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Hospitals with Lowest Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate in North Carolina

Number of excess emergency department visits and unplanned readmissions within 30 days of discharge for heart attack patients. Lower rates indicate better post-discharge care coordination.

37 hospitals reportingin North CarolinaLower score = Better

North Carolina — Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate at a Glance

-0.74days per patient

North Carolina Average

7.14days per patient

US National Average

Hospitals Reporting

19%

Better than National

North Carolina performs better than the US average for heart attack emergency return rate. The state average (-0.74 days per patient) is 7.88 lower than the national average (7.14 days per patient). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

North Carolina Hospital Rankings — Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate

#	Hospital	City	Score	CMS Stars	vs National Avg
1	NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTER	SALISBURY	-34.20days per patient	★★★★★	Better than national avg
2	MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE	ASHEVILLE	-25.10days per patient	★★★★★	Better than national avg
3	UNC HEALTH NASH	ROCKY MOUNT	-22.20days per patient	★★★★★	Better than national avg
4	NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER	HUNTERSVILLE	-21.00days per patient	★★★★★	Better than national avg
5	WAKEMED, CARY HOSPITAL	CARY	-19.30days per patient	★★★★★
6	UNC HOSPITALS	CHAPEL HILL	-19.20days per patient	★★★★★	Better than national avg
7	ASHEVILLE-OTEEN VA MEDICAL CENTER	ASHEVILLE	-16.10days per patient	★★★★★	Better than national avg
8	SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	LUMBERTON	-15.90days per patient	★★★★★
9	WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER	BOONE	-14.00days per patient	★★★★★
10	CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	HICKORY	-11.40days per patient	★★★★★
11	NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER	CHARLOTTE	-10.00days per patient	★★★★★
12	NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER	WINSTON-SALEM	-9.50days per patient	★★★★★	Better than national avg
13	JOHNSTON HEALTH	SMITHFIELD	-5.70days per patient	★★★★★
14	CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER/BEHAV HEALTH	CHARLOTTE	-4.90days per patient	★★★★★
15	MOSES H. CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE	GREENSBORO	-4.80days per patient	★★★★★
16	UNC HEALTH CARE WAYNE	GOLDSBORO	-4.10days per patient	★★★★★
17	WAKEMED, RALEIGH CAMPUS	RALEIGH	-4.00days per patient	★★★★★
18	REX HOSPITAL	RALEIGH	-2.00days per patient	★★★★★
19	NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	WINSTON-SALEM	-1.60days per patient	★★★★★
20	ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	BURLINGTON	-1.30days per patient	★★★★★
21	DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER	DURHAM	0.00days per patient	★★★★★
22	FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	HICKORY	1.40days per patient	★★★★★
23	CAROMONT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GASTONIA	1.60days per patient	★★★★★
24	DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	DURHAM	2.30days per patient	★★★★★
25	ATRIUM HEALTH PINEVILLE	CHARLOTTE	3.10days per patient	★★★★★
26	PARDEE HOSPITAL HENDERSON COUNTY	HENDERSONVILLE	4.70days per patient	★★★★★
27	ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	GREENVILLE	5.50days per patient	★★★★★
28	CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER	NEW BERN	7.70days per patient	★★★★★
29	HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	HIGH POINT	7.80days per patient	★★★★★
30	FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL	PINEHURST	8.70days per patient	★★★★★
31	CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	FAYETTEVILLE	8.80days per patient	★★★★★
32	NOVANT HEALTH NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WILMINGTON	9.80days per patient	★★★★★	Worse than national avg
33	CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHEAST	CONCORD	21.40days per patient	★★★★★	Worse than national avg
34	ATRIUM HEALTH UNION	MONROE	27.50days per patient	★★★★★	Worse than national avg
35	NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER	MATTHEWS	29.60days per patient	★★★★★	Worse than national avg
36	DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL	DURHAM	34.80days per patient	★★★★★	Worse than national avg
37	CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL	MOREHEAD CITY	44.30days per patient	★★★★★	Worse than national avg

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