SCOTLAND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM in Laurinburg, NC has a 4 Star rated hospital which is the only hospital in the state of North Carolina named as a TOP 49 Safest Hospital by Becker's Review. Laurinburg is just 30 minutes south of the golf resort of Pinehurst, 45 minutes from Fayetteville, and less than 2 hours from Raleigh, Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, and Wilmington. Our mild climate lends itself to year-round outdoor activities and we are home to St. Andrews University and only 20 minutes from UNC-Pembroke. We are a safe, family community with good schools and affordable housing. We have been named 3 times as one of 10 All America Cities in the U.S.