CMS certification 340183
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
10030 Gilead Road, Huntersville, NC 28078
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 70% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on 1. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 24 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: 369 completed surveys, 17% 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 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 · 383 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 22 min | 3 h 24 min | 3 h 7 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 42,047 patients | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 27 patients | 81% | 71% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 81 patients | 80% | 64% | 65% |
How Novant Health Huntersville 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 Huntersville Medical CenterThis hospital | 4/5 | 70% | 3 h 24 min | 4 better 1 worse |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterSame county · Matthews | 5/5 | 74% | 4 h 4 min | 4 better 3 worse |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthSame county · Charlotte | 4/5 | 71% | 3 h 16 min | 4 better 1 worse |
| Atrium Health PinevilleSame county · Charlotte | 3/5 | 76% | 2 h 40 min | 2 better 1 worse |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterSame county · Charlotte | 5/5 | 81% | 3 h 10 min | 4 better |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterSame county · Charlotte | 5/5 | 69% | 2 h 42 min | 6 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.
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 2,199 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 125 cases | Too few cases | 9.7% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 325 cases | Too few cases | 11.4% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 341 cases | Too few cases | 14.7% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 186 cases | Too few cases | 12.3% | 11.9% |
| COPD 107 cases | Too few cases | 6.6% | 8.6% |
1 more measure 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 | 0.88 likely 0.5 – 1.26 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 97 cases | Too few cases | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 35 cases | No different | 177.48 per 1,000 likely 118.64 per 1,000 – 236.33 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 3,086 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.11 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 3,715 cases | No different | 0.18 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 3,778 cases | No different | 0.28 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 676 cases | No different | 2.08 per 1,000 likely 0.44 per 1,000 – 3.72 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 315 cases | No different | 1.54 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.2 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 317 cases | No different | 7.84 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 15.87 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 697 cases | No different | 4.08 per 1,000 likely 1.82 per 1,000 – 6.35 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 257 cases | No different | 6.01 per 1,000 likely 2.02 per 1,000 – 10 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 173 cases | No different | 1.63 per 1,000 likely 0.16 per 1,000 – 3.1 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 639 cases | No different | 0.82 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.78 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) | No different | 1.07 likely 0.27 – 2.9 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.31 likely 0.02 – 1.52 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.59 likely 0.19 – 1.42 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.53 likely 0.03 – 2.59 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.17 likely 0.06 – 0.38 | 1 |
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 a heart attack 145 cases | Too few cases | 13.9% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 512 cases | Too few cases | 21.1% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 515 cases | Too few cases | 15.7% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 213 cases | Too few cases | 20.1% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 94 cases | Too few cases | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 95 cases | Too few cases | -28.1 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 355 cases | Too few cases | 5.3 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 350 cases | Too few cases | -16.3 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 962 cases | No different | 11.5 per 1,000 likely 8.8 per 1,000 – 15 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 549 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.8 – 1.3 | — |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
79 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 | 16 |
| Physician Assistant | 16 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 7 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 6 |
| Medical Oncology | 4 |
| Surgery | 4 |
| Behavior Technician | 3 |
| Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist | 3 |
| Internal Medicine | 2 |
| Occupational Therapist | 2 |
| Oncology | 2 |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 2 |
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 $806,402
- 2020 $1.4M
- 2021 $1.9M
- 2022 $1.9M
- 2023 $1.6M
- 2024 $2.2M
- 2025 $1.5M
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $40,645 | 29 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $5,940 | 1 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $4,000 | 2 |
| Grants | $2,000 | 1 |
| Debt forgiveness | $43 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca UK Limited | $632,862 | 2 |
| Celgene Corporation | $184,689 | 1 |
| Sanofi US Services INC. | $111,003 | 13 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | $105,412 | 2 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $66,132 | 1 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $57,637 | 9 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $51,468 | 5 |
| Acerta Pharma LLC | $50,534 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| a phase 3 prospective,multicenter,randomized,open label trial of acalabrutinib plus venetoclax versus venetoclax plus obinutuzumab in previously untr… AstraZeneca UK Limited | $627,431 |
| A Phase 2, open-label, single arm, multicohort, multicenter trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of JCAR017 (lisocabtagene maraleucel) in adult … Celgene Corporation · NCT04245839 | $184,689 |
| A Randomized, Phase 3, Open Label Study Evaluating Subcutaneous Versus Intravenous Administration of Isatuximab in Combination With Pomalidomide and … SANOFI US SERVICES INC. · NCT05405166 | $111,003 |
| A PHASE 3 OPEN-LABEL, RANDOMIZED STUDY OF FIXED DURATION PIRTOBRUTINIB (LOXO-305) PLUS VENETOCLAX AND RITUXIMAB VERSUS VENETOCLAX AND RITUXIMAB IN PR… Eli Lilly and Company · NCT04965493 | $105,412 |
| A Phase 3 Open-label Randomised Study of Datopotamab Deruxtecan (Dato DXd) Versus Investigators Choice of Chemotherapy in Patients who are not Candid… AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $66,132 |
| A Randomized, Multicentre, Open-Label, Phase 3 Study to Compare Efficacy and Safety of Acalabrutinib in Combination with Venetoclax with and without … Acerta Pharma LLC | $50,534 |
| A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Impact of Evolocumab on Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients at … Amgen Inc. | $49,786 |
| ALLIANCE 2021-05 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $49,432 |
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 Huntersville Medical Center
Is Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center a good hospital?
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center?
70% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 369 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 24 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 22 min. 3% 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 Huntersville Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $1.5M in payments to Novant Health Huntersville 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.