Hospitals in Salisbury, NC
According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, Salisbury, North Carolina, has 3 hospitals, all with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 54 min, 13 min shorter than the North Carolina median of 3 hr 7 min. The shortest is at W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury) (2 hr 24 min). Both rated hospitals share the same Medicare star rating of 4 out of 5.
Hospitals
3
246 beds (1 reporting)
With an ER
3
emergency departments
There are 3 hospitals in Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan County. 3 of them have an emergency department. By type: 1 acute care hospital and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 1).
The median emergency department visit in Salisbury lasts 2 hr 54 min, 13 min shorter than the North Carolina median of 3 hr 7 min. The shortest is at W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury), 2 hr 24 min.
Salisbury hospitals
- Rowan Regional Medical Center 612 Mocksville Ave, 28144 · (704) 210-5078 3 hr 25 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital Birthing-friendly 246 beds
- W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Sa 1601 Brenner Ave, 28144 · (800) 706-9126 Emergency room
- W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury) 1601 Brenner Avenue, 28144 · (704) 638-9000 2 hr 24 minmedian ER Emergency room VA acute care hospital
No Salisbury hospital matches that. .
Compare hospitals in Salisbury
Two Salisbury hospitals side by side on Medicare ratings, patient reviews, ER times and safety.
Community health centers near Salisbury
Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.
- 1.5mi CRCHC Homeless Clinic at Rowan Helping Ministries 226 N Long St, Salisbury, NC · Cabarrus Community Health Centers, INC. 704-637-6838
- 2.1mi Salisbury Health Center 330 West Jake Alexander Boulevard, #102, Salisbury, NC · Cabarrus Community Health Centers, INC. 704-792-2242
- 3.3mi Northern Rowan Family Medicine 300 N Salisbury Ave, Spencer, NC · Cabarrus Community Health Centers, INC. 704-216-2630
- 10mi China Grove Family Medicine 307 East Thom Street, China Grove, NC · Cabarrus Community Health Centers, INC. 704-855-5200
Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).
Care after the hospital in Salisbury
Medicare-certified dialysis centers, home health agencies and hospices, with their CMS ratings.
Find doctors in Salisbury
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Salisbury, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Family doctors 45 OB-GYNs 45 Neurologists 32 Internal medicine doctors 28 Orthopedic surgeons 19 Cardiologists 15 Psychiatrists 13 Dermatologists 10 General surgeons 8 Oncologists 5 Urologists 5 Physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors 4 Podiatrists 4 Ophthalmologists 3 Gastroenterologists 3 Cardiothoracic surgeons 3 Pulmonologists 2 Rheumatologists 2 All doctors in Salisbury
People and health care in Salisbury
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of Salisbury.
Population
35,825
Median age 36.5
Hospitals per 100,000
8.4
3 hospitals listed
No health insurance
7.7%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
17.1%
about the U.S. rate
Median household income
$53,716
U.S. $80,734
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Questions about hospitals in Salisbury
How many hospitals are in Salisbury, North Carolina?
There are 3 hospitals in Salisbury, North Carolina. 3 of them have an emergency department.
How long is the emergency room wait in Salisbury?
The median emergency department visit in Salisbury lasts 2 hr 54 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The North Carolina median is 3 hr 7 min.
Which hospital in Salisbury has the shortest ER wait?
W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center (Salsbury) reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Salisbury at 2 hr 24 min.
Which hospital in Salisbury has the best Medicare star rating?
Rowan Regional Medical Center has 4 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 2 Salisbury hospitals CMS rates.
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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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