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Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority

Caller Box C268, Cherokee, NC 28719 · (828) 497-9163

General hospitalGovernment - FederalEmergency room

Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority is a government-owned general hospital in Cherokee, North Carolina (Swain County), with 34 beds. It has an emergency room.

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34beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

83%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
77%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Infections and complications lower is better
    C. diff intestinal infections
    0.00
    ≈ Same as US

    US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

    Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

    The money

    −$143.8Mnet income, all sources
    875full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024.

    Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".

    This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

    Nearby hospitals

    6.8 miles awayDlp Swain County Hospital LLCBryson City, NCNot rated$2.66 listed per $1 of cost20 miles awayHarris Regional HospitalSylva, NC★★★★★$6.15 listed per $1 of cost23 miles awayAngel Medical CenterFranklin, NC★★★★★$5.33 listed per $1 of cost24 miles awayLeconte Medical CenterSevierville, TN★★★★★$4.93 listed per $1 of cost30 miles awayBlount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN★★★★★$6.58 listed per $1 of cost

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