Best Hospitals in North Carolina for Nurses in 2017
1. WakeMed Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
4.4 Average Rating
*Magnet Hospital
"Great pay and great coworkers."
"Mutual professional respect and everyone supports progression!"
"Everyone is super easy to get along with and friendly."
2. Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
4.4 Average Rating
*Magnet Hospital
"Great teamwork, adequate staffing, amazing experiences, [and] numerous resources."
"Nurses are considered part of the team and doctors look to nurses for their input on the patient."
"Duke has an advanced facility with state of the art equipment."
3. University of North Carolina Health Care
Chapel Hill, NC
4.3 Average Rating
*Magnet Hospital
"The benefits are great. My unit is awesome. I would love to retire from here."
"Great atmosphere, teamwork, professionalism, and respect you do not normally receive."
"It's a great learning hospital. Teaching and constant change is always here. Great teamwork."
4. Catawba Valley Medical Center
Hickory, NC
4.3 Average Rating
*Magnet Hospital
"Great teamwork. Clean, updated equipment. Great coworkers."
"Great place to work, people are team orientated and take care of each other."
"My co-workers are the best [and] very helpful. Management is very helpful as well."
4. UNC REX Healthcare
Raleigh, NC
4.3 Average Rating
*Magnet Hospital
"The facility, pay, and coworkers are great."
"This is a wonderful organization that supports its nursing teams. We have wonderful opportunities to grow in the organization."
"Perks of university affiliation, ongoing facility improvement/updates, good pay, strong teamwork."
6. Carolinas HealthCare System Lincoln
Lincolnton, NC
4.2 Average Rating
"Visionary leadership team! Climate promotes educational growth and the culture is professional and friendly!"
"It’s very organized with realistic nurse patient ratio and great people."
7. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston Salem, NC
4.2 Average Rating
*Magnet Hospital
"Great staff, amazing new unit, great learning opportunities, and a lot of opportunities to pick up extra shifts. It's a great working environment with helpful and supportive staff."
"This is a great learning environment with wonderful coworkers who want to make sure you are successful in your career."
8. WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
4.1 Average Rating
"Great teamwork, especially on night shift when the staffing is low. Management is very willing to help out on the unit floor."
"It's a great team environment."
9. Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
4.1 Average Rating
*Magnet Hospital
"An excellent place to work with great opportunities for advancement."
"The people are really helpful and seem to really listen and respect what you do."
10. Carolinas Medical Center - NorthEast
Concord, NC
4.1 Average Rating
"Nice atmosphere, great group, facility is very nice, and the operating rooms are well equipped."
"Very customer service oriented hospital. Great staff, friendly and always willing to help."
11. Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
4.1 Average Rating
*Magnet Hospital
"I can't say I have ever worked with a better group of people."
"The work environment is very conducive to continuous learning and it provides for utmost personal development."
12. Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital
Greensboro, NC
4.0 Average Rating
*Magnet Hospital
"Management is approachable and organized."
"I appreciate the flexible scheduling and support of management."
"Coworkers are a joy to work with. I love my managers. The workload and [the] patient staff ratio is very rational."
13. Watauga Medical Center
Boone, NC
4.0 Average Rating
"Very welcoming environment and staff as well!"
"The staff is very nice and welcoming. Everyone is willing to assist each other. Manager is extremely helpful and definitely part of the team."
14. Mission Hospital
Asheville, NC
4.0 Average Rating
"I love it here! Patients are amazing and appreciative, and everyone is here to help no matter what you need."
"Staff are very professional, experienced and friendly - from the nurses at the bedside to the respiratory therapists, lab collectors, and pharmacy techs."
15. Carolinas HealthCare System University
Charlotte, NC
4.0 Average Rating
Methodology: Nurse.org surveyed 1,598 nurses from 109 hospitals in the state of North Carolina from 2015-2017 for this report. Hospitals with less than ten reviews were excluded from our list. The ranking order is based on the average rating and the percent of nurses who would recommend their hospital.
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