Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC
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About Duke University Hospital
Duke University Hospital is an acute care hospital in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 960 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Durham VA Medical Center is on the same campus or next door.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.59
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.37
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.40
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.73
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.37
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.05
49% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend80%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
- Completed surveys1,341
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.00813, -78.93738
Nearby hospitals
- Durham VA Medical Center508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC · Emergency roomVA medical centerSame campus
- Lenox Baker Children's Hospital3000 Erwin Road, Durham, NCChildren's hospital0.7 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital Durham Inc3643 North Roxboro Road 6th Floor, Durham, NCLong-term care hospital3.0 mi
- Duke Regional Hospital3643 N Roxboro Street, Durham, NC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.0 mi
- North Carolina Specialty Hospital3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard, Durham, NCAcute care hospital3.3 mi
- UNC Hospitals101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.6 mi
- Triangle Springs10901 World Trade Blvd, Raleigh, NCPsychiatric hospital10.0 mi
- Central Regional Hospital300 Veazy Rd, Butner, NC · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital13 mi
- Rex Hospital4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Peak Rehabilitation Hospital1401 Zeno Road, Apex, NCRehabilitation hospital19 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Duke University Hospital located?
Duke University Hospital is at 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705 in Durham County.
Does Duke University Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Duke University Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 317 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Duke University Hospital?
Duke University Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Duke University Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the North Carolina EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Duke University Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (919) 684-8111.
Would patients recommend Duke University Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,341 completed surveys), 80% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 78% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.