North Carolina Hospital Margin Gap(2024)
This state view compares hospital operating margins reported through CMS HCRIS cost reports. The table separates the highest and lowest finite operating margins in the latest reconciled issuance period, while the summary reports the state median because extreme self-reported values can distort an average. A distress flag means an operating margin below negative five percent under the published hospital-margin methodology; it is not a rating of care quality, solvency, or future performance. Missing values stay missing, and the page withholds live figures when its paginated row read does not reconcile with the period count. Use the CCN to return to the federal source record, review the methodology before comparing states, and treat every figure as a dated public-record observation rather than a current financial statement.
Highest Operating Margin
| CCN | Hospital | Op Margin | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 340166 | ATRIUM HEALTH UNIVERSITY CITY | +35.8% | +49.6% |
| 340145 | ATRIUM HEALTH LINCOLN | +35.5% | +49.3% |
| 340084 | ATRIUM HEALTH ANSON | +30.1% | +43.9% |
| 344007 | OLD VINEYARD | +30.0% | +43.9% |
| 340187 | DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER | +29.8% | +43.6% |
| 340190 | NOVANT HEALTH MINT HILL MEDICAL CTR | +28.4% | +42.2% |
| 340098 | ATRIUM HEALTH PINEVILLE | +27.6% | +41.4% |
| 340188 | CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOKE HOSPITAL | +25.3% | +39.1% |
| 341318 | EAST CAROLINA HEALTH - CHOWAN INC | +25.0% | +38.8% |
| 341315 | BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL | +24.3% | +38.2% |
Lowest Operating Margin
| CCN | Hospital | Op Margin | Distress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 344026 | CHERRY HOSPITAL | -1068.2% | Distress |
| 344033 | WALTER B JONES LAKESIDE | -1066.9% | Distress |
| 344025 | BROUGHTON HOSPITAL | -110.2% | Distress |
| 344032 | TRIANGLE SPRINGS | -85.9% | Distress |
| 344036 | DAVIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | -75.3% | Distress |
| 342017 | ASHEVILLE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL LLC | -64.9% | Distress |
| 340159 | PERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | -41.8% | Distress |
| 342014 | HIGHSMITH RAINEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | -41.5% | Distress |
| 341316 | HIGHLANDS CASHIERS HOSPITAL | -37.9% | Distress |
| 340097 | HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | -33.3% | Distress |
Fonteum does not independently rate or rank hospitals. This index reflects CMS-published self-reported financial data from HCRIS form 2552-10. Data is public domain per 17 U.S.C. § 105.