138 hospitals in North Carolina
According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, North Carolina has 138 open hospitals in 95 cities, 113 of them with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 3 hr 7 min, 39 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 41 of the 91 hospitals Medicare rates hold 4 or 5 stars (13 with 5), and the state average is 3.3 stars.
Hospitals
138
in 110 North Carolina cities
With an ER
113
82% of hospitals
North Carolina has 138 open hospitals across 110 cities. By type: 85 acute care hospitals, 20 critical access hospitals, 14 psychiatric hospitals, 4 VA acute care hospitals, 2 military acute care hospitals and 1 rehabilitation hospital (type not recorded for 12).
North Carolina's largest hospital cities
Asheville
4 hospitals · 3 with an ER
- Median ER
- 2 hr 43 min
- Top rated
- Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center (4★)
Fayetteville
4 hospitals · 2 with an ER
- Median ER
- 3 hr 36 min
- Top rated
- Fayetteville Nc VA Medical Center (5★)
Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits
Highest Medicare star ratings
- Margaret R Pardee Mem HospitalHendersonville
- Margaret R Pardee Memorial HospitalHendersonville
- Presbyterian HospitalCharlotte
- Adventhealth HendersonvilleFletcher
- Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte
- Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary
- Rex HospitalRaleigh
- Presbyterian Hospital MatthewsMatthews
Shortest median ER visits
- Dlp Swain County Hospital LLCBryson City 1 hr 21 min
- Transylvania Regional Hospital, INCBrevard 1 hr 38 min
- Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial HospTroy 1 hr 39 min
- Highlands Cashiers Hospital INCHighlands 1 hr 44 min
- Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial HospitalLinville 1 hr 52 min
- Blue Ridge Regional HospitalSpruce Pine 1 hr 55 min
- Anson Community HospitalWadesboro 1 hr 58 min
- Angel Medical CenterFranklin 2 hr
See every North Carolina ER ranked by wait · See every North Carolina hospital ranked by stars · by patient rating · by infections and safety
All North Carolina cities with hospitals
B
- Belhaven (2)
- Black Mountain (2)
- Blowing Rock (2)
- Boiling Springs (1)
- Boone (2)
- Brevard (2)
- Bryson City (2)
- Burgaw (2)
- Burlington (1)
- Butner (1)
C
- Camp Lejeune (1)
- Cary (1)
- Chapel Hill (1)
- Charlotte (10)
- Cherokee (1)
- Clinton (1)
- Clyde (1)
- Columbus (1)
- Concord (1)
E
- Eden (1)
- Edenton (1)
- Elizabeth City (1)
- Elizabethtown (1)
- Elkin (2)
- Erwin (2)
F
- Fayetteville (5)
- Fletcher (2)
- Fort Bragg (2)
- Franklin (2)
G
- Garner (1)
- Gastonia (1)
- Goldsboro (3)
- Greensboro (3)
- Greenville (3)
H
- Hamlet (1)
- Henderson (2)
- Hendersonville (2)
- Hickory (2)
- High Point (2)
- Highlands (1)
- Huntersville (1)
J
- Jacksonville (2)
- Jefferson (1)
K
- Kenansville (1)
- Kings Mountain (1)
- Kinston (2)
L
- Laurinburg (1)
- Leland (1)
- Lenoir (1)
- Lexington (1)
- Lincolnton (1)
- Linville (2)
- Louisburg (2)
- Lumberton (1)
M
- Marion (2)
- Matthews (2)
- Mocksville (1)
- Monroe (1)
- Mooresville (1)
- Morehead City (1)
- Morganton (3)
- Mt Airy (1)
- Murphy (3)
N
- Nags Head (1)
- New Bern (1)
- North Wilkesboro (1)
O
- Oxford (2)
R
- Raeford (1)
- Raleigh (8)
- Reidsville (1)
- Roanoke Rapids (1)
- Rockingham (1)
- Rocky Mount (2)
- Roxboro (1)
- Rutherfordton (1)
S
- Salisbury (3)
- Sanford (1)
- Scotland Neck (1)
- Shelby (1)
- Siler City (2)
- Smithfield (1)
- Southport (1)
- Sparta (2)
- Spruce Pine (2)
- Statesville (3)
- Supply (1)
- Sylva (2)
T
- Tarboro (1)
- Thomasville (2)
- Troy (1)
V
- Valdese (1)
W
- Wadesboro (1)
- Washington (1)
- Whiteville (1)
- Williamston (1)
- Wilmington (3)
- Wilson (1)
- Windsor (2)
- Winston-Salem (6)
Y
- Yadkinville (1)
People and health care in North Carolina
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
Population
10,730,404
Median age 39.1
Hospitals per 100,000
1.3
138 hospitals listed · #44 of 50 states
No health insurance
9.9%
above the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
17.2%
about the U.S. rate
Median household income
$72,388
U.S. $80,734
What nurses earn in North Carolina
Questions about hospitals in North Carolina
How many hospitals are in North Carolina?
There are 138 open hospitals in North Carolina across 110 cities. 113 of them have an emergency department.
Which North Carolina city has the most hospitals?
Charlotte, with 10 hospitals. Durham is next with 6.
How long is the ER wait in North Carolina?
The median emergency room visit in North Carolina lasts 3 hr 7 min, 39 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.
How many North Carolina hospitals have 5 stars?
13 of the 91 North Carolina hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 41 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.3 out of 5.
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Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
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