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Hospitals in North Carolina: ratings, owners and penalties for 120 hospitals

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North Carolina has 120 hospitals in the CMS hospital files, 105 of them with emergency services. The average overall rating is 3.3 of 5 and 4 are rated one star. In fiscal year 2026, 20 of them faced a 1% Medicare payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and 64 had an excess readmission ratio above 1.0 on at least one condition tracked by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

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Hospitals: 120
Average overall rating: 3.3 of 5
One star hospitals: 4
Five star hospitals: 12
With emergency services: 105
HAC payment reductions, fiscal year 2026: 20 of 80 in the program
With excess readmissions: 64

Hospitals by penalties and rating

Hospitals with a HAC payment reduction first, then by most conditions with excess readmissions, then by lowest star rating. Each row links to the page and its Medicare Care Compare record.

Hospital	City	Type	Stars	Emergency	HAC payment cut	Excess readmission conditions	Source
Carteret General Hospital	Morehead City	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	5	medicare.gov
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center	Fayetteville	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	4	medicare.gov
Columbus Regional Healthcare System	Whiteville	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Wilson Medical Center	Wilson	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
High Point Regional Health System	High Point	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Sampson Regional Medical Center	Clinton	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
North Carolina Baptist Hospital	Winston-Salem	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc	Lexington	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Atrium Health Lincoln	Lincolnton	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital	Dunn	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Caldwell Memorial Hospital	Lenoir	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Scotland Memorial Hospital	Laurinburg	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
The McDowell Hospital	Marion	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Vidant Duplin Hospital	Kenansville	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Wilkes Regional Medical Center	North Wilkesboro	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Rex Hospital	Raleigh	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Granville Health Systems	Oxford	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital	Tarboro	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
UNC Health Care Wayne	Goldsboro	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
Wilmington Treatment Center	Wilmington	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	No	Yes	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ecu Health Medical Center	Greenville	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
Frye Regional Medical Center	Hickory	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
Caromont Regional Medical Center	Gastonia	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	5	medicare.gov
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital	Mooresville	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Atrium Health Pineville	Charlotte	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital	Elkin	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital	Pinehurst	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	4	medicare.gov
Southeastern Regional Medical Center	Lumberton	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Watauga Medical Center	Boone	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Atrium Health Union	Monroe	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Carolina East Medical Center	New Bern	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast	Concord	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Johnston Health	Smithfield	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
UNC Health Nash	Rocky Mount	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
UNC Rockingham	Eden	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Duke Regional Hospital	Durham	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Onslow Memorial Hospital	Jacksonville	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Central Carolina Hospital	Sanford	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Ecu Health North Hospital	Roanoke Rapids	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Maria Parham Medical Center	Henderson	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital	Ahoskie	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Alamance Regional Medical Center	Burlington	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Atrium Health Cleveland	Shelby	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Haywood Regional Medical Center	Clyde	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the	Greensboro	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center	Wilmington	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital	Raeford	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center	Supply	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center	Matthews	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
UNC Hospitals	Chapel Hill	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Catawba Valley Medical Center	Hickory	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Rutherford Regional Medical Center	Rutherfordton	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Atrium Health University City	Charlotte	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc	Statesville	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Person Memorial Hospital	Roxboro	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center	Elizabeth City	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Stanly Regional Medical Center	Albemarle	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center	Winston-Salem	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center	Huntersville	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
UNC Lenoir Health Care	Kinston	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus	Raleigh	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Duke University Hospital	Durham	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Pardee Hospital Henderson County	Hendersonville	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Wakemed, Cary Hospital	Cary	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Atrium Health Anson	Wadesboro	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
North Carolina Specialty Hospital	Durham	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	No	No	1	medicare.gov
Angel Medical Center	Franklin	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc	Brevard	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ashe Memorial Hospital	Jefferson	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital	Spruce Pine	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Harris Regional Hospital	Sylva	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital	Southport	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce	Asheville	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center	Thomasville	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Vidant Chowan Hospital	Edenton	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Advent Health Polk	Columbus	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center	Asheville	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc	Morganton	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health	Charlotte	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Chatham Hospital Inc	Siler City	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Durham VA Medical Center	Durham	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ecu Health Bertie Hospital	Windsor	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Erlanger Murphy Medical Center	Murphy	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Northern Regional Hospital	Mount Airy	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center	Salisbury	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Randolph Hospital	Asheboro	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc	Nags Head	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury)	Salisbury	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Adventhealth Hendersonville	Hendersonville	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center	Fayetteville	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	5	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital	Winston-Salem	Acute Care Hospitals	5	No	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center	Charlotte	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center	Charlotte	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Alleghany Memorial Hospital	Sparta	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare	Linville	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Broughton Hospital	Morganton	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Brynn Marr Hosp	Jacksonville	Psychiatric	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital	Elizabethtown	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Central Regional Hospital	Butner	Psychiatric	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital	Linville	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority	Cherokee	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Cherry Hospital	Goldsboro	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
DLP Swain County Hospital LLC	Bryson City	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hosp	Troy	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Good Hope Hospital, Inc	Erwin	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Highlands Cashiers Hospital	Highlands	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Holly Hill Mental Health Services	Raleigh	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Iredell Davis Behavioral Health Hospital	Statesville	Psychiatric	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Julian F Keith Alcohol & Drug Abuse TX	Black Mountain	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes	Danbury	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
NMC Camp Lejeune	Camp Lejeune	Acute Care, Department of Defense	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center	Charlotte	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Old Vineyard Youth Services	Winston Salem	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Pender Memorial Hospital	Burgaw	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Raleigh Oaks Behavioral Health	Garner	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Strategic Behavioral Center-Leland	Leland	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Triangle Springs	Raleigh	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Walter B Jones Center Lakeside Psychiatric Hospita	Greenville	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Washington County Hosp Inc	Plymouth	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Womack AMC (FT Bragg)	Fort Bragg	Acute Care, Department of Defense	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov

