Hospitals to give birth in Charlotte, NC

9 hospitals within 20 miles of Charlotte meet the Birthing-Friendly criteria from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Compare their CMS star ratings, what patients said in Medicare's survey, and how far each one is from central Charlotte, then take the tour questions below with you.

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Charlotte, NC

  1. Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte · 11.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    81%
    8201 Healthcare Loop, Charlotte, NC 28215 (704) 384-4089
  2. Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews · 10.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    74%
    1500 Matthews Twnshp Prkwy Box 3310, Matthews, NC 28106 (704) 384-6500
  3. Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

    Charlotte · 1.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    200 Hawthorne Lane Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233 (704) 384-4000
  4. Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health

    Charlotte · 1.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    71%
    1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203 (704) 355-2000
  5. Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville · 12.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    70%
    10030 Gilead Road, Huntersville, NC 28078 (704) 316-4000
  6. Caromont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia · 17.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    67%
    2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28052 (704) 834-4891
  7. Atrium Health University City

    Charlotte · 7.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    63%
    8800 North Tyron Street, Charlotte, NC 28262 (704) 548-6000
  8. Atrium Health Pineville

    Charlotte · 9.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    76%
    10628 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210 (704) 379-5000
  9. Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center

    Charlotte · 13.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    n/a
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    82%
    10905 Providence Road W, Charlotte, NC 28277 (704) 384-4000

Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.

Questions to ask on a hospital tour

Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Charlotte, so ask each hospital on your shortlist, on a tour or over the phone.

  1. How many support people can be with me in labor, and does a doula count toward that limit?
  2. What is your cesarean rate for first-time mothers with a low-risk, full-term, head-down baby (the NTSV rate)?
  3. What level is your NICU, and which babies do you transfer to another hospital?
  4. Are midwives on staff, and can they attend my birth if my OB is not on call?
  5. Is an anesthesiologist in the hospital around the clock for epidurals?
  6. Do you support laboring in water, wireless monitoring and moving around during labor?
  7. Does my baby stay in my room, and when can I see a lactation consultant?
  8. Do you offer a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) if I have had a C-section before?

How this list is sorted

Every hospital here meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation: it reports taking part in a statewide or national perinatal quality improvement program and using that program's recommended safety practices. The designation is self-reported and most hospitals that deliver babies hold it, so treat it as a baseline, not a ranking.

We sort by the CMS overall hospital star rating, then by the patient survey star rating, then by distance. The overall rating combines mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care across the whole hospital. The survey rating comes from patients' answers to Medicare's HCAHPS survey about their stay.

CMS does not yet publish cesarean or severe complication rates for each hospital, so ask the hospitals on your shortlist for theirs.

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