Hospitals with Lowest Surgical Wound Complication Rate in North Carolina
Rate of abdominal wound dehiscence (reopening) following surgery. This serious complication usually requires additional surgery and significantly longer recovery.
50 hospitals reportingin North CarolinaLower score = Better
North Carolina — Surgical Wound Complication Rate at a Glance
1.74per 1,000
North Carolina Average
1.77per 1,000
US National Average
71
Hospitals Reporting
North Carolina performs better than the US average for surgical wound complication rate. The state average (1.74 per 1,000) is 0.03 lower than the national average (1.77 per 1,000). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.
North Carolina Hospital Rankings — Surgical Wound Complication Rate
| # | Hospital | City | Score | CMS Stars | vs National Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REX HOSPITAL | RALEIGH | 1.35per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 2 | NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER | WINSTON-SALEM | 1.44per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 3 | MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE | ASHEVILLE | 1.47per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 4 | CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER/BEHAV HEALTH | CHARLOTTE | 1.49per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 5 | UNC HOSPITALS | CHAPEL HILL | 1.52per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 6 | ATRIUM HEALTH PINEVILLE | CHARLOTTE | 1.52per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 7 | CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHEAST | CONCORD | 1.53per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 8 | FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | PINEHURST | 1.53per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 9 | DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER | DURHAM | 1.57per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 10 | NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER | CHARLOTTE | 1.58per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 11 | CAROMONT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | GASTONIA | 1.61per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 12 | ASHEVILLE-OTEEN VA MEDICAL CENTER | ASHEVILLE | 1.62per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 13 | NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER | HUNTERSVILLE | 1.63per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 14 | PARDEE HOSPITAL HENDERSON COUNTY | HENDERSONVILLE | 1.64per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 15 | WAKEMED, CARY HOSPITAL | CARY | 1.65per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 16 | UNC HEALTH CARE WAYNE | GOLDSBORO | 1.66per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 17 | JOHNSTON HEALTH | SMITHFIELD | 1.66per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 18 | NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER | MATTHEWS | 1.66per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 19 | NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTER | SALISBURY | 1.67per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 20 | ATRIUM HEALTH UNION | MONROE | 1.67per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 21 | CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL | MOREHEAD CITY | 1.67per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 22 | DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | DURHAM | 1.67per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 23 | HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM | HIGH POINT | 1.68per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 24 | BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS, INC | MORGANTON | 1.68per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 25 | ADVENTHEALTH HENDERSONVILLE | HENDERSONVILLE | 1.69per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 26 | UNC LENOIR HEALTH CARE | KINSTON | 1.69per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 27 | IREDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | STATESVILLE | 1.69per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 28 | CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER | HICKORY | 1.69per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 29 | UNC HEALTH NASH | ROCKY MOUNT | 1.69per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 30 | W.G. (BILL) HEFNER SALISBURY VA MEDICAL CENTER (SALSBURY) | SALISBURY | 1.69per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 31 | HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL | SYLVA | 1.70per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 32 | ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | BURLINGTON | 1.70per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 33 | WILSON MEDICAL CENTER | WILSON | 1.70per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 34 | ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | JACKSONVILLE | 1.71per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 35 | NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL | WINSTON-SALEM | 1.71per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 36 | ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER | GREENVILLE | 1.72per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 37 | WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER | BOONE | 1.72per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 38 | FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | HICKORY | 1.72per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 39 | DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL | MOORESVILLE | 1.72per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 40 | RUTHERFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | RUTHERFORDTON | 1.73per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 41 | CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL | SANFORD | 1.73per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 42 | CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | LENOIR | 1.73per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 43 | SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | LUMBERTON | 1.73per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 44 | LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | LEXINGTON | 1.73per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 45 | RANDOLPH HOSPITAL | ASHEBORO | 1.73per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 46 | MARIA PARHAM MEDICAL CENTER | HENDERSON | 1.73per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 47 | HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | CLYDE | 1.73per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 48 | NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL | WINSTON-SALEM | 1.74per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 49 | BETSY JOHNSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL | DUNN | 1.74per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |
| 50 | THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL | MARION | 1.74per 1,000 | ★★★★★ | Same as national avg |