BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - BEAUFORT, SC

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Addresss:
955 RIBAUT RD
BEAUFORT, SC, 29902
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (843) 522-5200

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Local
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Rehabilitation Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 13.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 192.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 13.00
Dieticians : 3.00
Occupational Therapists : 10.00
Physical Therapists : 10.00
Registered Pharmacists : 5.00
Respiratory Therapists : 18.00
Physicians : 4.00
Medical Social Workers : 17.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 15.00
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 3.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 26.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 187
Total Certified: 187
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 14
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 14

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Outppatient Psychiatric Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Positron Emission Tomography (Pet) Scan Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services
Urgent Care Center Services

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 31%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

79%
State:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
South Carolina:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
South Carolina:

12%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
South Carolina:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
South Carolina:

10%
Usually
Here:

24%
South Carolina:

22%
Always
Here:

67%
South Carolina:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
State:

72%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
South Carolina:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
South Carolina:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
State:

65%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

19%
Always
Here:

71%
State:

72%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

29%
South Carolina:

25%
Always
Here:

62%
State:

67%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes
Here:

86%
South Carolina:

85%
No
This Hospital:

14%
South Carolina:

15%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower
Here:

6%
State:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

24%
State:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

70%
South Carolina:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

3%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

26%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

71%
South Carolina:

70%

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,885
South Carolina:

$30,945
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,696
State:

$7,340
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.08%
South Carolina:

0.59%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,311
South Carolina:

$45,055
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,592
South Carolina:

$11,774
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.52%
State:

0.90%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,486
State:

$25,502
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,250
State:

$5,127
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.61%
South Carolina:

0.36%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,186
South Carolina:

$15,051
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,859
State:

$3,759
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.17%
South Carolina:

0.43%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,648
South Carolina:

$24,015
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,593
State:

$5,536
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.12%
South Carolina:

0.48%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,019
State:

$18,394
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,040
South Carolina:

$4,162
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.99%
South Carolina:

0.22%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,094
South Carolina:

$21,305
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,527
South Carolina:

$5,477
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

1.86%
South Carolina:

1.44%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,815
South Carolina:

$33,087
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,182
South Carolina:

$8,267
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.25%
South Carolina:

0.89%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,487
State:

$14,149
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,862
South Carolina:

$3,700
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

1.90%
South Carolina:

1.74%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,527
South Carolina:

$20,425
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,130
South Carolina:

$5,506
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.21%
State:

1.62%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,390
South Carolina:

$17,205
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,677
State:

$3,548
Number of discharges: 83
This Hospital:

3.59%
South Carolina:

1.63%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,608
South Carolina:

$26,173
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,377
South Carolina:

$6,231
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

2.29%
State:

1.89%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,338
South Carolina:

$30,946
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,842
South Carolina:

$7,657
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

1.73%
South Carolina:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,655
State:

$19,353
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,814
State:

$4,645
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

1.90%
State:

1.57%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,467
State:

$53,650
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,227
State:

$14,326
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.61%
South Carolina:

0.35%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,285
State:

$32,244
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,206
South Carolina:

$7,246
Number of discharges: 77
Here:

3.33%
State:

2.12%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,513
State:

$24,237
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,007
South Carolina:

$6,345
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

0.45%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,866
State:

$21,337
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,533
State:

$5,568
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.04%
South Carolina:

0.78%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,882
South Carolina:

$32,846
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,444
South Carolina:

$8,100
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.69%
State:

0.55%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,754
State:

$20,337
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,991
South Carolina:

$4,791
Number of discharges: 91
This Hospital:

3.94%
South Carolina:

3.29%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,722
State:

$33,960
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,712
South Carolina:

$6,687
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.95%
South Carolina:

0.59%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,370
South Carolina:

$22,219
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,753
South Carolina:

$4,696
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.52%
State:

0.18%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,360
State:

$24,170
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,278
State:

$6,618
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.43%
South Carolina:

2.16%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,299
South Carolina:

$41,450
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,527
State:

$11,750
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.91%
South Carolina:

0.73%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,288
State:

$25,826
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,290
South Carolina:

$6,196
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.91%
State:

0.66%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,746
State:

$17,931
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,231
South Carolina:

$4,187
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.82%
South Carolina:

0.52%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,640
South Carolina:

$23,914
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,730
South Carolina:

$6,628
Number of discharges: 104
Here:

4.50%
State:

3.17%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,171
State:

$37,308
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,226
State:

$9,856
Number of discharges: 55
Here:

2.38%
State:

2.62%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,621
State:

$16,336
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,471
State:

$4,366
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

1.90%
State:

1.39%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$50,079
State:

$51,948
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,570
South Carolina:

$11,885
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.04%
South Carolina:

1.18%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,703
South Carolina:

$17,085
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,085
State:

$3,988
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.69%
South Carolina:

0.43%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,900
South Carolina:

$28,774
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,858
State:

$7,460
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.95%
South Carolina:

1.67%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,866
State:

$48,430
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,770
South Carolina:

$13,435
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.69%
South Carolina:

1.00%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,939
State:

$30,398
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,876
State:

$7,856
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.04%
State:

1.08%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,426
State:

$19,506
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,224
State:

$5,031
Number of discharges: 53
This Hospital:

2.29%
State:

3.05%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$49,038
State:

$52,226
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,260
South Carolina:

$11,210
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.48%
South Carolina:

0.28%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,834
South Carolina:

$32,172
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,672
South Carolina:

$8,699
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.82%
South Carolina:

0.29%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,044
South Carolina:

$57,557
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,120
South Carolina:

$13,651
Number of discharges: 249
Here:

10.77%
State:

6.17%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$86,787
State:

$73,080
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,716
State:

$17,808
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.78%
South Carolina:

0.75%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,885
State:

$22,604
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,425
South Carolina:

$5,307
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.91%
South Carolina:

0.59%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,221
State:

$29,017
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,477
State:

$7,652
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

1.77%
State:

0.96%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,753
South Carolina:

$17,940
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,564
State:

$4,582
Number of discharges: 74
Here:

3.20%
South Carolina:

2.35%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,847
State:

$48,972
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,055
South Carolina:

$12,929
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.52%
State:

0.75%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,802
South Carolina:

$27,813
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,607
State:

$6,896
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.82%
State:

0.43%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,949
South Carolina:

$25,602
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,401
State:

$7,750
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.48%
State:

0.28%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,725
South Carolina:

$38,758
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,631
State:

$11,331
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.48%
State:

0.27%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,390
South Carolina:

$22,679
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,278
State:

$6,274
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.12%
South Carolina:

0.50%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,509
South Carolina:

$72,412
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,514
South Carolina:

$17,402
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.61%
State:

0.45%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,893
South Carolina:

$55,331
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,185
South Carolina:

$12,901
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.08%
State:

0.47%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,302
State:

$18,881
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,146
South Carolina:

$4,235
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.48%
State:

0.40%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,893
State:

$31,366
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,504
State:

$8,274
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.69%
South Carolina:

1.64%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,811
State:

$27,959
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,949
State:

$7,002
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.48%
South Carolina:

0.57%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,455
State:

$32,473
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,326
South Carolina:

$9,285
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.87%
South Carolina:

0.39%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,475
South Carolina:

$20,284
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,298
South Carolina:

$5,535
Number of discharges: 64
Here:

2.77%
State:

1.62%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,140
South Carolina:

$24,367
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,783
State:

$6,649
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

2.08%
State:

2.67%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,582
South Carolina:

$37,409
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,506
State:

$10,896
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.17%
State:

1.70%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,972
State:

$18,359
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,388
State:

$4,138
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.52%
South Carolina:

0.35%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,640
State:

$37,466
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,262
State:

$9,677
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.52%
South Carolina:

0.75%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,474
State:

$52,031
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,523
State:

$13,931
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.56%
South Carolina:

1.06%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$48,104
South Carolina:

$63,979
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,994
South Carolina:

$15,389
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.61%
South Carolina:

0.96%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,813
State:

$21,496
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,978
South Carolina:

$5,183
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.69%
South Carolina:

0.62%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,413
State:

$47,649
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,226
South Carolina:

$12,850
Number of discharges: 70
Here:

3.03%
State:

4.32%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,667
State:

$27,108
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,579
State:

$7,377
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.21%
State:

1.76%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,269
State:

$19,115
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,511
South Carolina:

$4,489
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.91%
State:

0.71%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,362
State:

$28,571
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,764
State:

$6,534
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

1.60%
South Carolina:

2.56%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,247
South Carolina:

$41,412
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,746
South Carolina:

$9,697
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.99%
South Carolina:

2.05%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,914
State:

$19,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,721
State:

$4,561
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.95%
South Carolina:

1.17%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$88,137
State:

$109,431
Average Total Payments
Here:

$26,260
South Carolina:

$26,848
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

1.77%
South Carolina:

1.27%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,660
South Carolina:

$19,835
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,859
State:

$4,648
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

1.64%
South Carolina:

1.67%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

94.0%
South Carolina:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

95.0%
South Carolina:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

96.0%
South Carolina:

99.1%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

12
South Carolina:

7
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

97.0%
South Carolina:

97.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

85.0%
State:

97.7%

Heart Failure

Percent of patients who were given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

96.0%
South Carolina:

97.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

92.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.6%

Pneumonia

Percent of Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
Here:

69.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

90.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

95.0%
State:

95.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

89.0%
State:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

97.3%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

97.0%
South Carolina:

98.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

97.0%
South Carolina:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

97.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

96.0%
State:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

98.0%
State:

95.2%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

97.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

91.0%
South Carolina:

97.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

91.0%
State:

96.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

17.4%
South Carolina:

15.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

12.3%
South Carolina:

11.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.3%
State:

12.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

18.7%
South Carolina:

19.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

29.4%
State:

23.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.9%
South Carolina:

18.6%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.006%
State:

0.649%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.431%
State:

0.536%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.287%
State:

0.686%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.144%
South Carolina:

0.370%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy.
This Hospital:

37.400%
State:

36.300%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

5.000%
South Carolina:

8.135%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.047%
South Carolina:

0.132%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.003%
State:

0.030%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

5.600%
State:

5.834%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

4.500%
State:

2.644%

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