Best Hospitals in North Carolina: 90 Ranked by CMS Stars

State rank #18 of 50 In the middle of the pack · all states

Average rating 3.30 stars +0.09 vs U.S. U.S. is 3.21

Rated 4–5 stars 44% 40 of 90 hospitals

Rated 1–2 stars 23% 21 of 90 hospitals

Top 5 hospitals in North Carolina by CMS stars

#	Hospital	City
1	AdventHealth Hendersonville	Fletcher
2	Duke Regional Hospital	Durham
3	Duke University Hospital	Durham
4	Fayetteville Nc VA Medical Center	Fayetteville
5	Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital	Hendersonville

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How North Carolina hospitals are rated

Number of rated hospitals at each star level. Pick a level to filter the list below.

All 90 rated hospitals in North Carolina

Sorted from the highest CMS overall rating to the lowest. 39 other North Carolina hospitals in our directory have no CMS rating, usually because they report too few measures.

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North Carolina hospitals by CMS overall star rating, October 2026
Hospital	City	Type
AdventHealth HendersonvilleFletcher Acute care	Fletcher	Acute care
Duke Regional HospitalDurham Acute care	Durham	Acute care
Duke University HospitalDurham Acute care	Durham	Acute care
Fayetteville Nc VA Medical CenterFayetteville VA	Fayetteville	VA
Margaret R Pardee Memorial HospitalHendersonville Acute care	Hendersonville	Acute care
Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem Acute care	Winston-Salem	Acute care
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte Acute care	Charlotte	Acute care
Presbyterian HospitalCharlotte Acute care	Charlotte	Acute care
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Presbyterian Hospital MatthewsMatthews Acute care	Matthews	Acute care
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill Acute care	Chapel Hill	Acute care
UNC Rex HospitalRaleigh Acute care	Raleigh	Acute care
WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary Acute care	Cary	Acute care
Advent Health PolkColumbus Critical Access	Columbus	Critical Access
Asheville-Oteen VA Medical CenterAsheville VA	Asheville	VA
Bertie Memorial HospitalWindsor Critical Access	Windsor	Critical Access
Brunswick Community HospitalSupply Acute care	Supply	Acute care
Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford Acute care	Raeford	Acute care
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern Acute care	New Bern	Acute care
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte Acute care	Charlotte	Acute care
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord Acute care	Concord	Acute care
Carolinas Medical Center-UnionMonroe Acute care	Monroe	Acute care
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia Acute care	Gastonia	Acute care
Chatham HospitalSiler City Critical Access	Siler City	Critical Access
Durham VA Medical CenterDurham VA	Durham	VA
Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy Critical Access	Murphy	Critical Access
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FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst Acute care	Pinehurst	Acute care
Forsyth Memorial HospitalWinston-Salem Acute care	Winston-Salem	Acute care
Johnston Memorial HospitalSmithfield Acute care	Smithfield	Acute care
Lenoir Memorial HospitalKinston Acute care	Kinston	Acute care
Nash General HospitalRocky Mount Acute care	Rocky Mount	Acute care
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem Acute care	Winston-Salem	Acute care
Northern Hospital of Surry CountyMt Airy Acute care	Mt Airy	Acute care
Presbyterian Hospital HuntersvilleHuntersville Acute care	Huntersville	Acute care
Randolph HospitalAsheboro Acute care	Asheboro	Acute care
Rowan Regional Medical CenterSalisbury Acute care	Salisbury	Acute care
The Outer Banks HospitalNags Head Critical Access	Nags Head	Critical Access
UNC Health Blue RidgeMorganton Acute care	Morganton	Acute care
UNC RockinghamEden Acute care	Eden	Acute care
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury)Salisbury VA	Salisbury	VA
WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh Acute care	Raleigh	Acute care
Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington Acute care	Burlington	Acute care
Albemarle Hospital AuthorityElizabeth City Acute care	Elizabeth City	Acute care
Ashe Memorial HospitalJefferson Critical Access	Jefferson	Critical Access
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte Acute care	Charlotte	Acute care
Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn Acute care	Dunn	Acute care
Blue Ridge Regional HospitalSpruce Pine Critical Access	Spruce Pine	Critical Access
C J Harris Community HospitalSylva Acute care	Sylva	Acute care
Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir Acute care	Lenoir	Acute care
Carolinas Medical Center-LincolnLincolnton Acute care	Lincolnton	Acute care
Carolinas Medical Center-UniversityCharlotte Acute care	Charlotte	Acute care
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Chowan HospitalEdenton Critical Access	Edenton	Critical Access
Cleveland Regional Medical CenterShelby Acute care	Shelby	Acute care
Duplin General HospitalKenansville Acute care	Kenansville	Acute care
Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde Acute care	Clyde	Acute care
Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin Acute care	Elkin	Acute care
Iredell Memorial HospitalStatesville Acute care	Statesville	Acute care
J Arthur Dosher Memorial HospitalSouthport Critical Access	Southport	Critical Access
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville Acute care	Asheville	Acute care
New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington Acute care	Wilmington	Acute care
Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro Acute care	Roxboro	Acute care
Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg Acute care	Laurinburg	Acute care
Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle Acute care	Albemarle	Acute care
The McDowell HospitalMarion Acute care	Marion	Acute care
The Moses H Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro Acute care	Greensboro	Acute care
Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville Acute care	Thomasville	Acute care
Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro Acute care	Tarboro	Acute care
Watauga Medical CenterBoone Acute care	Boone	Acute care
Wayne Memorial HospitalGoldsboro Acute care	Goldsboro	Acute care
Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro Acute care	North Wilkesboro	Acute care
Angel Medical CenterFranklin Critical Access	Franklin	Critical Access
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville Acute care	Fayetteville	Acute care
Carteret General HospitalMorehead City Acute care	Morehead City	Acute care
Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory Acute care	Hickory	Acute care
Central Carolina HospitalSanford Acute care	Sanford	Acute care
ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville Acute care	Greenville	Acute care
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ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids Acute care	Roanoke Rapids	Acute care
Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory Acute care	Hickory	Acute care
Granville Medical CenterOxford Acute care	Oxford	Acute care
High Point Regional HospitalHigh Point Acute care	High Point	Acute care
Lexington Memorial HospitalLexington Acute care	Lexington	Acute care
Maria Parham HospitalHenderson Acute care	Henderson	Acute care
Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie Acute care	Ahoskie	Acute care
Rutherford HospitalRutherfordton Acute care	Rutherfordton	Acute care
Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton Acute care	Clinton	Acute care
Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton Acute care	Lumberton	Acute care
Transylvania Regional HospitalBrevard Critical Access	Brevard	Critical Access
Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville Acute care	Whiteville	Acute care
Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterMooresville Acute care	Mooresville	Acute care
Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville Acute care	Jacksonville	Acute care
Wilson Medical CenterWilson Acute care	Wilson	Acute care

