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Wilkes Regional Medical Center, North Wilkesboro, NC: 3 of 5 stars, owned by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro, NC is owned by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, is rated 3 of 5 stars by Medicare and has emergency services. In fiscal year 2026 Medicare applied a 1% payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program. Its excess readmission ratio is above 1.0 for 2 of the 3 conditions the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program measures.
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- Address
- 1370 West D St, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
- Hospital type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership type
- Government, Local
- Overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Birthing friendly
- Meets the CMS birthing friendly criteria
- Mortality measures
- 0 better, 5 no different and 0 worse than the national rate
- Safety measures
- 0 better, 5 no different and 0 worse than the national rate
- Readmission measures
- 0 better, 7 no different and 1 worse than the national rate
- HAC payment reduction, fiscal year 2026
- Yes, 1% of Medicare payments
- Total HAC score
- 0.576
- Conditions with excess readmissions
- 2 of 3
- CMS Certification Number
- 340064
- On Care Compare
- Medicare Care Compare
Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, fiscal year 2026
Each measure as CMS scored it. Infection measures are standardized infection ratios, where 1.0 is the national benchmark and lower is better. The program reduces Medicare payments by 1% for hospitals in the worst performing quarter of hospitals.
| Measure | Value | Winsorized z score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient safety indicators composite (PSI 90) | 0.9358 | -0.368 | data.cms.gov |
| Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) | 1.172 | 1.312 | data.cms.gov |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) | 0.343 | -0.492 | data.cms.gov |
| Surgical site infections (SSI) | 1.359 | 0.872 | data.cms.gov |
| Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) | 0.591 | 0.826 | data.cms.gov |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | 1.323 | 1.308 | data.cms.gov |
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
An excess readmission ratio above 1.0 means more patients came back within 30 days than expected for this hospital's patients. Highest ratio first.
| Condition | Discharges | Excess readmission ratio | Predicted rate | Expected rate | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 53 | 1.0400 | 19.03% | 18.30% | 2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 | data.cms.gov |
| Pneumonia | 110 | 1.0240 | 14.95% | 14.60% | 2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 | data.cms.gov |
| Heart failure | 109 | 0.9716 | 19.36% | 19.92% | 2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 | data.cms.gov |
Owners and managers
Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this hospital, as CMS names them, from the September 29, 2026 ownership file. CMS also lists 6 individual or personal trusts (6 officers, directors or managing employees). Their names are not shown on this page.
| Organization | Role | Share | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | Direct owner | 100% | July 1, 2017 | data.cms.gov |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Indirect owner | 40% | October 9, 2020 | data.cms.gov |
| Wake Forest University | Indirect owner | 40% | October 9, 2020 | data.cms.gov |
| Atrium Health Inc | Indirect owner | 20% | October 9, 2020 | data.cms.gov |
| Atrium Health Inc | Operational or managerial control | 50% | October 9, 2020 | data.cms.gov |
| Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | Operational or managerial control | 50% | October 9, 2020 | data.cms.gov |
| Advocate Health Inc | Operational or managerial control | Not listed | December 2, 2022 | data.cms.gov |
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Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospitals. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and program results are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospitals on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.