North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC
Also known as Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
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About North Carolina Baptist Hospital
North Carolina Baptist Hospital is an acute care hospital in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 885 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Novant Health Medical Park Hospital, about 1.7 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 1.13
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.24
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.35
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.75
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 2.04
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.31
53% 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 recommend73%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1071%
- Completed surveys1,479
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
36.08967, -80.26763
Nearby hospitals
- Novant Health Medical Park Hospital1950 S Hawthorne Rd, Winston-Salem, NCAcute care hospital1.7 mi
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.0 mi
- Old Vineyard Youth Services3637 Old Vineyard Road, Winston-Salem, NCPsychiatric hospital2.9 mi
- Novant Health Rehabilitation Hospital2475 Hillcrest Center Circle, Winston-Salem, NCRehabilitation hospital4.3 mi
- Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center6915 Village Medical Circle, Clemmons, NC · Emergency roomHospital8.5 mi
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist - Davie Medical CenterBermuda Run, NCHospital11 mi
- VA Medical CenterKernersville, NCVA medical center12 mi
- Novant Health Kernersville Medical CenterKernersville, NCHospital12 mi
- High Point Regional Health System601 N Elm St, High Point, NC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
- Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center207 Old Lexington Rd Box 789, Thomasville, NC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is North Carolina Baptist Hospital located?
North Carolina Baptist Hospital is at Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157 in Forsyth County.
Does North Carolina Baptist Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. North Carolina Baptist Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 183 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of North Carolina Baptist Hospital?
North Carolina Baptist Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 North Carolina Baptist 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 North Carolina Baptist Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (336) 716-2011.
Would patients recommend North Carolina Baptist Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,479 completed surveys), 73% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 71% 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 Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- 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.