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Best hospitals in North Carolina

11 of the 86 North Carolina hospitals rated by CMS hold the top rating of five stars, and 25 more hold four. They are listed here in order of CMS's overall quality rating and what patients say, next to how long the ER takes and how much each hospital marks up its prices.

Also:All 121 North Carolina hospitalsBest hospitals by stateNorth Carolina ranks 34th of 52 statesCompare the top 3 side by side

11five-star hospitals
25four-star hospitals
86hospitals rated by CMS and open to the public, of 121 in the state
69%of patients would recommend the typical hospital US typical 71%
3 h 10 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

The top 10

1Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend86%Listed per $1 of cost$3.712AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend85%Typical ER visit2 h 44 minListed per $1 of cost$3.653Rex HospitalRaleigh · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend82%Typical ER visit3 h 22 minListed per $1 of cost$3.654Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend81%Typical ER visit3 h 10 minListed per $1 of cost$5.125Duke University HospitalDurham · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend80%Typical ER visit5 h 17 minListed per $1 of cost$4.366Unc HospitalsChapel Hill · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend80%Typical ER visit4 h 28 minListed per $1 of cost$3.237Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend79%Typical ER visit2 h 38 minListed per $1 of cost$3.588Duke Regional HospitalDurham · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend76%Typical ER visit4 h 15 minListed per $1 of cost$4.199Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend82%Typical ER visit3 h 16 minListed per $1 of cost$4.9810Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend74%Typical ER visit4 h 4 minListed per $1 of cost$5.19
How North Carolina's 86 rated hospitals score
115 stars
254 stars
293 stars
172 stars
41 star

Every rated hospital in North Carolina

In ranking order. Click a column to sort.