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How North Carolina compares with its neighbors

Rank	State	Avg stars	Rated 4–5 ★	5 ★ / 1 ★
#6	Virginia	3.68	61%	12 / 0
#12	South Carolina	3.43	49%	7 / 0
#18	North Carolina	3.30	44%	12 / 4
#37	Tennessee	3.08	36%	6 / 6
#41	Georgia	2.94	32%	6 / 8

Questions about North Carolina hospital ratings

What are the best-rated hospitals in North Carolina?

12 North Carolina hospitals have the top 5-star CMS rating: AdventHealth Hendersonville (Fletcher), Duke Regional Hospital (Durham), Duke University Hospital (Durham), Fayetteville Nc VA Medical Center (Fayetteville), Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital (Hendersonville), Medical Park Hospital (Winston-Salem) and 6 more, all listed on this page.

How does North Carolina rank for hospital quality?

North Carolina ranks #18 of 50 states. Its 90 rated hospitals average 3.30 stars, against a U.S. average of 3.21. 44% are rated 4 or 5 stars and 23% are rated 1 or 2 stars.

How many North Carolina hospitals have a 1-star rating?

4 of 90 rated North Carolina hospitals have the lowest 1-star rating, and 17 have 2 stars.

Why isn't my hospital on this list?

Only hospitals with a CMS overall star rating are listed. 39 other North Carolina hospitals in our directory have no rating, usually because they report too few measures. That is common for small rural, critical access and specialty hospitals. Every hospital still has its own page in the North Carolina hospital directory.

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Source: CMS Care Compare, Hospital General Information, published October 2026. Each facility is counted once by its CMS Certification Number. Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data.

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