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Access to quality health care is not something you want to take for granted when it comes to any medical concerns you may have for yourself or a loved one. Fortunately there are several top-notch hospitals around the state to ensure you won't be forced to drive hours away to receive treatment, including one medical facility named the best hospital in all of North Carolina.
Newsweek recently partnered with Statista to compile a list of the "best-in-state" hospitals for 2025, which recognized 700 leading hospitals around the country based on factors like quality and patient experience. According to the rankings, the best hospital in North Carolina for 2025 is Duke University Hospital in Durham.
UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh, The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern, WakeMed Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, Atrium Health Lincoln in Lincolnton, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, Watauga Medical Center in Boone, Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem and Duke Regional Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh also rank among the best hospitals North Carolina has to offer.
Here's how Newsweek describes compiling a list of the best hospitals around the country:
"This year's rankings include facilities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The rankings were compiled using quality metrics from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals Database, a nationwide online survey among medical professionals, results from HCAHPS patient experience surveys and a voluntary PROMs (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures) implementation survey."
Check out the full list at Newsweek to see the hospital ranked the best in each state.