U.S. News & World Report recently released its “Best Hospitals in North Carolina” rankings, which showed two local hospitals ranking among the best in the state.
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst — including its Hoke and Richmond campuses — have been recognized as one of the state’s best by U.S. News & World Report.
The annual ranking showed Moore Regional climbing four spots to rank fifth statewide. Moore Regional also received high-performing marks in several procedures and conditions.  
Also making the top 20 was Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, which ranked No. 18 in the state with seven procedures/conditions listed as high performing.
Now in its 32nd year, the annual Best Hospitals rankings assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions related to care for challenging health conditions or for common elective procedures. 
“We are committed to delivering high-quality care at all our facilities, and we are thrilled to receive this recognition from U.S. News,” said FirstHealth CEO Mickey Foster. “The last year has brought challenges, and COVID-19 has changed the way people interact with their health care, but FirstHealth’s employees and medical staff are working harder than ever to serve our patients.”  
According to news material submitted to the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal, U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals and medical centers around the country, looking at 15 specialties and 17 procedures and conditions such as diabetes, heart attack, kidney failure and other conditions.
In the 15 specialty areas, 175 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care. 
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital was ranked as “High Performing” in 15 procedures/conditions.
Cape Fear Valley was acknowledged for seven high performing procedures/conditions.
The report said the Best Hospitals methodologies were based largely or entirely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators. 
Moore Regional Hospital received high performing ratings for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), colon cancer surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, hip replacement, knee replacement, lung cancer surgery and stroke care.  
“Throughout the FirstHealth system and at all of our locations, we are committed to our core purpose – To Care for People,” Foster said. “We strive for high-quality care each day and remain committed to caring for the whole person as we work with them to improve their quality of life.” 
Find all ranking information at  www.health.usnews.com/best-hospitals.