Frye Regional Medical Center

Frye Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Hickory, NC, located at 420 N Center St. It has served the health and medical needs of residents in the Catawba Valley region since 1911, providing a full range of health care services with a focus on patient experience and clinical outcomes. The facility holds a 3.60 rating based on 1038 reviews.

The 355-bed acute care hospital is home to the Frye Regional Brain Center, Heart Center, Cancer Center, Lung Center, and Women's Center. Specialized services include Orthopedics, General and Vascular Surgery, Surgical Weight Loss, and Inpatient Rehabilitation. The campus features a 32-bed Emergency Department, a 29-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Center, a 15-bed Surgical Suite, and Inpatient/Outpatient Imaging. Frye Regional also operates an 81-bed adult Behavioral Health Hospital at its South Campus. Through the FryeCare Physicians Network, the health system offers regional access to more than 110 primary care and specialty care providers.

As a part of Duke LifePoint Healthcare, Frye Regional is the first Duke Health heart affiliate in western North Carolina. This affiliation provides access to Duke training, staff education, and evidence-based guidelines to enhance cardiovascular care. The hospital was named a 2023-2024 High Performing hospital by U.S. News & World Report for Heart Attack and Heart Failure. It also earned the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain, MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026, marking its 12th consecutive year receiving the program’s highest honor.

The hospital has celebrated 25 years of helping patients improve their health through surgical weight loss via the North Carolina Bariatric Institute. FryeCare Orthopedics and Neurosurgery provides sports medicine and concussion specialist care, while Frye Regional Piedmont Therapy supports rehabilitation.

Frye Regional Medical Center has an established track record built on a large base of customer reviews. With over a century of service and nationally recognized cardiac programs, it remains a central pillar of health care in Hickory.

The hospital sits on N Center St in Hickory, NC, near the Harper House/Hickory History Center and 2nd Street Northeast.

BizScoreAI gave Frye Regional Medical Center a Technical score of 76 out of 100, ensuring the website is secure and indexable for search engines. The Content Quality score of 75 out of 100 means the site clearly answers customer questions in a way AI assistants can quote. It ranks number 2 of 3 Hospital businesses that BizScoreAI has scored in Hickory.

Services:

• Chronic Wound Management
• Concussion Care
• Home Health Services
• Neurology
• Neuroradiology
• Neurosurgery
• Patient Rehabilitation Programs
• Rehabilitation