CMS Hospital Quality

Hospitals with Lowest Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate in North Carolina

Rate of unplanned ER visits and hospital returns within 30 days for heart failure patients. Lower means patients are better managed and stabilized before discharge.

50 hospitals reportingin North CarolinaLower score = Better

North Carolina — Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate at a Glance

6.42days per patient
North Carolina Average
5.16days per patient
US National Average
91
Hospitals Reporting
24%
Better than National
North Carolina performs worse than the US average for heart failure emergency return rate. The state average (6.42 days per patient) is 1.26 higher than the national average (5.16 days per patient). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

North Carolina Hospital Rankings — Heart Failure Emergency Return Rate

#HospitalCityScoreCMS Starsvs National Avg
1GRANVILLE HEALTH SYSTEMSOXFORD-68.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
2NOVANT HEALTH BALLANTYNE MEDICAL CENTERCHARLOTTE-62.50days per patientNot ratedBetter than national avg
3W.G. (BILL) HEFNER SALISBURY VA MEDICAL CENTER (SALSBURY)SALISBURY-54.90days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
4ERLANGER MURPHY MEDICAL CENTERMURPHY-53.60days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
5PARDEE HOSPITAL HENDERSON COUNTYHENDERSONVILLE-48.60days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
6FAYETTEVILLE NC VA MEDICAL CENTERFAYETTEVILLE-47.70days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
7CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTERHICKORY-38.50days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
8VIDANT CHOWAN HOSPITALEDENTON-38.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
9CHATHAM HOSPITAL INCSILER CITY-32.70days per patient★★★★★
10STANLY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERALBEMARLE-30.80days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
11NOVANT HEALTH MINT HILL MEDICAL CENTERCHARLOTTE-30.50days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
12J ARTHUR DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITALSOUTHPORT-29.60days per patient★★★★★
13CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITALLENOIR-28.10days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
14NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTERSALISBURY-27.30days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
15BLUE RIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITALSPRUCE PINE-26.10days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
16ADVENTHEALTH HENDERSONVILLEHENDERSONVILLE-24.70days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
17UNC HOSPITALSCHAPEL HILL-24.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
18DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALDURHAM-23.80days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
19DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTERDURHAM-22.10days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
20UNC ROCKINGHAMEDEN-21.90days per patient★★★★★
21MOSES H. CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THEGREENSBORO-19.30days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
22MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CEASHEVILLE-17.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
23NOVANT HEALTH NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERWILMINGTON-16.70days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
24ADVENT HEALTH POLKCOLUMBUS-13.80days per patient★★★★★
25ASHEVILLE-OTEEN VA MEDICAL CENTERASHEVILLE-13.40days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
26RANDOLPH HOSPITALASHEBORO-13.10days per patient★★★★★
27ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITALJEFFERSON-12.80days per patient★★★★★
28DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITALDURHAM-10.20days per patient★★★★★
29REX HOSPITALRALEIGH-9.60days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
30NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTERMATTHEWS-8.10days per patient★★★★★
31NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITALWINSTON-SALEM-6.10days per patient★★★★★
32WAKEMED, RALEIGH CAMPUSRALEIGH-5.10days per patient★★★★★
33ATRIUM HEALTH PINEVILLECHARLOTTE-4.00days per patient★★★★★
34WAKEMED, CARY HOSPITALCARY-2.60days per patient★★★★★
35HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERCLYDE-1.40days per patient★★★★★
36WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERNORTH WILKESBORO-1.10days per patient★★★★★
37SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITALLAURINBURG-0.80days per patient★★★★★
38NORTHERN REGIONAL HOSPITALMOUNT AIRY0.70days per patient★★★★★
39NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTERWINSTON-SALEM1.30days per patient★★★★★
40CAROMONT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERGASTONIA1.50days per patient★★★★★
41LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCLEXINGTON4.40days per patient★★★★★
42ECU HEALTH NORTH HOSPITALROANOKE RAPIDS4.70days per patient★★★★★
43NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTERCHARLOTTE5.10days per patient★★★★★
44FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITALPINEHURST5.10days per patient★★★★★
45CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHEASTCONCORD5.40days per patient★★★★★
46DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITALMOORESVILLE5.50days per patient★★★★★
47UNC HEALTH CARE WAYNEGOLDSBORO5.80days per patient★★★★★
48NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTERHUNTERSVILLE6.30days per patient★★★★★
49HIGHLANDS CASHIERS HOSPITALHIGHLANDS6.30days per patientNot rated
50THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL, INCNAGS HEAD6.40days per patient★★★★★

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