Hospitals & Nursing Homes in North Carolina

Last updated: December 2025.

At a glance

120
Hospitals
420
Nursing homes

Want to see how North Carolina compares to the rest of the country? View the ER waits by state report or browse all CareTransparency reports.

Highlights

Top-performing facilities in North Carolina based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Dlp Swain County Hospital LLC Bryson City 1h 15m
Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hosp Troy 1h 38m
Highlands Cashiers Hospital Highlands 1h 45m
Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital Linville 1h 52m
J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital Southport 1h 56m
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro 1h 57m
St. Lukes Hospital Columbus 1h 57m
Atrium Health Union Monroe 2h 4m
Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton 2h 7m
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton 2h 8m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
The Gardens of Taylor Glen Retirement Community Concord 5.50
Wilkes Regional Medical Ctr Sn North Wilkesboro 4.05
Sharon Towers Charlotte 3.68
Transylvania Regional Hospital Brevard 3.56
Brookdale Carriage Club Providence Charlotte 1.94
Carol Woods Chapel Hill 1.91
Edgewood Place at the Village at Brookwood Burlington 1.65
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center-Snu Charlotte 1.63
Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy 1.55
Windsor Point Continuing Care Fuquay-Varina 1.53

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