CMS certification 340014
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 73% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 6 and worse on 2. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 26 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 456 completed surveys, 22% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as very high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | NC | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 362 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 3 h 26 min | 3 h 7 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 13 visits sampled | 4 h 44 min | 5 h | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 142,051 patients | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 17 patients | 76% | 71% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 121 patients | 67% | 64% | 65% |
How Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterThis hospital | 4/5 | 73% | 3 h 26 min | 6 better 2 worse |
| Novant Health Medical Park HospitalSame city | 5/5 | 86% | — | No different |
| North Carolina Baptist HospitalSame city | 4/5 | 73% | 3 h 3 min | 3 better 2 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Winston-Salem.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 11,324 cases | Too few cases | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 351 cases | Too few cases | 10.8% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 719 cases | Too few cases | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 1,166 cases | Too few cases | 13.7% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 1,157 cases | Too few cases | 12.1% | 11.9% |
| COPD 338 cases | Too few cases | 10.8% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 172 cases | Too few cases | 4.5% | 2.4% |
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.93 likely 0.69 – 1.17 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 798 cases | Too few cases | 2.7% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 212 cases | No different | 136.1 per 1,000 likely 98.46 per 1,000 – 173.74 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 11,346 cases | No different | 0.17 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.64 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 12,892 cases | No different | 0.11 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.29 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 13,574 cases | No different | 0.29 per 1,000 likely 0.11 per 1,000 – 0.46 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 3,698 cases | No different | 3.01 per 1,000 likely 1.79 per 1,000 – 4.24 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,980 cases | No different | 2.5 per 1,000 likely 1.14 per 1,000 – 3.87 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,925 cases | No different | 9.64 per 1,000 likely 4.92 per 1,000 – 14.37 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 3,898 cases | No different | 4.36 per 1,000 likely 2.78 per 1,000 – 5.93 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,930 cases | No different | 5.35 per 1,000 likely 2.31 per 1,000 – 8.38 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 793 cases | No different | 1.44 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 2.82 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 2,522 cases | No different | 0.76 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.58 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | Better | 0.4 likely 0.2 – 0.72 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.52 likely 0.33 – 0.79 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.94 likely 0.55 – 1.51 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0.41 likely 0.02 – 2.04 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Better | 0.38 likely 0.19 – 0.67 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.28 likely 0.21 – 0.35 | 1 |
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 850 cases | Too few cases | 13.6% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 2,008 cases | Too few cases | 20.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 2,872 cases | Too few cases | 15.6% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 1,041 cases | Too few cases | 20.1% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 381 cases | Too few cases | 12.7% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 795 cases | Too few cases | 3.7% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 370 cases | Too few cases | -8 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 822 cases | Too few cases | 1.7 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 1,202 cases | Too few cases | 6.6 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 265 cases | No different | 12.9 per 1,000 likely 9.6 per 1,000 – 17.2 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 193 cases | No different | 8.9 per 100 likely 6.4 per 100 – 12.4 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 193 cases | No different | 5.5 per 100 likely 3.7 per 100 – 8.1 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 822 cases | No different | 0.8 likely 0.7 – 1.1 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
461 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Hospitalist | 82 |
| Physician Assistant | 63 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 55 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 36 |
| Emergency Medicine | 25 |
| Pharmacist | 20 |
| Internal Medicine | 13 |
| Neurology | 13 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 10 |
| Neonatal | 9 |
| Radiation Oncology | 8 |
| Hematology | 7 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $926,834
- 2020 $444,668
- 2021 $182,849
- 2022 $498,918
- 2023 $455,946
- 2024 $484,774
- 2025 $413,728
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $11,575 | 13 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $6,928 | 11 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $3,700 | 1 |
| Grants | $2,675 | 2 |
| Debt forgiveness | $2,280 | 3 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | $163,152 | 8 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $64,017 | 17 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $62,567 | 19 |
| ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. | $28,600 | 22 |
| MicroVention, Inc. | $16,631 | 6 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $15,582 | 97 |
| Insulet Corporation | $11,575 | 13 |
| Sanofi US Services INC. | $11,470 | 14 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| 101623 Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | $163,152 |
| A PHASE 1/2, FIRST-IN-HUMAN, OPEN LABEL, DOSE ESCALATION STUDY OF MVC-101, AN EGFR X CD3 CONDITIONAL BISPECIFIC REDIRECTED ACTIVATION (COBRATM) PROTE… Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $58,067 |
| A Phase 1b Study of JNJ-75276617 in Combination with AML Directed Therapies for Participants with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Harboring KMT2A or NPM1 Alte… Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $42,984 |
| A Study of Daratumumab Plus Lenalidomide Versus Lenalidomide Alone as Maintenance Treatment in Participants With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Who… Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $21,033 |
| ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. Registry Study ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. | $18,374 |
| EVALUATION OF THE ROADSAVER STENT USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NANOPARASOL EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS MicroVention, Inc. · NCT02657707 | $16,631 |
| DS7300-189 Daiichi Sankyo Inc. · NCT06362252 | $15,582 |
| A Prospective, Non-interventional, Multinational, Observational Study With Isatuximab in Patients With Relapsed and/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma (R… SANOFI US SERVICES INC. · NCT04458831 | $11,470 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Is Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center a good hospital?
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 6 and worse on 2. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center?
73% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 456 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 26 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 1% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $413,728 in payments to Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.