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Hospitals in North Carolina with the highest patients' overall rating

93 North Carolina hospitals ranked by patients' overall rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center, Novant Health Medical Park Hospital, Highlands Cashiers Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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93 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by patients' overall rating; 27 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Patients' overall ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Patients would recommendhigher is better	Compare
	National average	88	3.3	87
1	Asheville-Oteen VA Medical CenterAsheville, NC · Veterans Affairs	96, 100th percentile	5, 97th percentile	97, 100th percentile	Compare Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center
2	Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	94, 97th percentile	4, 76th percentile	94, 96th percentile	Compare Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
3	Highlands Cashiers HospitalHighlands, NC · Critical access	93, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	94, 96th percentile	Compare Highlands Cashiers Hospital
T4	AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care	92, 89th percentile	4, 76th percentile	94, 96th percentile	Compare AdventHealth Hendersonville
T4	Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	92, 89th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
T4	Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care	92, 89th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital
T4	Chatham Hospital IncSiler City, NC · Critical access	92, 89th percentile	4, 76th percentile	94, 96th percentile	Compare Chatham Hospital Inc
T4	Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care	92, 89th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 80th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Lincoln
T4	J Arthur Dosher Memorial HospitalSouthport, NC · Critical access	92, 89th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital
T4	Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	92, 89th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
T11	Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Duke University Hospital
T11	Fayetteville NC VA Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Veterans Affairs	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 56th percentile	Compare Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center
T11	Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Rex Hospital
T11	UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare UNC Hospitals
T11	WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	3, 39th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare WakeMed, Cary Hospital
T11	FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
T11	Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy, NC · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 80th percentile	Compare Northern Regional Hospital
T11	The Outer Banks Hospital, IncNags Head, NC · Critical access	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 80th percentile	Compare The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
T11	W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury)Salisbury, NC · Veterans Affairs	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury)
T11	Vidant Chowan HospitalEdenton, NC · Critical access	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Vidant Chowan Hospital
T11	Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Vidant Duplin Hospital
T11	Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
T11	North Carolina Specialty HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 80th percentile	Compare North Carolina Specialty Hospital
T11	Pender Memorial HospitalBurgaw, NC · Critical access	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare Pender Memorial Hospital
T11	Womack AMC (Ft Bragg)Fort Bragg, NC · Military	91, 82nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	91, 80th percentile	Compare Womack AMC (Ft Bragg)
T26	Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 80th percentile	Compare Pardee Hospital Henderson County
T26	Durham VA Medical CenterDurham, NC · Veterans Affairs	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Durham VA Medical Center
T26	Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Johnston Health
T26	The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare The McDowell Hospital
T26	Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 80th percentile	Compare Watauga Medical Center
T26	Angel Medical CenterFranklin, NC · Critical access	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Angel Medical Center
T26	Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Carteret General Hospital
T26	Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Catawba Valley Medical Center
T26	Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard, NC · Critical access	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 56th percentile	Compare Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc
T35	Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Duke Regional Hospital
T35	Advent Health PolkColumbus, NC · Critical access	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Advent Health Polk
T35	Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Atrium Health Union
T35	Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Carolina East Medical Center
T35	Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy, NC · Critical access	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Erlanger Murphy Medical Center
T35	Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	3, 39th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
T35	UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	87, 46th percentile	Compare UNC Rockingham
T35	WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare WakeMed, Raleigh Campus
T35	Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	3, 39th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Atrium Health Pineville
T35	Blue Ridge Regional HospitalSpruce Pine, NC · Critical access	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	87, 46th percentile	Compare Blue Ridge Regional Hospital
T35	Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 56th percentile	Compare Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc
T35	Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	87, 46th percentile	Compare Sentara Albemarle Medical Center
T35	Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 46th percentile	Compare Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc
T35	NMC Camp LejeuneCamp Lejeune, NC · Military	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare NMC Camp Lejeune
T49	Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
T49	North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 56th percentile	Compare North Carolina Baptist Hospital

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.

Patients' overall rating: HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Patients would recommend: HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).