Birthing-friendly hospitals in North Carolina
Birthing-friendly hospitals › North Carolina
North Carolina has 83 birthing-friendly hospitals. 83 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 3 hr 11 min.
The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement programme and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programmes rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.
| Hospital | City | ER wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie | 2 hr 20 min | 2/5 |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle | 2 hr 24 min | 3/5 |
| Randolph Hospital | Asheboro | 3 hr 36 min | 4/5 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce | Asheville | 2 hr 43 min | 3/5 |
| Watauga Medical Center | Boone | 3 hr 12 min | 3/5 |
| Watauga Medical Center | Boone | 3 hr 12 min | 3/5 |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington | 3 hr 48 min | 3/5 |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary | 3 hr 16 min | 5/5 |
| UNC Hospitals | Chapel Hill | 4 hr 28 min | 5/5 |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte | 2 hr 40 min | 3/5 |
| Carolinas Med Ctr-University | Charlotte | 2 hr 28 min | 3/5 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health | Charlotte | 3 hr 16 min | 4/5 |
| Presbyterian Hospital | Charlotte | 2 hr 42 min | 5/5 |
| Presbyterian Hospital | Charlotte | 2 hr 42 min | 5/5 |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | Charlotte | 3 hr 12 min | — |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center | Charlotte | 3 hr 10 min | 5/5 |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center | Clinton | 2 hr 7 min | 2/5 |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde | 3 hr 13 min | 3/5 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord | 3 hr 6 min | 4/5 |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham | 4 hr 15 min | 5/5 |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham | 5 hr 17 min | 5/5 |
| Duke University Medical Center | Durham | 5 hr 17 min | 5/5 |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden | 3 hr 7 min | 4/5 |
| Chowan Hospital | Edenton | 2 hr 44 min | 3/5 |
| Albemarle Hospital Authority | Elizabeth City | 2 hr 28 min | 3/5 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville | 3 hr 36 min | 2/5 |
| Adventhealth Hendersonville | Fletcher | 2 hr 44 min | 5/5 |
| Adventhealth Hendersonville | Fletcher | 2 hr 44 min | 5/5 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia | 3 hr 12 min | 4/5 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | Goldsboro | 3 hr 10 min | 3/5 |
| Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, the | Greensboro | 3 hr 44 min | 3/5 |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville | 4 hr 49 min | 2/5 |
| Maria Parham Hospital | Henderson | 2 hr 48 min | 2/5 |
| Maria Parham Hospital | Henderson | 2 hr 48 min | 2/5 |
| Margaret R Pardee Mem Hospital | Hendersonville | 2 hr 38 min | 5/5 |
| Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital | Hendersonville | 2 hr 38 min | 5/5 |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory | 3 hr 48 min | 2/5 |
| Frye Regional Medical Center | Hickory | 2 hr 54 min | 2/5 |
| High Point Regional Hlth Syst | High Point | 4 hr 7 min | 2/5 |
| High Point Regional Hospital | High Point | 4 hr 7 min | 2/5 |
| Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville | Huntersville | 3 hr 24 min | 4/5 |
| Onslow Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | 3 hr 7 min | 1/5 |
| Duplin General Hospital | Kenansville | 2 hr 50 min | 3/5 |
| Lenoir Memorial Hospital | Kinston | 3 hr 14 min | 4/5 |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital | Laurinburg | 3 hr 15 min | 3/5 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Lincoln | Lincolnton | 2 hr 57 min | 3/5 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton | 4 hr 8 min | 2/5 |
| McDowell Hospital | Marion | 2 hr 24 min | 3/5 |
| The McDowell Hospital | Marion | 2 hr 24 min | 3/5 |
| Presbyterian Hospital Matthews | Matthews | 4 hr 4 min | 5/5 |
| Presbyterian Hospital-Matthews | Matthews | 4 hr 4 min | 5/5 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Union | Monroe | 2 hr 12 min | 4/5 |
| Lake Norman Regional Medical Center | Mooresville | 3 hr 10 min | 1/5 |
| Carteret General Hospital | Morehead City | 3 hr 45 min | 2/5 |
| Grace Hospital INC | Morganton | 2 hr 53 min | 4/5 |
| Northern Hospital of Surry County | Mt Airy | 3 hr 12 min | 4/5 |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, INC | Nags Head | 3 hr 28 min | 4/5 |
| Carolina East Medical Center | New Bern | 3 hr 36 min | 4/5 |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro | 2 hr 44 min | 3/5 |
| Granville Medical Center | Oxford | 3 hr 11 min | 2/5 |
| Granville Medical Center | Oxford | 3 hr 11 min | 2/5 |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital | Pinehurst | 3 hr 21 min | 4/5 |
| Rex Hospital | Raleigh | 3 hr 22 min | 5/5 |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh | 3 hr 24 min | 4/5 |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids | 3 hr 32 min | 2/5 |
| Nash General Hospital | Rocky Mount | 3 hr 20 min | 4/5 |
| Rutherford Hospital INC | Rutherfordton | 2 hr 24 min | 2/5 |
| Rowan Regional Medical Center | Salisbury | 3 hr 25 min | 4/5 |
| Central Carolina Hospital | Sanford | 2 hr 52 min | 2/5 |
| Cleveland Regional Medical Center | Shelby | 2 hr 40 min | 3/5 |
| Chatham Hospital INC | Siler City | 3 hr 42 min | 4/5 |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | Smithfield | 3 hr 7 min | 4/5 |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital INC | Statesville | 3 hr 6 min | 3/5 |
| Brunswick Community Hospital | Supply | 3 hr 1 min | 4/5 |
| C J Harris Community Hospital | Sylva | 2 hr 54 min | 3/5 |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro | 3 hr 59 min | 3/5 |
| Thomasville Medical Center | Thomasville | 2 hr 56 min | 3/5 |
| Thomasville Medical Center | Thomasville | 2 hr 56 min | 3/5 |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville | 2 hr 57 min | 1/5 |
| New Hanover Regional Medical Center | Wilmington | 3 hr 24 min | 3/5 |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson | 3 hr 11 min | 1/5 |
| Forsyth Memorial Hospital | Winston-Salem | 3 hr 26 min | 4/5 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-Salem | 3 hr 3 min | 4/5 |
Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in North Carolina, or Birthing-friendly hospitals in other states. How this data works.