Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC
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About Rex Hospital
Rex Hospital is an acute care hospital in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (state government). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 439 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Duke Raleigh Hospital, about 4.8 mi away.
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 infectionsNo different · SIR 0.82
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.82
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.27
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.30
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.45
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.47
63% 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 recommend82%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
- Completed surveys5,160
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
35.81552, -78.70247
Nearby hospitals
- Duke Raleigh Hospital3400 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC · Emergency roomHospital4.8 mi
- Wakemed, Raleigh Campus3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC · Level I traumaAcute care hospital6.7 mi
- Wakemed, Cary Hospital1900 Kildare Farm Road, Cary, NC · Level III traumaAcute care hospital6.8 mi
- Holly Hill Mental Health Services3019 Falstaff Rd, Raleigh, NCPsychiatric hospital7.0 mi
- WakeMed North Family Health & Women’s Hospital10000 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC · Emergency roomHospital8.7 mi
- Triangle Springs10901 World Trade Blvd, Raleigh, NCPsychiatric hospital8.8 mi
- Peak Rehabilitation Hospital1401 Zeno Road, Apex, NCRehabilitation hospital11 mi
- Raleigh Oaks Behavioral Health3200 Waterfield Drive, Garner, NCPsychiatric hospital11 mi
- Duke University Hospital2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC · Level I traumaAcute care hospital19 mi
- Durham VA Medical Center508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC · Emergency roomVA medical center19 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Rex Hospital located?
Rex Hospital is at 4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 in Wake County.
Does Rex Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Rex Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 202 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Rex Hospital?
Rex 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 Rex Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Rex Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the North Carolina trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Rex Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (919) 784-3100.
Would patients recommend Rex Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (5,160 completed surveys), 82% 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.
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- 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.