AExcellent · score 93/100 · #2 of 95 in North Carolina
Rex Hospital
4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 · Acute care hospital · Government - State
CMS overall rating 5 of 5top 10% among North Carolina acute care hospitals
Mortality: 3 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
Safety: 3 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8
Why Rex Hospital is graded A
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against North Carolina hospitals of the same type (acute care hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.
Rex Hospital at a Glance
A
93/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 5 of 5.
92<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 3 better, 0 worse of 8 measures (net +3).
99<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 3 better, 0 worse of 8 measures (net +3).
91<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 2 better, 0 worse of 11 measures (net +2).
89<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 9 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
–Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: North Carolina, acute care hospitals · CMS record 340114 · How we grade.
Hospital details
Address4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone(919) 784-3100
CountyWAKE
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipGovernment - State
Emergency servicesYes
Birthing-Friendly designationYes (CMS)
Higher-graded hospitals nearby
1
Duke University Hospital - Durham, NC · Acute care hospital
- CMS overall rating 5 of 5 — top 10% among North Carolina acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 4 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
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