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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest serious complications

81 North Carolina hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, Pardee Hospital Henderson County. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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81 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by serious complications; 39 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
1	Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care	0.68, 99th percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	0.33, 57th percentile	0.96, 33rd percentile	1.57, 25th percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.16, 67th percentile	Compare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
2	Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.69, 99th percentile	0.79, 26th percentile	0.23, 65th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	0.68, 60th percentile	0.64, 46th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
3	Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care	0.77, 95th percentile	2.10, 2nd percentile	0.34, 57th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	—	0.59, 51st percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Pardee Hospital Henderson County
4	Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care	0.78, 95th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	0.96, 42nd percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
5	Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care	0.80, 93rd percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	1.22, 8th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.79, 34th percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Johnston Health
6	UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.36, 61st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare UNC Lenoir Health Care
T7	Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.30, 75th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.35, 40th percentile	Compare Carolina East Medical Center
T7	Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.95, 17th percentile	2.12, 1st percentile	—	—	—	0.61, 17th percentile	Compare Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital
T7	Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
10	Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	2.16, 12th percentile	—	—	Compare Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
T11	Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	1.01, 16th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	1.04, 30th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.32, 73rd percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health
T11	Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.40, 70th percentile	—	—	0.24, 55th percentile	Compare Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
T11	Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	1.06, 14th percentile	0.31, 59th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	0.53, 57th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
T11	ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.51, 48th percentile	0.54, 37th percentile	1.29, 20th percentile	0.91, 44th percentile	0.91, 26th percentile	0.28, 49th percentile	Compare ECU Health Medical Center
T15	Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	0.58, 33rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc
T15	Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.75, 37th percentile	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare Atrium Health Lincoln
T15	Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	0.47, 43rd percentile	0.81, 43rd percentile	—	1.24, 13th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Southeastern Regional Medical Center
18	Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	1.61, 12th percentile	2.46, 8th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
T19	UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	1.02, 15th percentile	0.69, 25th percentile	0.80, 44th percentile	0.64, 64th percentile	0.70, 41st percentile	0.61, 17th percentile	Compare UNC Hospitals
T19	Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Central Carolina Hospital
T19	ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	—	—	0.66, 45th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare ECU Health North Hospital
T22	Fayetteville NC VA Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Veterans Affairs	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center
T22	FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.19, 74th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.29, 76th percentile	1.22, 35th percentile	0.77, 35th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
T22	Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.40, 58th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	0.41, 74th percentile	0.38, 69th percentile	0.28, 50th percentile	Compare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
T22	Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.75, 37th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Wilkes Regional Medical Center
T22	Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.58, 42nd percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.35, 71st percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Catawba Valley Medical Center
T22	High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.26, 69th percentile	0.84, 18th percentile	1.45, 15th percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	0.37, 70th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare High Point Regional Health System
T22	Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.96, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	1.92, 3rd percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare Wilson Medical Center
T22	North Carolina Specialty HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare North Carolina Specialty Hospital
T30	Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.80, 9th percentile	Compare Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital
T30	Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	0.78, 45th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.34, 42nd percentile	Compare Haywood Regional Medical Center
T30	The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare The McDowell Hospital
T30	UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	1.39, 7th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	1.79, 8th percentile	—	4.08, 0th percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare UNC Health Care Wayne
T34	Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
T34	UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare UNC Rockingham
T34	Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
T34	Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	1.61, 12th percentile	—	—	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc
T38	UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	1.15, 9th percentile	2.75, 1st percentile	—	1.68, 5th percentile	0.04, 80th percentile	Compare UNC Health Nash
T38	Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	1.70, 2nd percentile	1.50, 14th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.48, 26th percentile	Compare Scotland Memorial Hospital
T38	Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.89, 7th percentile	Compare Vidant Duplin Hospital
T38	Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare Watauga Medical Center
T38	Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	2.17, 1st percentile	Compare Sampson Regional Medical Center
T43	Randolph HospitalAsheboro, NC · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.74, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	1.45, 2nd percentile	Compare Randolph Hospital
T43	Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.67, 14th percentile	Compare Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
T43	Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.88, 16th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Maria Parham Medical Center
T43	Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
T47	Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	0.57, 43rd percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.30, 74th percentile	0.20, 61st percentile	Compare Duke Regional Hospital
T47	Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	3.16, 1st percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	1.30, 20th percentile	—	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc
T49	Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.33, 63rd percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.74, 48th percentile	—	0.21, 79th percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
T49	WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	1.77, 9th percentile	1.45, 28th percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare WakeMed, Raleigh Campus

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.

Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).