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Hospitals hiring in North Carolina by Medicare star rating
64 North Carolina hospitals of 21 employers hiring now, best rated first, with Medicare's overall star rating (Jul 2026) and what patients said about the nurses. North Carolina's 86 rated hospitals average 3.3 stars (US 3.2).
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital (Winston-Salem), Adventhealth Hendersonville (Hendersonville), Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center (Charlotte), Wakemed, Cary Hospital (Cary), Duke Regional Hospital (Durham), Novant Health Matthews Medical Center (Matthews), Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Charlotte), Ecu Health Bertie Hospital (Windsor), Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital (Pinehurst), Randolph Hospital (Asheboro), Wakemed, Raleigh Campus (Raleigh), Atrium Health Union (Monroe), Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc (Morganton), Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast (Concord), North Carolina Baptist Hospital (Winston-Salem), Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center (Supply), Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center (Winston-Salem), Caromont Regional Medical Center (Gastonia), Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center (Huntersville), Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health (Charlotte), Novant Health Rowan Medical Center (Salisbury), Sentara Albemarle Medical Center (Elizabeth City), Atrium Health Lincoln (Lincolnton), Watauga Medical Center (Boone), Ashe Memorial Hospital (Jefferson), Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital (Elkin), Person Memorial Hospital (Roxboro), Vidant Duplin Hospital (Kenansville), Vidant Edgecombe Hospital (Tarboro), Wilkes Regional Medical Center (North Wilkesboro), Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center (Thomasville), Stanly Regional Medical Center (Albemarle), Atrium Health Cleveland (Shelby), Harris Regional Hospital (Sylva), Vidant Chowan Hospital (Edenton), Haywood Regional Medical Center (Clyde), Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the (Greensboro), Atrium Health Pineville (Charlotte), Atrium Health University City (Charlotte), Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc (Statesville) and 24 more.
North Carolina hospitals hiring now, by Medicare rating
Most stars first, then the largest share of patients saying their nurses always communicated well. Each employer opens its jobs.
| Hospital | Employer | Medicare stars | Nurses always communicated well | Rated it 9 or 10 | Would definitely recommend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem | Novant Health | 5 of 5 | 89% | 89% | 86% |
| Adventhealth HendersonvilleHendersonville | AdventHealth | 5 of 5 | 83% | 81% | 85% |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte | Novant Health | 5 of 5 | 82% | 81% | 81% |
| Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary | WakeMed | 5 of 5 | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Duke Regional HospitalDurham | Duke Health | 5 of 5 | 80% | 72% | 76% |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews | Novant Health | 5 of 5 | 79% | 71% | 74% |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte | Novant Health | 5 of 5 | 73% | 68% | 69% |
| Ecu Health Bertie HospitalWindsor · critical access hospital | ECU Health | 4 of 5 | 92% | 93% | 94% |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst | FirstHealth of the Carolinas | 4 of 5 | 83% | 78% | 80% |
| Randolph HospitalAsheboro | Randolph Health | 4 of 5 | 81% | 66% | 60% |
| Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh | WakeMed | 4 of 5 | 81% | 73% | 77% |
| Atrium Health UnionMonroe | Advocate Health | 4 of 5 | 80% | 74% | 74% |
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton | UNC Health Blue Ridge | 4 of 5 | 78% | 67% | 64% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord | Advocate Health | 4 of 5 | 78% | 70% | 71% |
| North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem | Advocate Health | 4 of 5 | 78% | 71% | 73% |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply | Novant Health | 4 of 5 | 78% | 68% | 68% |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem | Novant Health | 4 of 5 | 78% | 73% | 73% |
| Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia | CaroMont Health | 4 of 5 | 77% | 69% | 67% |
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville | Novant Health | 4 of 5 | 77% | 70% | 70% |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte | Advocate Health | 4 of 5 | 75% | 69% | 71% |
| Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury | Novant Health | 4 of 5 | 75% | 63% | 61% |
| Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City | Sentara Health | 3 of 5 | 84% | 72% | 68% |
| Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton | Advocate Health | 3 of 5 | 83% | 80% | 78% |
| Watauga Medical CenterBoone | Appalachian Regional Healthcare System | 3 of 5 | 83% | 77% | 77% |
| Ashe Memorial HospitalJefferson · critical access hospital | Ashe Memorial Hospital | 3 of 5 | 82% | 71% | 68% |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin | Advocate Health | 3 of 5 | 82% | 70% | 68% |
| Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro | LifePoint Health | 3 of 5 | 81% | 64% | 53% |
| Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville | ECU Health | 3 of 5 | 81% | 75% | 73% |
| Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro | ECU Health | 3 of 5 | 81% | 76% | 73% |
| Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro | Advocate Health | 3 of 5 | 81% | 68% | 63% |
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville | Novant Health | 3 of 5 | 80% | 68% | 67% |
| Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle | Advocate Health | 3 of 5 | 80% | 70% | 67% |
| Atrium Health ClevelandShelby | Advocate Health | 3 of 5 | 79% | 70% | 66% |
| Harris Regional HospitalSylva | LifePoint Health | 3 of 5 | 79% | 66% | 67% |
| Vidant Chowan HospitalEdenton · critical access hospital | ECU Health | 3 of 5 | 79% | 77% | 77% |
| Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde | LifePoint Health | 3 of 5 | 77% | 64% | 64% |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, theGreensboro | Cone Health | 3 of 5 | 77% | 74% | 73% |
| Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte | Advocate Health | 3 of 5 | 76% | 73% | 76% |
