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North Carolina's Best Hospitals : 2007
Ratings on this page list in alphabetical order the state's top hospitals
last year in selected specialties. Health Grades Inc. compiled the lists
for Business North Carolina using Medicare data risk-adjusted for hospitals
that receive sicker patients. It reports on about 5,000 hospitals in 32
procedures and diagnoses. Limited reports are free on the Internet. Detailed
reports are available for a fee.
- General Surgery
- Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City
- Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City
- Duke Health Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh
- FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst
- Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Elkin
- Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mountain
- Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro
- Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount
- Presbyterian Hospital Matthews, Matthews
Based on appendectomy, bowel-obstruction and cholecystectomy surgery and
other factors.
- Critical Care
- Duke Health Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh
- Duke University Hospital, Durham
- Durham Regional Hospital, Durham
- Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory
- Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia
- UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill
- NorthEast Medical Center, Concord
- Rex Hospital, Raleigh
- WakeMed, Raleigh
- WakeMed Cary Hospital, Cary
Based on care for diabetes, sepsis (blood poisoning), pulmonary embolism and
respiratory failure, plus intensive-care-unit staffing, mortality at one and
six months and other factors.
- Orthopedics
- Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington
- Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville
- Davis Regional Medical Center, Statesville
- FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst
- Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem
- Mission Hospitals, Asheville
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro
- Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount
- New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington
- Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital, Charlotte
Based on complications, mortality in hospital and at one and six months
after release for six orthopedic procedures such as back surgery and hip
replacement.
- Heart
- Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte
- Durham Regional Hospital, Durham
- FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst
- Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory
- High Point Regional Hospital, High Point
- Mission Hospitals, Asheville
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro
- NorthEast Medical Center, Concord
- Rex Hospital, Raleigh
- WakeMed, Raleigh
Based on complications, mortality in hospital and at one and six months
after release for six coronary procedures that include bypass surgery and
angioplasty.
- Stroke
- Anson Community Hospital, Wadesboro
- Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville
- Duke Health Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh
- Duke University Hospital, Durham
- Iredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville
- Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital, Hendersonville
- Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount
- Northern Hospital of Surry County, Mount Airy
- Rex Hospital, Raleigh
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem
Based on stroke outcomes only, considering mortality in hospital and at one-
and six- month intervals.
- Vascular
- Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville
- Craven Regional Medical Center, New Bern
- FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst
- Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem
- Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory
- High Point Regional Hospital, High Point
- Mission Hospitals, Asheville
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro
- NorthEast Medical Center, Concord
- Rex Hospital, Raleigh
Based on complications, mortality in hospital and at one and six months
after release for procedures that treat major arteries outside
the heart, including aorta repair.
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or recommendations to utilize any services of health-care providers and do
not constitute medical advice. Health Grades assumes no responsibility or
liability for any advice, treatment or services rendered by any hospital,
physician or other health-care provider, health-care facility or health plan
featured on the www.healthgrades.com site.
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