Hospital rankings
Hospitals in North Carolina with the highest patient survey star rating
93 North Carolina hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T46 | Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 8.7%, 100th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 843 | Compare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health |
| T46 | Caromont Regional Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 442 | Compare Caromont Regional Medical Center |
| T46 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 885 | Compare North Carolina Baptist Hospital |
| T46 | Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 912 | Compare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center |
| T46 | Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 9.7%, 98th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 75 | Compare Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center |
| T46 | Novant Health Rowan Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 14.1%, 7th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 308 | Compare Novant Health Rowan Medical Center |
| T46 | Randolph Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 145 | Compare Randolph Hospital |
| T46 | UNC Health Nash | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 200 min, 19th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 332 | Compare UNC Health Nash |
| T46 | UNC Lenoir Health Care | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 235 | Compare UNC Lenoir Health Care |
| T46 | Atrium Health Cleveland | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 241 | Compare Atrium Health Cleveland |
| T46 | Atrium Health Pineville | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 344 | Compare Atrium Health Pineville |
| T46 | Atrium Health University City | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 130 | Compare Atrium Health University City |
| T46 | Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 108 | Compare Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital |
| T46 | Caldwell Memorial Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 110 | Compare Caldwell Memorial Hospital |
| T46 | Harris Regional Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 86 | Compare Harris Regional Hospital |
| T46 | Haywood Regional Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 178 | Compare Haywood Regional Medical Center |
| T46 | Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 247 | Compare Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc |
| T46 | Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 224 min, 10th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 1,232 | Compare Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital |
| T46 | Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 149 | Compare Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center |
| T46 | Scotland Memorial Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 195 min, 21st percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 104 | Compare Scotland Memorial Hospital |
| T46 | Stanly Regional Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 109 | Compare Stanly Regional Medical Center |
| T46 | UNC Health Care Wayne | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 316 | Compare UNC Health Care Wayne |
| T46 | Wilkes Regional Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 164 min, 39th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 120 | Compare Wilkes Regional Medical Center |
| T46 | Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 600 | Compare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center |
| T46 | ECU Health Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 289 min, 2nd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 909 | Compare ECU Health Medical Center |
| T46 | Frye Regional Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 338 | Compare Frye Regional Medical Center |
| T46 | Granville Health Systems | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 62 | Compare Granville Health Systems |
| T46 | High Point Regional Health System | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 247 min, 5th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 354 | Compare High Point Regional Health System |
| T46 | Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 154 min, 46th percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 94 | Compare Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc |
| T46 | Rutherford Regional Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 143 | Compare Rutherford Regional Medical Center |
| T46 | Southeastern Regional Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 248 min, 5th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 314 | Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center |
| T46 | Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 14.4%, 6th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 124 | Compare Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital |
| T83 | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 2, 10th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 877 | Compare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center |
| T83 | Alamance Regional Medical Center | 2, 10th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 14.9%, 1st percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 238 | Compare Alamance Regional Medical Center |
| T83 | Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 2, 10th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 735 | Compare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce |
| T83 | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 2, 10th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 769 | Compare Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center |
| T83 | Central Carolina Hospital | 2, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 137 | Compare Central Carolina Hospital |
| T83 | ECU Health North Hospital | 2, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 206 | Compare ECU Health North Hospital |
| T83 | Maria Parham Medical Center | 2, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 102 | Compare Maria Parham Medical Center |
| T83 | Columbus Regional Healthcare System | 2, 10th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 166 | Compare Columbus Regional Healthcare System |
| T83 | Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | 2, 10th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 105 | Compare Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital |
| T83 | Onslow Memorial Hospital | 2, 10th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 1.19, 11th percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 150 | Compare Onslow Memorial Hospital |
| T83 | Wilson Medical Center | 2, 10th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 317 | Compare Wilson Medical Center |
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.
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality 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).