Birthing-Friendly Hospitals in North Carolina: 75

Birthing-friendly hospitals75in North Carolina

With an ER75of 75

Median ER visit3 hr 7 minwhere reported

Medicare-rated72average 3.3 stars

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

Every birthing-friendly hospital in North Carolina


Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie	Ahoskie	2 hr 26 min	2 of 5
Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle	Albemarle	2 hr 34 min	3 of 5
Randolph HospitalAsheboro	Asheboro	3 hr 35 min	4 of 5
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville	Asheville	2 hr 45 min	3 of 5
Watauga Medical CenterBoone	Boone	3 hr 16 min	3 of 5
Pender Memorial HospitalBurgaw	Burgaw	not reported	—
Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington	Burlington	3 hr 36 min	3 of 5
WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary	Cary	3 hr 16 min	5 of 5
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill	Chapel Hill	4 hr 25 min	5 of 5
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte	Charlotte	2 hr 47 min	3 of 5
Carolinas Medical Center-UniversityCharlotte	Charlotte	2 hr 31 min	3 of 5
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte	Charlotte	3 hr 7 min	4 of 5
Presbyterian HospitalCharlotte	Charlotte	2 hr 47 min	5 of 5
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte	Charlotte	3 hr 3 min	—
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte	Charlotte	3 hr 16 min	5 of 5
Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton	Clinton	2 hr 15 min	2 of 5
Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde	Clyde	3 hr 15 min	3 of 5
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord	Concord	3 hr 7 min	4 of 5
Duke Regional HospitalDurham	Durham	4 hr 25 min	5 of 5
Duke University HospitalDurham	Durham	5 hr 17 min	5 of 5
UNC RockinghamEden	Eden	2 hr 57 min	4 of 5
Chowan HospitalEdenton	Edenton	2 hr 47 min	3 of 5
Albemarle Hospital AuthorityElizabeth City	Elizabeth City	2 hr 39 min	3 of 5
Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin	Elkin	2 hr 40 min	3 of 5
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville	Fayetteville	3 hr 36 min	2 of 5
AdventHealth HendersonvilleFletcher	Fletcher	2 hr 42 min	5 of 5
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia	Gastonia	3 hr 6 min	4 of 5
Wayne Memorial HospitalGoldsboro	Goldsboro	3 hr 4 min	3 of 5
The Moses H Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro	Greensboro	3 hr 52 min	3 of 5
ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville	Greenville	4 hr 59 min	2 of 5
Maria Parham HospitalHenderson	Henderson	2 hr 56 min	2 of 5
Margaret R Pardee Memorial HospitalHendersonville	Hendersonville	2 hr 41 min	5 of 5
Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory	Hickory	3 hr 56 min	2 of 5
Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory	Hickory	2 hr 58 min	2 of 5
High Point Regional HospitalHigh Point	High Point	3 hr 49 min	2 of 5
Presbyterian Hospital HuntersvilleHuntersville	Huntersville	3 hr 24 min	4 of 5
Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville	Jacksonville	2 hr 57 min	1 of 5
Ashe Memorial HospitalJefferson	Jefferson	2 hr 58 min	3 of 5
Duplin General HospitalKenansville	Kenansville	3 hr 10 min	3 of 5
Lenoir Memorial HospitalKinston	Kinston	3 hr 9 min	4 of 5
Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg	Laurinburg	3 hr 32 min	3 of 5
Carolinas Medical Center-LincolnLincolnton	Lincolnton	3 hr	3 of 5
Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton	Lumberton	4 hr 10 min	2 of 5
The McDowell HospitalMarion	Marion	2 hr 23 min	3 of 5
Presbyterian Hospital MatthewsMatthews	Matthews	4 hr 1 min	5 of 5
Carolinas Medical Center-UnionMonroe	Monroe	2 hr 16 min	4 of 5
Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterMooresville	Mooresville	3 hr 12 min	1 of 5
Carteret General HospitalMorehead City	Morehead City	3 hr 47 min	2 of 5
UNC Health Blue RidgeMorganton	Morganton	2 hr 46 min	4 of 5
Northern Hospital of Surry CountyMt Airy	Mt Airy	3 hr 20 min	4 of 5
The Outer Banks HospitalNags Head	Nags Head	3 hr 20 min	4 of 5
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern	New Bern	3 hr 35 min	4 of 5
Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro	North Wilkesboro	2 hr 51 min	3 of 5
Granville Medical CenterOxford	Oxford	3 hr 18 min	2 of 5
FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst	Pinehurst	3 hr 19 min	4 of 5
UNC Rex HospitalRaleigh	Raleigh	3 hr 25 min	5 of 5
WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh	Raleigh	3 hr 17 min	4 of 5
ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids	Roanoke Rapids	3 hr 29 min	2 of 5
Nash General HospitalRocky Mount	Rocky Mount	3 hr 21 min	4 of 5
Rutherford HospitalRutherfordton	Rutherfordton	2 hr 23 min	2 of 5
Rowan Regional Medical CenterSalisbury	Salisbury	3 hr 22 min	4 of 5
Central Carolina HospitalSanford	Sanford	2 hr 55 min	2 of 5
Cleveland Regional Medical CenterShelby	Shelby	2 hr 34 min	3 of 5
Johnston Memorial HospitalSmithfield	Smithfield	3 hr 6 min	4 of 5
Iredell Memorial HospitalStatesville	Statesville	3 hr 2 min	3 of 5
Brunswick Community HospitalSupply	Supply	3 hr 2 min	4 of 5
C J Harris Community HospitalSylva	Sylva	2 hr 52 min	3 of 5
Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro	Tarboro	4 hr 4 min	3 of 5
Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville	Thomasville	2 hr 54 min	3 of 5
FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial HospitalTroy	Troy	1 hr 41 min	—
Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville	Whiteville	2 hr 50 min	1 of 5
New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington	Wilmington	3 hr 16 min	3 of 5
Wilson Medical CenterWilson	Wilson	3 hr 10 min	1 of 5
Forsyth Memorial HospitalWinston-Salem	Winston-Salem	3 hr 34 min	4 of 5
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem	Winston-Salem	3 hr 3 min	4 of 5

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Questions about birthing-friendly hospitals in North Carolina

How many birthing-friendly hospitals are there in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 75 birthing-friendly hospitals in the CMS data published October 2026.

What is a birthing-friendly hospital?

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