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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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National average15.2%11.9%11.1%8.6%2.4%11.9%15.0%
1Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care9.6%10.4%9.1%6.4%1.6%11.4%14.9%Compare
2Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care11.2%—9.7%9.7%—8.8%13.2%Compare
3Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care11.4%10.3%7.1%8.0%—11.3%13.6%Compare
T4Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy, NC · Acute care11.6%—9.6%12.3%—17.3%14.6%Compare
T4Angel Medical CenterFranklin, NC · Critical access11.6%—10.9%8.8%—17.1%15.7%Compare
6Asheville-Oteen VA Medical CenterAsheville, NC · Veterans Affairs11.8%10.6%10.1%7.6%——14.1%Compare
7UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care12.1%11.4%10.6%7.2%2.8%12.0%14.9%Compare
T8Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care12.6%12.7%13.1%9.5%—7.6%13.7%Compare
T8Durham VA Medical CenterDurham, NC · Veterans Affairs12.6%12.0%7.4%7.3%——14.2%Compare
10UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care12.7%11.6%11.4%7.5%—11.1%14.8%Compare
T11Fayetteville NC VA Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Veterans Affairs12.8%—7.6%7.6%——13.9%Compare
T11Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care12.8%10.6%9.5%7.9%—10.0%14.1%Compare
13Chatham Hospital IncSiler City, NC · Critical access12.9%—12.5%———14.0%Compare
14North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care13.0%13.3%11.0%8.9%3.6%13.0%15.1%Compare
15Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care13.1%—10.7%7.2%—12.3%14.9%Compare
16Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care13.2%8.7%9.4%6.8%1.8%13.2%14.8%Compare
T17AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care13.4%—9.8%6.7%—9.6%14.3%Compare
T17Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care13.4%11.5%11.7%7.3%—9.5%14.1%Compare
T17W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury)Salisbury, NC · Veterans Affairs13.4%—13.1%11.5%——12.8%Compare
T17WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care13.4%13.7%11.4%10.0%1.7%10.4%13.9%Compare
21Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care13.5%—12.2%9.7%—11.0%15.1%Compare
22The Outer Banks Hospital, IncNags Head, NC · Critical access13.6%—9.5%9.0%—10.8%15.3%Compare
T23Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care13.7%14.8%11.7%8.5%2.2%9.6%14.1%Compare
T23Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care13.7%10.8%10.9%10.8%4.5%12.1%14.2%Compare
T23Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care13.7%11.9%10.4%10.8%2.4%10.0%13.9%Compare
T23Highlands Cashiers HospitalHighlands, NC · Critical access13.7%—11.6%———15.4%Compare
T27Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care13.8%—9.1%7.7%—14.8%15.3%Compare
T27Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial HospitalLinville, NC · Critical access13.8%—9.7%———15.1%Compare
T29Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care13.9%10.5%8.2%8.7%1.2%10.1%14.7%Compare
T29WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care13.9%14.0%11.3%7.4%—10.5%14.6%Compare
T29Randolph HospitalAsheboro, NC · Acute care13.9%—14.0%8.2%—13.8%14.4%Compare
T29FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial HospitalTroy, NC · Critical access13.9%—————14.8%Compare
33Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care14.0%—9.7%7.9%—10.3%15.5%Compare
T34High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care14.1%11.1%10.4%7.9%—12.3%15.5%Compare
T34Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care14.1%—8.4%8.3%—11.6%14.5%Compare
T36Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care14.2%11.3%14.1%9.6%—11.1%14.1%Compare
T36UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care14.2%—11.7%8.5%—15.4%14.9%Compare
T36Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care14.2%11.7%11.7%11.3%—12.8%15.5%Compare
T39Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care14.3%10.6%9.3%9.3%3.0%10.9%13.3%Compare
T39Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy, NC · Critical access14.3%—11.2%——13.1%14.7%Compare
41Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care14.4%11.8%14.6%9.6%2.1%13.3%15.6%Compare
T42Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care14.5%12.6%10.8%9.5%2.7%12.5%15.3%Compare
T42Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · Acute care14.5%11.5%9.9%9.3%—11.1%14.3%Compare
T44Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care14.7%9.7%11.4%6.6%—12.3%14.5%Compare
T44Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · Acute care14.7%—11.4%8.4%—16.4%15.7%Compare
T46UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care14.8%11.1%8.2%9.4%—9.9%15.8%Compare
T46Blue Ridge Regional HospitalSpruce Pine, NC · Critical access14.8%—14.7%——15.9%14.9%Compare
T46Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard, NC · Critical access14.8%—11.1%7.4%—11.6%16.8%Compare
T46Alleghany Memorial HospitalSparta, NC · Critical access14.8%—————14.6%Compare
50Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care14.9%—11.3%9.1%—12.7%15.1%Compare

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke 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.