North Carolina's best heart hospitals

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2008 Ratings Coronary Bypass Surgery High Volume Hospitals Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast Concord, NC     Safe practices by the Leapfrog Group † Computerized Drug Ordering Did not respond to survey ICU Staffing Did not respond to survey Predicted: 3.26% Actual: 2.32% # of cases:345 Predicted: 3.88% Actual: 2.61% # of Medicare Cases:345 Predicted: 6.79% Actual: 5.22% # of Medicare Cases:345 Learn more about this hospital Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC     Safe practices by the Leapfrog Group † Computerized Drug Ordering Did not respond to survey ICU Staffing Did not respond to survey Predicted: 2.77% Actual: 2.47% # of cases:446 Predicted: 3.38% Actual: 2.91% # of Medicare Cases:446 Predicted: 6.00% Actual: 5.83% # of Medicare Cases:446 Learn more about this hospital Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte, NC     Safe practices by the Leapfrog Group † Computerized Drug Ordering Did not respond to survey ICU Staffing Did not respond to survey Predicted: 3.02% Actual: 3.62% # of cases:304 Predicted: 3.66% Actual: 4.28% # of Medicare Cases:304 Predicted: 6.61% Actual: 5.26% # of Medicare Cases:304 Learn more about this hospital Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory, NC     Safe practices by the Leapfrog Group † Computerized Drug Ordering ICU Staffing Predicted: 1.99% Actual: 1.80% # of cases:445 Predicted: 2.56% Actual: 2.70% # of Medicare Cases:445 Predicted: 4.80% Actual: 5.17% # of Medicare Cases:445 Learn more about this hospital Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC     Safe practices by the Leapfrog Group † Computerized Drug Ordering Did not respond to survey ICU Staffing Did not respond to survey Predicted: 2.57% Actual: 3.16% # of cases:190 Predicted: 3.22% Actual: 4.21% # of Medicare Cases:190 Predicted: 6.07% Actual: 6.84% # of Medicare Cases:190 Learn more about this hospital Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy Charlotte, NC     Safe practices by the Leapfrog Group † Computerized Drug Ordering Did not respond to survey ICU Staffing Did not respond to survey Predicted: 3.75% Actual: 5.80% # of cases:138 Predicted: 4.38% Actual: 5.80% # of Medicare Cases:138 Predicted: 7.14% Actual: 8.70% # of Medicare Cases:138 Learn more about this hospital Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC

2007 Ratings Coronary Bypass Surgery High Volume Hospitals Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast Concord, NC     Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory, NC     Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC     Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte, NC     Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC     Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC     Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy Charlotte, NC

= view details 2006 Ratings Coronary Bypass Surgery   High Volume Hospitals Northeast Medical Center Concord, NC     Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory, NC     Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte, NC     Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC     Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC     Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC     Carolinas Medical CenterMercy Charlotte, NC   = view details 2006 Ratings Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)   High Volume Hospitals Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC     Carolinas Medical CenterMercy Charlotte, NC     Northeast Medical Center Concord, NC     Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory, NC     Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC     Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte, NC     Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC Charlotte area = view details 2006 Ratings Heart Attack   High Volume Hospitals Presbyterian Hospital Matthews Matthews, NC Limited    Union Regional Medical Center Monroe, NC Limited    Kings Mountain Hospital Kings Mountain, NC Limited    Carolinas Medical CenterMercy Charlotte, NC Full    Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC Full    Cleveland Regional Medical Center Shelby, NC Partial    Carolinas Medical CenterUniversity Charlotte, NC Limited    Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte, NC Full    Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC Full    Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC Full Concord area = view details 2006 Ratings Heart Attack   High Volume Hospitals Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Mooresville, NC Limited    Northeast Medical Center Concord, NC Full    Stanly Memorial Hospital Albemarle, NC Limited    Iredell Memorial Health Care Systems Statesville, NC Limited    Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital Troy, NC Limited    Davis Regional Medical Center Statesville, NC Limited    Rowan Regional Medical Center Salisbury, NC

Based on complications, mortality in hospital and at one and six months after release,
for seven procedures and treatments such as coronary bypass surgery and angioplasty.

North Carolina's best vascular-surgery hospitals

By Health Grades Inc.

1. Mission St. Joseph’s Hospital, Asheville

2. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro

3. FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst

4. NorthEast Medical Center, Concord

5. Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory

6. Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville

7. Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte

8. Forsyth Memorial Hospital, Winston-Salem

9. Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia

10. Rex Hospital, Raleigh

Based on complications, mortality in hospital and at one and six months after release, for four procedures for treating major arteries outside heart, such as repair of abdominal aorta and by passes.

North Carolina's best orthopedics hospitals

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1. Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital, Charlotte

2. FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst

3. Forsyth Memorial Hospital, Winston-Salem

4. Catawba Valley Medical Center, Hickory

5. Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount

6. Mission St. Joseph’s Hospital, Asheville

7. Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville

8. Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington

9. Wilson Medical Center, Wilson

10. Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston

Based on mortality in hospital and at one and six months, and complications, for six procedures, such as total and partial hip and knee replacements.