Hospital rankings
Hospitals in North Carolina with the highest appropriate sepsis care
84 North Carolina hospitals ranked by appropriate sepsis care in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 65.0% | 162 min | 2.0% | 78.0% | ||
| T48 | Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | 60.0%, 37th percentile | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital |
| T48 | Womack AMC (Ft Bragg) | 60.0%, 37th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | — | — | Compare Womack AMC (Ft Bragg) |
| T53 | Catawba Valley Medical Center | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 228 min, 9th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Catawba Valley Medical Center |
| T53 | Columbus Regional Healthcare System | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Columbus Regional Healthcare System |
| 55 | Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 94.0%, 85th percentile | Compare Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital |
| T56 | FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 201 min, 19th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital |
| T56 | Person Memorial Hospital | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Person Memorial Hospital |
| 58 | UNC Lenoir Health Care | 55.0%, 27th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare UNC Lenoir Health Care |
| 59 | Central Carolina Hospital | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 35.0%, 5th percentile | Compare Central Carolina Hospital |
| T60 | Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 87.0%, 65th percentile | Compare Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast |
| T60 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 81.0%, 53rd percentile | Compare North Carolina Baptist Hospital |
| T60 | Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 186 min, 26th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc |
| T60 | ECU Health North Hospital | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare ECU Health North Hospital |
| T60 | Rutherford Regional Medical Center | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare Rutherford Regional Medical Center |
| T60 | Sampson Regional Medical Center | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 100.0%, 100th percentile | Compare Sampson Regional Medical Center |
| 66 | Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 239 min, 7th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 98.0%, 97th percentile | Compare Vidant Edgecombe Hospital |
| T67 | Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | 51.0%, 20th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 98.0%, 97th percentile | Compare Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital |
| T67 | Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | 51.0%, 20th percentile | 216 min, 13th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center |
| 69 | Duke University Hospital | 49.0%, 17th percentile | 317 min, 1st percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Duke University Hospital |
| T70 | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center |
| T70 | High Point Regional Health System | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 247 min, 5th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 64.0%, 27th percentile | Compare High Point Regional Health System |
| 72 | Vidant Duplin Hospital | 47.0%, 14th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare Vidant Duplin Hospital |
| 73 | Atrium Health Lincoln | 46.0%, 13th percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Lincoln |
| 74 | Atrium Health Cleveland | 45.0%, 12th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Cleveland |
| 75 | Watauga Medical Center | 44.0%, 11th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Watauga Medical Center |
| T76 | UNC Rockingham | 43.0%, 11th percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare UNC Rockingham |
| T76 | Stanly Regional Medical Center | 43.0%, 11th percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Stanly Regional Medical Center |
| 78 | Atrium Health University City | 41.0%, 9th percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare Atrium Health University City |
| T79 | Atrium Health Union | 40.0%, 8th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 82.0%, 55th percentile | Compare Atrium Health Union |
| T79 | Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 40.0%, 8th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health |
| 81 | UNC Hospitals | 39.0%, 7th percentile | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare UNC Hospitals |
| T82 | ECU Health Medical Center | 36.0%, 5th percentile | 289 min, 2nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare ECU Health Medical Center |
| T82 | Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | 36.0%, 5th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 98.0%, 97th percentile | Compare Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital |
| 84 | NMC Camp Lejeune | 26.0%, 2nd percentile | 201 min, 19th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | — | Compare NMC Camp Lejeune |
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.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.