# Critical Access Hospitals in North Carolina: All 20 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> North Carolina has 20 critical access hospitals (1.4% of the US), #28 by count and #37 per person. From Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Critical Access Hospitals in North Carolina

North Carolina has **20 critical access hospitals**: 1.4% of the US total of 1,380\. That ranks **#28 by count** and **#37 per person** (0.18 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* North Carolina has 20 critical access hospitals, 1.4% of the US total of 1,380.
* That ranks #28 of 51 by count and #37 per person (0.18 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 93.
* Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital data, July 2026.

#37

national rank (per capita)

20

critical access hospitals

0.18

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital data](https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/), July 2026\. Every hospital CMS lists as critical access, geocoded from its address. Critical access means 25 beds or fewer, usually 35 miles or more from another hospital.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[North Carolina: 20 rows (CSV)](/downloads/critical-access-hospitals/north-carolina.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/critical-access-hospitals/us.csv)

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## All 20 critical access hospitals in North Carolina

| #  | Name                                                       |
| -- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1  | Advent Health Polk, Columbus, NC                           |
| 2  | Alleghany Memorial Hospital, Sparta, NC                    |
| 3  | Angel Medical Center, Franklin, NC                         |
| 4  | Ashe Memorial Hospital, Jefferson, NC                      |
| 5  | Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, Spruce Pine, NC              |
| 6  | Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital, Elizabethtown, NC |
| 7  | Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital, Linville, NC        |
| 8  | Chatham Hospital Inc, Siler City, NC                       |
| 9  | Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc, Bryson City, NC             |
| 10 | Ecu Health Bertie Hospital, Windsor, NC                    |
| 11 | Erlanger Murphy Medical Center, Murphy, NC                 |
| 12 | Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hosp, Troy, NC             |
| 13 | Highlands Cashiers Hospital, Highlands, NC                 |
| 14 | J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital, Southport, NC           |
| 15 | Lifebrite Community Hospital Of Stokes, Danbury, NC        |
| 16 | Pender Memorial Hospital, Burgaw, NC                       |
| 17 | The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc, Nags Head, NC               |
| 18 | Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc, Brevard, NC           |
| 19 | Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton, NC                        |
| 20 | Washington County Hosp Inc, Plymouth, NC                   |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

## Cite this

"North Carolina has 20 critical access hospitals, #28 in the US by count and #37 per person (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, July 2026, mapped by InstaMaps)." Free to quote with a link to this page. Population: US Census 2024 estimates.