Star ratings

Overall rating	Hospitals
5 of 5	12
4 of 5	28
3 of 5	29
2 of 5	17
1 of 5	4
Not rated	30

Owners and managers with the most hospitals in North Carolina

Organization	Hospitals	Average stars	One star	HAC payment cuts	With excess readmissions
Advocate Health Inc	15	3.2	0	5	13
Atrium Health Inc	15	3.2	0	5	13
University of North Carolina Health Care System	15	3.5	1	3	10
Novant Health, Inc.	12	4.2	0	0	5
DSB Acquisition LLC	10	2.2	1	1	7
Lifepoint Health Inc	10	2.2	1	1	7
DLP Healthcare LLC	9	2.2	1	1	7
DLP Partner LLC	9	2.2	1	1	7
Historic Lifepoint Hospitals LLC	9	2.2	1	1	7
Legacy Lifepoint Health LLC	9	2.2	1	1	7
Lifepoint Holdings 2 LLC	9	2.2	1	1	7
Lifepoint Hospitals Holdings LLC	9	2.2	1	1	7
Frisco Holding II	6	2.6	0	1	1
HCA Healthcare Inc	6	2.6	0	1	1
HCA Inc	6	2.6	0	1	1
Healthtrust Inc, the Hospital Company	6	2.6	0	1	1
Hercules Holding II	6	2.6	0	1	1
Hti Hospital Holdings Inc	6	2.6	0	1	1
MH Hospital Holding Inc	6	2.6	0	1	1
MH Master Holding LLLP	6	2.6	0	1	1
MH Master LLC	6	2.6	0	1	1
Novant Health Southern Piedmont Region, LLC	5	4.8	0	0	2
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority	5	3.2	0	1	4
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	5	2.8	0	4	5
North Carolina Baptist Hospital	4	2.8	0	4	4

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.