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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest heart attack death rate

53 North Carolina hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health, Novant Health Huntersville 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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53 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by heart attack death rate; 67 more match but have no reported value.

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National average11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%15.0%
1Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care8.7%9.4%13.2%6.8%1.8%13.2%14.8%Compare
2Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care9.7%11.4%14.7%6.6%—12.3%14.5%Compare
3Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care10.3%7.1%11.4%8.0%—11.3%13.6%Compare
4Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care10.4%9.1%9.6%6.4%1.6%11.4%14.9%Compare
T5Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care10.5%8.2%13.9%8.7%1.2%10.1%14.7%Compare
T5Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · Acute care10.5%12.6%17.2%9.9%—16.0%15.1%Compare
T7Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care10.6%9.3%14.3%9.3%3.0%10.9%13.3%Compare
T7Asheville-Oteen VA Medical CenterAsheville, NC · Veterans Affairs10.6%10.1%11.8%7.6%——14.1%Compare
T7Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care10.6%9.5%12.8%7.9%—10.0%14.1%Compare
T7FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care10.6%11.4%17.2%8.4%2.2%11.2%15.0%Compare
11Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care10.7%12.0%18.2%8.6%—14.0%15.1%Compare
12Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care10.8%10.9%13.7%10.8%4.5%12.1%14.2%Compare
13UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care10.9%9.4%15.6%10.7%—13.3%15.3%Compare
T14UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care11.1%8.2%14.8%9.4%—9.9%15.8%Compare
T14High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care11.1%10.4%14.1%7.9%—12.3%15.5%Compare
T14Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care11.1%9.5%20.8%8.9%—12.7%15.5%Compare
T17Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care11.2%12.1%17.7%8.2%—12.6%14.4%Compare
T17Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care11.2%12.2%15.7%9.8%2.3%11.8%13.8%Compare
19Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care11.3%14.1%14.2%9.6%—11.1%14.1%Compare
20UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care11.4%10.6%12.1%7.2%2.8%12.0%14.9%Compare
T21Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care11.5%11.7%13.4%7.3%—9.5%14.1%Compare
T21Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · Acute care11.5%9.9%14.5%9.3%—11.1%14.3%Compare
23UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care11.6%11.4%12.7%7.5%—11.1%14.8%Compare
T24ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care11.7%9.5%16.7%6.8%—11.2%14.6%Compare
T24Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care11.7%11.7%14.2%11.3%—12.8%15.5%Compare
26Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care11.8%14.6%14.4%9.6%2.1%13.3%15.6%Compare
T27Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care11.9%12.9%15.3%8.9%—9.2%15.2%Compare
T27Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care11.9%11.1%15.8%6.3%1.9%9.6%15.5%Compare
T27Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care11.9%10.4%13.7%10.8%2.4%10.0%13.9%Compare
T27Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · Acute care11.9%13.8%17.0%9.1%—12.1%15.5%Compare
T27Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care11.9%9.3%17.8%9.8%—10.6%15.1%Compare
T32Durham VA Medical CenterDurham, NC · Veterans Affairs12.0%7.4%12.6%7.3%——14.2%Compare
T32Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care12.0%11.9%16.0%8.2%—11.1%14.9%Compare
T32Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care12.0%10.0%17.3%7.5%—14.0%15.8%Compare
35Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care12.1%12.6%17.0%8.3%—15.8%14.7%Compare
36Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · Acute care12.2%11.4%18.0%10.3%—11.6%14.3%Compare
T37Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care12.5%8.2%16.0%7.4%2.4%11.5%14.6%Compare
T37Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care12.5%12.4%17.8%7.5%—18.0%15.3%Compare
39Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care12.6%10.8%14.5%9.5%2.7%12.5%15.3%Compare
40Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care12.7%13.1%12.6%9.5%—7.6%13.7%Compare
41Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care12.9%13.6%16.2%9.5%5.4%13.0%13.7%Compare
42ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care13.0%13.4%16.1%9.1%2.1%10.6%15.9%Compare
T43North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care13.3%11.0%13.0%8.9%3.6%13.0%15.1%Compare
T43Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care13.3%10.9%20.1%8.5%—14.4%15.2%Compare
T45Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care13.4%10.2%18.7%7.7%1.6%11.0%15.4%Compare
T45Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care13.4%11.6%19.9%11.0%—12.7%16.1%Compare
T47WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care13.7%11.4%13.4%10.0%1.7%10.4%13.9%Compare
T47Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · Acute care13.7%14.4%20.9%9.8%—13.4%15.7%Compare
49Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care13.8%11.4%15.3%8.4%—11.0%14.9%Compare
50WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care14.0%11.3%13.9%7.4%—10.5%14.6%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.

Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia 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.