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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. 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
51Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · Acute care15.0%3214.9%9.8%13.7%1.27228 min0.93238Compare
52Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County HospitalElizabethtown, NC · Critical access15.2%————15.0%—193 min—35Compare
T53Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care15.3%4411.9%12.9%15.2%0.80187 min0.95175Compare
T53Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care15.3%3313.8%11.4%14.9%0.98186 min0.93247Compare
T53Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · Acute care15.3%3——12.8%14.7%1.17192 min0.9250Compare
56Advent Health PolkColumbus, NC · Critical access15.5%44—11.2%14.6%—136 min—35Compare
57UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care15.6%3310.9%9.4%15.3%0.94190 min0.96316Compare
58Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care15.7%3211.2%12.2%13.8%0.68163 min0.99735Compare
T59Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care15.8%3311.9%11.1%15.5%1.04160 min0.94344Compare
T59Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care15.8%34—13.4%14.9%0.96170 min0.97101Compare
61Pender Memorial HospitalBurgaw, NC · Critical access15.9%—4——14.7%———25Compare
T62Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care16.0%4312.5%8.2%14.6%0.99186 min0.90457Compare
T62Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care16.0%3312.0%11.9%14.9%1.03160 min0.94241Compare
T64Vidant Chowan HospitalEdenton, NC · Critical access16.1%34—9.5%14.5%—164 min—25Compare
T64ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care16.1%2313.0%13.4%15.9%0.88289 min0.99909Compare
T66Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care16.2%3212.9%13.6%13.7%1.01204 min0.94769Compare
T66The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care16.2%34—14.5%15.2%0.94144 min0.9665Compare
68J Arthur Dosher Memorial HospitalSouthport, NC · Critical access16.3%34——14.7%—122 min—25Compare
T69Ashe Memorial HospitalJefferson, NC · Critical access16.4%3——10.5%15.5%—178 min—76Compare
T69Granville Health SystemsOxford, NC · Acute care16.4%23—12.1%14.9%1.37191 min0.8962Compare
71Atrium Health AnsonWadesboro, NC · Acute care16.6%————14.8%—118 min0.9415Compare
T72ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care16.7%2211.7%9.5%14.6%0.92212 min0.99206Compare
T72Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC · Acute care16.7%23—14.4%16.2%1.06140 min0.95124Compare
T74Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care17.0%4412.1%12.6%14.7%0.88181 min0.9260Compare
T74Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · Acute care17.0%3311.9%13.8%15.5%1.08144 min0.93109Compare
T76FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care17.2%4410.6%11.4%15.0%0.93201 min0.92395Compare
T76Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · Acute care17.2%3310.5%12.6%15.1%0.94193 min0.98178Compare
T78Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care17.3%33—11.4%13.9%1.03174 min1.0686Compare
T78Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care17.3%3412.0%10.0%15.8%1.10148 min0.97182Compare
T80Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care17.6%34—16.2%15.8%1.02239 min0.9983Compare
T80Washington County Hospital IncPlymouth, NC · Critical access17.6%————16.0%———49Compare
82Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care17.7%4311.2%12.1%14.4%0.90173 min1.00204Compare
T83Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care17.8%3411.9%9.3%15.1%0.96192 min0.95117Compare
T83Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care17.8%1212.5%12.4%15.3%0.86190 min0.94105Compare
T85Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care17.9%34—10.3%14.9%0.90177 min0.95110Compare
T85Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care17.9%24—11.7%15.5%0.96127 min0.96146Compare
T87Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · Acute care18.0%3312.2%11.4%14.3%1.08205 min1.03110Compare
T87Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · Acute care18.0%34—13.5%15.1%0.97168 min1.0481Compare
89Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care18.2%1210.7%12.0%15.1%0.93191 min0.95317Compare
90Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care18.7%2313.4%10.2%15.4%1.06216 min0.98600Compare
91ECU Health Bertie HospitalWindsor, NC · Critical access18.8%4——14.3%14.4%—166 min—15Compare
92Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care19.9%2313.4%11.6%16.1%0.90248 min0.89314Compare
93Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care20.1%3313.3%10.9%15.2%0.96195 min0.93104Compare
94Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care20.8%2211.1%9.5%15.5%0.97168 min1.01102Compare
T95Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · Acute care20.9%2413.7%14.4%15.7%1.09225 min0.92117Compare
T95Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care20.9%12—11.6%16.4%1.19187 min1.00150Compare
97Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care21.4%12—9.7%14.5%1.07177 min1.01166Compare
98Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care23.4%2414.9%17.3%14.2%0.93228 min0.96258Compare

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).