Acute care hospitals in North Carolina
- Acute care hospitals
- 80
- Staffed beds
- 20,731
- Teaching hospitals
- 29
- Outpatient sites
- 597
- Affiliated HCPs
- 43,087
There are 80 acute care hospitals in North Carolina, across 67 cities. Duke University Hospital in Durham is the largest, with 1,266 staffed beds, followed by Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center with 1,219. Advocate Health runs the most North Carolina acute care hospitals, 17.
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Duke University Hospital is the largest acute care hospital in North Carolina, with 1,266 beds
Ranked by staffed beds in each hospital's latest CMS cost report. Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte is second with 1,219 beds, and ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville is third with 1,013.
Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
There are 80 acute care hospitals in North Carolina, across 67 cities
A hospital that treats patients for a short stay after a sudden illness, injury or surgery, usually with an emergency department. North Carolina has 80, A to Z below. Open a profile for beds, affiliated HCPs, the org hierarchy and the leadership team.
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Showing 1 to 50 of 80 acute care hospitals in North Carolina
Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Advocate Health runs the most North Carolina acute care hospitals, with 17
Dmand AI maps every hospital to its parent organization, up to the health system. 9 health systems and parent organizations run two or more North Carolina acute care hospitals. HCPs are counted at each hospital, so a clinician at two hospitals counts twice.
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Source: Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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3,632 executives and department leaders work at North Carolina acute care hospitals
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Leaders by department
- Executive leadership564, names and contacts available with a free account
- Operations and administration386, names and contacts available with a free account
- Physicians and medical leadership296, names and contacts available with a free account
- Service lines and programs206, names and contacts available with a free account
- Nursing leadership201, names and contacts available with a free account
- Other / unclassified190, names and contacts available with a free account
- Diagnostics151, names and contacts available with a free account
- Human resources119, names and contacts available with a free account
- Facilities and support services115, names and contacts available with a free account
- Finance and accounting110, names and contacts available with a free account
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38 of the 80 North Carolina acute care hospitals are nonprofit, according to CMS
12 are for-profit and 30 are run by a government. 29 are teaching hospitals, 77 have an emergency department and 15 are trauma centers.
Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center has the most affiliated doctors of any North Carolina acute care hospital, with 2,812
Across all 80 North Carolina acute care hospitals, 43,087 HCPs have a current affiliation, 23,014 of them physicians. Each clinician is counted once. Duke University Hospital is second with 2,682 affiliated physicians.
HCPs at North Carolina acute care hospitals by type
- Physicians (MD, DO)23,014
- Nurses and nurse practitioners10,481
- Physician assistants6,494
- Behavioral health clinicians823
- Other HCPs2,275
Largest physician specialties at North Carolina acute care hospitals
- Internal medicine3,039
- Family medicine2,985
- Emergency medicine1,732
- Anesthesiology1,143
- Diagnostic radiology1,139
- Hospitalist987
- Obstetrics and gynecology935
- Surgery852
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Charlotte has the most acute care hospitals in North Carolina, with 6
More North Carolina cities with two or more acute care hospitals
- Wilmington2
67 North Carolina cities have at least one acute care hospital. City pages list every hospital type.
Source: Provider of Services File (CMS)
Each North Carolina acute care hospital profile shows beds, the org hierarchy, HCPs and leaders
- Beds, discharges and revenueStaffed beds, inpatient discharges and net patient revenue from CMS cost reportsOn every profile
- Health system and sister hospitalsThe parent system and a sample of its other hospitalsOn every profile
- Affiliated HCPsA count by specialty and a sample of the physicians who practice thereOn every profile
- Size ranksRank by beds, discharges and revenue in the state and the USOn every profile
- Every outpatient site and unitThe full org tree below the hospital, site by siteWith a free account
- Executive contactsWork emails and direct dials for the C-suite and department leadersWith a free account
- EHR and technologyInpatient EHR vendor and the technology products in useWith a free account
- Full HCP rosterEvery affiliated clinician, with contactsWith a free account
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Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS), Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Sources for the North Carolina acute care hospital directory
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| Hospitals, types and services | Provider of Services File (CMS) |
| Beds, discharges and revenue | Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) |
| Health systems and outpatient sites | Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Affiliated HCPs | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Executives and department leaders | Dmand AI Executive Data |
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The directory counts hospitals with a CMS certification number (CCN) that CMS classifies as acute care hospitals. Beds come from each hospital's latest cost report.
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Frequently asked questions about acute care hospitals in North Carolina
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How many acute care hospitals are in North Carolina?
There are 80 acute care hospitals in North Carolina, in 67 cities, with 20,731 staffed beds between them.
What is an acute care hospital?
A hospital that treats patients for a short stay after a sudden illness, injury or surgery, usually with an emergency department. CMS calls them short-term acute care hospitals; critical access, psychiatric, rehabilitation and long-term care hospitals are separate types.
What is the largest acute care hospital in North Carolina?
Duke University Hospital in Durham, with 1,266 staffed beds in its latest CMS cost report. Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center is second with 1,219, and ECU Health Medical Center is third with 1,013.
Which health system has the most acute care hospitals in North Carolina?
Advocate Health, with 17 acute care hospitals, followed by University of North Carolina Health Care System with 12 and Novant Health with 11.
How many North Carolina acute care hospitals are nonprofit?
38 of 80, according to CMS ownership records. 12 are for-profit and 30 are government hospitals.
How do I find a hospital's CCN or NPI?
Each North Carolina hospital profile lists its CMS certification number (CCN) and NPI at the top, next to the address and main phone number.
How do I find decision makers at North Carolina hospitals?
Dmand AI tracks 3,632 executives and department leaders at North Carolina acute care hospitals. Filter by hospital, health system, department or title, then get work emails and mobile numbers through waterfall enrichment.
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