T44Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care14.7%439.7%11.4%14.5%0.88204 min0.9475Compare
T44Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · Acute care14.7%33—11.4%15.7%0.93164 min1.02120Compare
T46UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care14.8%4311.1%8.2%15.8%0.85194 min0.94235Compare
T46Blue Ridge Regional HospitalSpruce Pine, NC · Critical access14.8%34—14.7%14.9%—115 min—85Compare
T46Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard, NC · Critical access14.8%24—11.1%16.8%—98 min—25Compare
T46Alleghany Memorial HospitalSparta, NC · Critical access14.8%————14.6%———25Compare
50Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care14.9%23—11.3%15.1%0.95154 min0.8894Compare

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.

Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia 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).