#HospitalCityCMS ratingPatient ratingWould recommendTypical ER visitListed per $1 of cost
1Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem★★★★★★★★★★86%–$3.71
2AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville★★★★★★★★★★85%2 h 44 min$3.65
3Rex HospitalRaleigh★★★★★★★★★★82%3 h 22 min$3.65
4Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte★★★★★★★★★★81%3 h 10 min$5.12
5Duke University HospitalDurham★★★★★★★★★★80%5 h 17 min$4.36
6Unc HospitalsChapel Hill★★★★★★★★★★80%4 h 28 min$3.23
7Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville★★★★★★★★★★79%2 h 38 min$3.58
8Duke Regional HospitalDurham★★★★★★★★★★76%4 h 15 min$4.19
9Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary★★★★★★★★★★82%3 h 16 min$4.98
10Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews★★★★★★★★★★74%4 h 4 min$5.19
11Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 42 min$4.09
12Chatham Hospital IncSiler City★★★★★★★★★★86%3 h 42 min$4.11
13Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford★★★★★★★★★★85%3 h 25 min$5.30
14Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst★★★★★★★★★★80%3 h 21 min$5.85
15The Outer Banks Hospital, IncNags Head★★★★★★★★★★80%3 h 28 min$2.58
16Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy★★★★★★★★★★78%3 h 12 min$2.36
17Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh★★★★★★★★★★77%3 h 24 min$4.19
18Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy★★★★★★★★★★76%2 h 57 min$2.73
19Advent Health PolkColumbus★★★★★★★★★★75%2 h 16 min$3.58
20Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern★★★★★★★★★★73%3 h 36 min$4.09
21Johnston HealthSmithfield★★★★★★★★★★73%3 h 7 min$4.56
22Unc RockinghamEden★★★★★★★★★★70%3 h 7 min$2.38
23Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 1 min$5.78
24Atrium Health UnionMonroe★★★★★★★★★★74%2 h 12 min$6.25
25Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem★★★★★★★★★★73%3 h 26 min$3.76
26North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem★★★★★★★★★★73%3 h 3 min$5.85
27Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte★★★★★★★★★★71%3 h 16 min$4.91
28Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord★★★★★★★★★★71%3 h 6 min$6.01
29Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville★★★★★★★★★★70%3 h 24 min$5.55
30Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia★★★★★★★★★★67%3 h 12 min$5.31
31Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton★★★★★★★★★★64%2 h 53 min$5.86
32Unc Health NashRocky Mount★★★★★★★★★★63%3 h 20 min$4.48
33Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury★★★★★★★★★★61%3 h 25 min$4.44
34Randolph HospitalAsheboro★★★★★★★★★★60%3 h 36 min$6.70
35Unc Lenoir Health CareKinston★★★★★★★★★★57%3 h 14 min$2.79
36Ecu Health Bertie HospitalWindsor★★★★★–94%2 h 46 min$2.77
37J Arthur Dosher Memorial HospitalSouthport★★★★★★★★★★84%2 h 2 min$2.75
38Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton★★★★★★★★★★78%2 h 57 min$6.71
39Watauga Medical CenterBoone★★★★★★★★★★77%3 h 12 min$3.60
40Vidant Chowan HospitalEdenton★★★★★★★★★★77%2 h 44 min$2.89
41Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro★★★★★★★★★★73%3 h 59 min$3.60
42Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 50 min$2.94
43The McDowell HospitalMarion★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 24 min$4.93
44Blue Ridge Regional HospitalSpruce Pine★★★★★★★★★★71%1 h 55 min$4.39
45Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City★★★★★★★★★★68%2 h 28 min$4.02
46Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin★★★★★★★★★★68%2 h 48 min$3.12
47Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte★★★★★★★★★★76%2 h 40 min$6.43
48The Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro★★★★★★★★★★73%3 h 44 min$3.61
49Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville★★★★★★★★★★71%3 h 6 min$5.60
50Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 15 min$4.43
51Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 24 min$5.55
52Harris Regional HospitalSylva★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 54 min$6.15
53Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 56 min$3.88
54Atrium Health ClevelandShelby★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 40 min$5.75
55Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde★★★★★★★★★★64%3 h 13 min$6.97
56Atrium Health University CityCharlotte★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 28 min$7.34
57Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 44 min$4.72
58Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn★★★★★★★★★★62%3 h 30 min$4.36
59Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir★★★★★★★★★★58%3 h 25 min$3.36
60Unc Health Care WayneGoldsboro★★★★★★★★★★54%3 h 10 min$3.56
61Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington★★★★★★★★★★57%3 h 48 min$3.86
62Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville★★★★★★★★★★55%2 h 43 min$5.78
63Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington★★★★★★★★★★54%3 h 24 min$4.19
64Ashe Memorial HospitalJefferson★★★★★–68%2 h 58 min$3.04
65Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro★★★★★–53%3 h 12 min$8.11
66Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory★★★★★★★★★★74%3 h 48 min$4.42
67Angel Medical CenterFranklin★★★★★★★★★★74%2 h 0 min$5.33
68Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard★★★★★★★★★★73%1 h 38 min$4.54
69Carteret General HospitalMorehead City★★★★★★★★★★72%3 h 45 min$3.12
70Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 7 min$4.28
71Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville★★★★★★★★★★68%4 h 49 min$3.05
72Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 34 min$5.47
73High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point★★★★★★★★★★64%4 h 7 min$5.40
74Granville Health SystemsOxford★★★★★★★★★★64%3 h 11 min$4.46
75Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton★★★★★★★★★★62%4 h 8 min$3.69
76Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory★★★★★★★★★★61%2 h 54 min$9.18
77Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville★★★★★★★★★★55%3 h 36 min$4.09
78Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton★★★★★★★★★★53%2 h 24 min$8.72
79Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie★★★★★★★★★★53%2 h 20 min$2.83
80Ecu Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids★★★★★★★★★★49%3 h 32 min$2.72
81Central Carolina HospitalSanford★★★★★★★★★★47%2 h 52 min$8.93
82Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson★★★★★★★★★★43%2 h 48 min$7.50
83Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville★★★★★★★★★★55%3 h 7 min$4.05
84Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville★★★★★★★★★★51%3 h 10 min$8.26
85Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville★★★★★★★★★★51%2 h 57 min$4.49
86Wilson Medical CenterWilson★★★★★★★★★★47%3 h 11 min$8.09
How the order is set. Hospitals are sorted by CMS's overall hospital quality star rating (1 to 5 stars), which combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Ties are broken by the patient survey star rating, then by the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital. Hospitals CMS has not rated, often small, new or specialty hospitals, are not listed; neither are Veterans Affairs and military hospitals, which most patients cannot choose. Prices and ER times are shown for comparison and do not change the order. A star rating is a summary: for a specific operation, look at that hospital's page and ask your doctor.

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Source: CMS Care Compare (overall star ratings and patient survey) and hospital cost reports.