| Atrium Health University CityCharlotte | Advocate Health | 3 of 5 | 76% | 64% | 63% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville | Iredell Memorial Hospital | 3 of 5 | 76% | 68% | 71% |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington | Novant Health | 3 of 5 | 75% | 56% | 54% |
| Carteret General HospitalMorehead City | Carteret Health Care | 2 of 5 | 83% | 74% | 72% |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington | Advocate Health | 2 of 5 | 79% | 71% | 66% |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie | ECU Health | 2 of 5 | 79% | 62% | 53% |
| Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton | Southeastern Health | 2 of 5 | 78% | 67% | 62% |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville | Cape Fear Valley Health | 2 of 5 | 77% | 62% | 55% |
| Granville Health SystemsOxford | Granville Medical Center | 2 of 5 | 77% | 66% | 64% |
| Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton | LifePoint Health | 2 of 5 | 77% | 58% | 53% |
| Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville | ECU Health | 2 of 5 | 76% | 68% | 68% |
| Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory | LifePoint Health | 2 of 5 | 76% | 62% | 61% |
| High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point | Advocate Health | 2 of 5 | 75% | 64% | 64% |
| Ecu Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids | ECU Health | 2 of 5 | 74% | 58% | 49% |
| Central Carolina HospitalSanford | LifePoint Health | 2 of 5 | 73% | 55% | 47% |
| Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson | LifePoint Health | 2 of 5 | 66% | 50% | 43% |
| Wilson Medical CenterWilson | LifePoint Health | 1 of 5 | 72% | 54% | 47% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville | Duke Health | 1 of 5 | 66% | 53% | 51% |
| Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial HospitalLinville · critical access hospital | Appalachian Regional Healthcare System | Not rated | 92% | 79% | 80% |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital LLCBryson City · critical access hospital | LifePoint Health | Not rated | 86% | 86% | 80% |
| Atrium Health AnsonWadesboro | Advocate Health | Not rated | 85% | 76% | 75% |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte | Novant Health | Not rated | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Pender Memorial HospitalBurgaw · critical access hospital | Novant Health | Not rated | 82% | 75% | 79% |
| Alleghany Memorial HospitalSparta · critical access hospital | Advocate Health | Not rated | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial HospTroy · critical access hospital | FirstHealth of the Carolinas | Not rated | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Wilmington Treatment CenterWilmington | Acadia Healthcare | Not rated | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Stars are Medicare's overall rating; critical access hospitals are mostly not rated. The patient shares are from Medicare's survey of inpatients (stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025): patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job.
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Hospitals hiring in North Carolina by Medicare star rating: common questions
Which hospitals in North Carolina have a 5-star Medicare rating and are hiring?
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital in Winston-Salem, Adventhealth Hendersonville in Hendersonville, Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center in Charlotte, Wakemed, Cary Hospital in Cary, Duke Regional Hospital in Durham and Novant Health Matthews Medical Center in Matthews and 1 more (Jul 2026). All 64 hospitals hiring here are listed by rating, each opening its employer's open jobs.
At which North Carolina hospitals hiring now do patients rate the nurses highest?
The largest shares of patients who said their nurses always communicated well: Ecu Health Bertie Hospital in Windsor (92%), Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital in Linville (92%) and Novant Health Medical Park Hospital in Winston-Salem (89%), against 80% at North Carolina's middle hospital and 79% at the middle US one. From Medicare's patient survey (stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025): patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job.
How do North Carolina's hospitals compare with the US on Medicare's star rating?
Medicare rates 86 of North Carolina's 100 acute care and critical access hospitals: 11 at 5 stars, 25 at 4 stars, 29 at 3 stars, 17 at 2 stars and 4 at 1 star, a mean of 3.3 stars against 3.2 across the US. At the middle North Carolina hospital 71% of patients rated it 9 or 10 of 10 (US 71%).
Which employers run the North Carolina hospitals hiring here?
Advocate Health (15), Novant Health (12), LifePoint Health (9), ECU Health (7), Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (2), Duke Health (2), FirstHealth of the Carolinas (2) and WakeMed (2) and 13 more. Each name opens its open jobs.
Hospital star ratings in other states
Each state's hospitals of the employers hiring there.
- Texas177
- California175
- Ohio100
- Illinois97
- Florida94
- Pennsylvania89
- Wisconsin82
- Indiana75
- Michigan75
- Georgia72
- Minnesota70
- New York64
- Missouri58
- Kentucky55
- Oklahoma53
- Tennessee52
- Arizona51
- Virginia51
- Massachusetts42
- Washington41
- Louisiana40
- Kansas38
- Colorado36
- Oregon36
- Nebraska35
- Iowa34
- Mississippi34
- New Jersey33
- South Carolina33
- Alabama30
- South Dakota30
- Arkansas27
- Utah27
- New Mexico23
- Montana21
- Nevada19
- Maryland17
- Connecticut16
- North Dakota15
- New Hampshire13
- Vermont11
- Idaho9
- Wyoming9
- Alaska8
- Maine8
- Rhode Island8
- West Virginia8
- Delaware5
- Hawaii4
- District of Columbia2
Sources and method
Acute care and critical access hospitals only. A hospital is listed as an employer's when Medicare's record names the employer as its owner or operator, or the hospital carries the employer's name, and the employer has open jobs in the hospital's town. The state's figures are over all of its hospitals; the middle hospital is the median.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare), Jul 2026
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare), stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Hospitals hiring in North Carolina by Medicare star rating. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-star-ratings/north-carolina