CMS certification 340049
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NC 27704
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for North Carolina Specialty Hospital. 84% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 6 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 1.
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: 261 completed surveys, 47% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How North Carolina Specialty Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Specialty HospitalThis hospital | Not rated | 84% | — | 1 worse |
| Duke Regional HospitalSame city | 5/5 | 76% | 4 h 15 min | 4 better 1 worse |
| Duke University HospitalSame city | 5/5 | 80% | 5 h 17 min | 10 better 1 worse |
| Durham VA Medical CenterSame city | 4/5 | 75% | — | 4 better 1 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 Durham.
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 322 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 3.9% |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 0.43 – 1.42 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 170 cases | Too few cases | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 137 cases | No different | 0.6 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.91 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 375 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 360 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 349 cases | No different | 2.24 per 1,000 likely 0.54 per 1,000 – 3.95 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 341 cases | No different | 1.64 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.36 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 342 cases | No different | 7.62 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 16.79 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 355 cases | No different | 3.57 per 1,000 likely 1.08 per 1,000 – 6.06 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 314 cases | No different | 4.87 per 1,000 likely 0.68 per 1,000 – 9.06 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 42 cases | No different | 1.76 per 1,000 likely 0.23 per 1,000 – 3.3 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 81 cases | No different | 1.04 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.13 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
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 hip or knee replacement 175 cases | Too few cases | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 157 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.6 – 1.3 | — |
12 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for infections caught in the hospital. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
Clinicians registered at this address
10 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 |
|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | 4 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 3 |
| Family Medicine | 1 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 |
| Physician Assistant | 1 |
First 10 alphabetically
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 North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Is North Carolina Specialty Hospital a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for North Carolina Specialty Hospital. Of the 6 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend North Carolina Specialty Hospital?
84% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 261 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does North Carolina Specialty Hospital have an emergency room?
No. CMS does not list emergency services at North Carolina Specialty Hospital.