North Carolina hospitals
North Carolina hospitals: racial-equity scorecards
100 Medicare-certified hospitals serve North Carolina, represented by the North Carolina Healthcare Association. This page aggregates CMS Hospital Compare measures — overall star rating, mortality / safety / readmission / patient-experience measure-group performance — for each of those facilities.
North Carolina adopted Medicaid expansion effective December 2023. Atrium Health, UNC, Duke, and ECU Health carry most complex-case admissions; ECU anchors rural Eastern NC maternal health.
The state's recognized safety-net hospital systems — the facilities that carry a disproportionate share of Medicaid and uninsured admissions — include: Atrium Health (Charlotte), UNC Medical Center (Chapel Hill), Duke University Hospital (Durham), and ECU Health Medical Center (Greenville). Each has its own detail page below.
Two editorial notes on scope. First, CMS does not publish a racial-disparity scorecard per-hospital at national scale; what we surface below is the facility's overall CMS rating paired with any race-stratified metric we could find in a primary source (AHRQ Disparities Atlas, a state discharge scorecard, or a published study). Second, we do not rank hospitals as 'worst for Black patients' without a primary-source citation — the legal standard for that claim requires it.
Safety-net systems in North Carolina
- Atrium Health (Charlotte)
- UNC Medical Center (Chapel Hill)
- Duke University Hospital (Durham)
- ECU Health Medical Center (Greenville)
All 100 hospitals in North Carolina
Alleghany Memorial Hospital
Sparta
Atrium Health Anson
Wadesboro · Atrium Health
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital
Elizabethtown
Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital
Linville
Chatham Hospital Inc
Siler City
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
Cherokee
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc
Bryson City
Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hosp
Troy
Highlands Cashiers Hospital
Highlands
J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital
Southport
Lifebrite Community Hospital Of Stokes
Danbury
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte · Novant Health
Pender Memorial Hospital
Burgaw
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro
St Lukes Hospital
Columbus
Washington County Hosp Inc
Plymouth
Wilmington Treatment Center
Wilmington
Duke University Hospital
Durham · Duke Health
Ecu Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor · ECU Health
Pardee Hospital Henderson County
Hendersonville
Rex Hospital
Raleigh
Unc Hospitals
Chapel Hill
Wakemed, Cary Hospital
Cary
Adventhealth Hendersonville
Hendersonville · AdventHealth
Atrium Health Lincoln
Lincolnton · Atrium Health
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital
Raeford
Caromont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia · CaroMont Health
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham
Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital
Pinehurst
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
Asheville
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The
Greensboro
Northern Regional Hospital
Mount Airy
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply · Novant Health
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem · Novant Health
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville · Novant Health
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews · Novant Health
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem · Novant Health
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte · Novant Health
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Charlotte · Novant Health
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head
Vidant Duplin Hospital
Kenansville
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh
Watauga Medical Center
Boone
Ashe Memorial Hospital
Jefferson
Atrium Health Pineville
Charlotte · Atrium Health
Atrium Health Union
Monroe · Atrium Health
Atrium Health University City
Charlotte · Atrium Health
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital
Dunn
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital
Spruce Pine
Carolina East Medical Center
New Bern
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health
Charlotte
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
Concord
Catawba Valley Medical Center
Hickory
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin
Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc
Statesville
Johnston Health
Smithfield
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc
Lexington
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem · Baptist Health
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville · Novant Health
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro
Rutherford Regional Medical Center
Rutherfordton
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton
Scotland Memorial Hospital
Laurinburg
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center
Elizabeth City · Sentara Healthcare
Stanly Regional Medical Center
Albemarle
The Mcdowell Hospital
Marion
Unc Health Care Wayne
Goldsboro
Unc Health Nash
Rocky Mount
Unc Lenoir Health Care
Kinston
Wilkes Regional Medical Center
North Wilkesboro
Alamance Regional Medical Center
Burlington
Angel Medical Center
Franklin
Atrium Health Cleveland
Shelby · Atrium Health
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc
Morganton
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville · ECU Health
Ecu Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids · ECU Health
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory
Granville Health Systems
Oxford
High Point Regional Health System
High Point
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington · Novant Health
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury · Novant Health
Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Lumberton
Unc Rockingham
Eden
Vidant Chowan Hospital
Edenton
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson
Caldwell Memorial Hospital
Lenoir
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Fayetteville
Carteret General Hospital
Morehead City
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville
Erlanger Murphy Medical Center
Murphy
Onslow Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville
Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc
Brevard
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Data sources
- CMS Hospital Compare — Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u).
- North Carolina Healthcare Association — state hospital trade body (https://www.ncha.org/).
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services — Division of Health Service Regulation — state hospital licensing + oversight (https://info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/).
- AHRQ National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr).
- CDC Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System state releases (cdc.gov/pmss).
- The Leapfrog Group hospital safety grades (leapfroggroup.org).
Data refreshed: