MUSC MEDICAL CENTER - CHARLESTON, SC

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Addresss:
169 ASHLEY AVE
CHARLESTON, SC, 29425
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (843) 792-2300

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 52.17
Registered Professional Nurses : 1405.06
Other Salaried Personnel : 2408.76
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 37.17
Occupational Therapists : 13.90
Physical Therapists : 31.22
Registered Pharmacists : 83.09
Respiratory Therapists : 112.35
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 9.71
Medical Social Workers : 39.90
Physician Assistants : 3.09

Number Of Beds
Total: 596
Total Certified: 596
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 105
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 25

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Chemotherapy Services
Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Services
Chiropractice Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
Forensic Psychiatric Services
Geriatric Psychiatric Services
Gerontological Specialty Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitation (Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Medicare Certified Transplant Center Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Organ Bank 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
Reconstructive Surgery Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services
Urgent Care Center Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.277%
State:

0.649%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.388%
South Carolina:

0.536%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.444%
State:

0.370%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

99.0%
South Carolina:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

99.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

97.0%
South Carolina:

97.1%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

99.0%
South Carolina:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

100.0%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Here:

89.0%
State:

96.7%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

97.7%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
South Carolina:

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

98.0%
South Carolina:

97.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

93.0%
South Carolina:

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

99.0%
South Carolina:

99.6%

Pneumonia

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

93.0%
State:

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

96.0%
State:

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

91.0%
South Carolina:

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

86.0%
State:

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

80.0%
South Carolina:

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

94.0%
South Carolina:

97.3%

Children's Asthma

Percent of Children Who Received Reliever Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

100.0%
Percent of Children Who Received Systemic Corticosteroid Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma
Here:

99.0%
South Carolina:

98.2%
Percent of Children and their Caregivers Who Received a Home Management Plan of Care Document While Hospitalized for Asthma
Here:

96.0%
South Carolina:

93.9%

Surgery

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

99.0%
South Carolina:

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

98.0%
State:

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

99.0%
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:

98.0%
South Carolina:

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

99.0%
South Carolina:

98.2%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Here:

92.0%
South Carolina:

97.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

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

96.0%
South Carolina:

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

99.0%
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:

94.0%
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:

12.9%
South Carolina:

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

11.8%
South Carolina:

11.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

14.3%
State:

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

19.4%
State:

19.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.2%
South Carolina:

23.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.4%
State:

18.6%

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

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

$20,591
South Carolina:

$30,945
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,945
South Carolina:

$7,340
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.65%
South Carolina:

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

$41,075
State:

$45,055
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,851
South Carolina:

$11,774
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

0.81%
State:

0.90%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,651
State:

$22,724
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,608
State:

$4,709
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.57%
South Carolina:

0.22%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,984
State:

$15,051
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,677
South Carolina:

$3,759
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

0.89%
State:

0.43%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,380
South Carolina:

$32,683
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,707
State:

$6,908
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

0.97%
State:

0.56%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,114
State:

$24,015
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,947
State:

$5,536
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.52%
State:

0.48%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,178
State:

$21,305
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,074
State:

$5,477
Number of discharges: 76
This Hospital:

1.99%
State:

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

$18,814
State:

$33,087
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,011
State:

$8,267
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

1.07%
State:

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

$11,034
South Carolina:

$14,149
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,940
State:

$3,700
Number of discharges: 63
This Hospital:

1.65%
South Carolina:

1.74%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,007
State:

$36,917
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,905
South Carolina:

$9,618
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.39%
State:

0.16%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,392
State:

$20,425
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,477
South Carolina:

$5,506
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

1.38%
State:

1.62%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$62,090
South Carolina:

$65,103
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$22,530
State:

$14,247
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.63%
State:

0.59%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,127
State:

$17,205
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,243
State:

$3,548
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

0.71%
State:

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

$18,886
South Carolina:

$26,173
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,512
South Carolina:

$6,231
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

0.89%
South Carolina:

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

$26,266
State:

$30,946
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,992
South Carolina:

$7,657
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

0.94%
State:

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

$13,000
South Carolina:

$19,353
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,167
South Carolina:

$4,645
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.50%
State:

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

$54,156
State:

$53,650
Average Total Payments
Here:

$24,760
South Carolina:

$14,326
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

1.07%
State:

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

$27,997
South Carolina:

$32,244
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,928
State:

$7,246
Number of discharges: 105
This Hospital:

2.74%
South Carolina:

2.12%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,424
South Carolina:

$26,048
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,163
State:

$6,134
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.44%
South Carolina:

0.25%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,187
South Carolina:

$24,237
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,481
South Carolina:

$6,345
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.52%
State:

0.45%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,997
State:

$21,337
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,708
South Carolina:

$5,568
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

0.86%
State:

0.78%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,208
State:

$27,032
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,257
South Carolina:

$6,959
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

1.02%
South Carolina:

0.37%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,277
State:

$32,846
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,970
South Carolina:

$8,100
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

0.89%
South Carolina:

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

$15,792
State:

$20,337
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,327
State:

$4,791
Number of discharges: 107
This Hospital:

2.80%
State:

3.29%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,844
South Carolina:

$33,960
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,314
State:

$6,687
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

0.78%
South Carolina:

0.59%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,044
State:

$24,170
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,412
State:

$6,618
Number of discharges: 80
This Hospital:

2.09%
South Carolina:

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

$37,536
South Carolina:

$41,450
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,160
South Carolina:

$11,750
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

1.36%
South Carolina:

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

$21,112
South Carolina:

$25,826
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,633
South Carolina:

$6,196
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.44%
State:

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

$12,754
State:

$17,931
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,681
South Carolina:

$4,187
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.39%
State:

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

$15,035
South Carolina:

$23,914
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,846
State:

$6,628
Number of discharges: 123
Here:

3.21%
South Carolina:

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

$28,120
South Carolina:

$37,308
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,442
South Carolina:

$9,856
Number of discharges: 70
Here:

1.83%
State:

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

$9,478
South Carolina:

$16,336
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,692
South Carolina:

$4,366
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.37%
State:

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

$50,948
South Carolina:

$51,948
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,139
State:

$11,885
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

0.91%
South Carolina:

1.18%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,402
State:

$17,085
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,931
State:

$3,988
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.34%
South Carolina:

0.43%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$126,623
State:

$143,128
Average Total Payments
Here:

$61,389
State:

$40,096
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

0.71%
State:

0.49%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,698
State:

$28,774
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,984
State:

$7,460
Number of discharges: 84
Here:

2.19%
South Carolina:

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

$47,951
South Carolina:

$48,430
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,641
State:

$13,435
Number of discharges: 140
Here:

3.66%
State:

1.00%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,602
South Carolina:

$21,829
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,280
South Carolina:

$5,374
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

1.02%
State:

0.87%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,275
South Carolina:

$30,398
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,346
South Carolina:

$7,856
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.60%
State:

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

$13,852
State:

$19,506
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,567
South Carolina:

$5,031
Number of discharges: 50
This Hospital:

1.31%
South Carolina:

3.05%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$71,275
South Carolina:

$98,635
Average Total Payments
Here:

$27,970
State:

$21,021
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

1.25%
South Carolina:

0.49%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,937
State:

$32,172
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,539
South Carolina:

$8,699
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.55%
South Carolina:

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

$48,013
South Carolina:

$57,557
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,484
South Carolina:

$13,651
Number of discharges: 197
This Hospital:

5.15%
State:

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

$68,405
South Carolina:

$73,080
Average Total Payments
Here:

$27,059
South Carolina:

$17,808
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

1.10%
South Carolina:

0.75%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$121,381
South Carolina:

$152,247
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$58,540
State:

$41,031
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

0.89%
State:

0.53%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,273
State:

$22,604
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,854
South Carolina:

$5,307
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.65%
State:

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

$25,007
State:

$29,017
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,743
State:

$7,652
Number of discharges: 56
This Hospital:

1.46%
South Carolina:

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

$13,565
State:

$17,940
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,025
State:

$4,582
Number of discharges: 92
Here:

2.40%
State:

2.35%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,613
State:

$26,318
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,775
South Carolina:

$6,637
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

0.65%
State:

0.23%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,274
State:

$48,972
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,954
South Carolina:

$12,929
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

1.44%
South Carolina:

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

$20,393
State:

$27,813
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,290
South Carolina:

$6,896
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

1.12%
South Carolina:

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

$17,780
State:

$25,602
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,999
State:

$7,750
Number of discharges: 76
Here:

1.99%
State:

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

$30,292
State:

$38,758
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,739
South Carolina:

$11,331
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

1.31%
State:

0.27%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$58,482
South Carolina:

$71,460
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,502
State:

$16,349
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.65%
State:

0.38%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,027
South Carolina:

$83,822
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$27,127
South Carolina:

$21,405
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.55%
South Carolina:

0.45%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,994
South Carolina:

$48,248
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,338
State:

$10,871
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.47%
State:

0.35%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$69,513
South Carolina:

$91,050
Average Total Payments
Here:

$31,912
State:

$21,940
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.73%
State:

0.44%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$45,419
State:

$70,105
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,441
State:

$13,527
Number of discharges: 52
Here:

1.36%
South Carolina:

1.72%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Non-Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,646
State:

$65,262
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,049
South Carolina:

$12,032
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.65%
South Carolina:

0.37%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures without Coronary Artery Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$60,610
State:

$70,185
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,660
State:

$13,300
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

1.28%
State:

0.37%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,569
State:

$22,679
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,506
State:

$6,274
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

0.68%
State:

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

$50,601
South Carolina:

$72,412
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,718
State:

$17,402
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

0.71%
South Carolina:

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

$38,902
South Carolina:

$55,331
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,318
State:

$12,901
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.31%
State:

0.47%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,773
South Carolina:

$40,616
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,269
South Carolina:

$9,884
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.55%
State:

0.29%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,217
State:

$18,881
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,195
South Carolina:

$4,235
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.31%
State:

0.40%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,708
South Carolina:

$18,710
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,609
South Carolina:

$6,119
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.39%
South Carolina:

0.28%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,155
South Carolina:

$31,366
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,905
State:

$8,274
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.34%
State:

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

$16,773
South Carolina:

$27,959
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,340
State:

$7,002
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.34%
State:

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

$25,509
State:

$32,473
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,959
South Carolina:

$9,285
Number of discharges: 51
This Hospital:

1.33%
State:

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

$16,823
South Carolina:

$20,284
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,253
State:

$5,535
Number of discharges: 84
This Hospital:

2.19%
State:

1.62%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,544
South Carolina:

$24,367
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,447
State:

$6,649
Number of discharges: 78
Here:

2.04%
South Carolina:

2.67%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,319
State:

$37,409
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,990
State:

$10,896
Number of discharges: 69
Here:

1.80%
South Carolina:

1.70%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,331
State:

$37,466
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,489
South Carolina:

$9,677
Number of discharges: 70
Here:

1.83%
State:

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

$39,067
State:

$52,031
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,359
South Carolina:

$13,931
Number of discharges: 99
This Hospital:

2.59%
State:

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

$170,857
South Carolina:

$139,190
Average Total Payments
Here:

$76,686
State:

$37,412
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

0.68%
South Carolina:

0.42%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$51,720
South Carolina:

$63,979
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$22,565
State:

$15,389
Number of discharges: 49
Here:

1.28%
South Carolina:

0.96%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,146
South Carolina:

$21,496
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,829
State:

$5,183
Number of discharges: 77
Here:

2.01%
State:

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

$44,803
South Carolina:

$47,649
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,461
South Carolina:

$12,850
Number of discharges: 124
This Hospital:

3.24%
South Carolina:

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

$21,569
State:

$27,108
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,638
State:

$7,377
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.55%
South Carolina:

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

$15,847
State:

$19,115
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,823
South Carolina:

$4,489
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.47%
State:

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

$17,799
State:

$28,571
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,704
South Carolina:

$6,534
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

1.18%
South Carolina:

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

$27,541
State:

$41,412
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,271
State:

$9,697
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

0.78%
State:

2.05%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$90,709
State:

$109,431
Average Total Payments
Here:

$36,699
State:

$26,848
Number of discharges: 54
This Hospital:

1.41%
State:

1.27%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,306
State:

$19,835
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,604
South Carolina:

$4,648
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.47%
State:

1.67%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,501
South Carolina:

$20,994
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,196
South Carolina:

$4,758
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.73%
State:

1.02%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

36.700%
South Carolina:

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

11.100%
South Carolina:

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

0.151%
State:

0.132%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

8.700%
State:

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

2.800%
State:

2.644%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 25%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
South Carolina:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

79%
South Carolina:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

14%
State:

12%
Always
This Hospital:

81%
State:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

25%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

65%
South Carolina:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
South Carolina:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
South Carolina:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

19%
South Carolina:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
South Carolina:

16%
Always
Here:

63%
State:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
South Carolina:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
South Carolina:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
South Carolina:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
South Carolina:

67%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

84%
South Carolina:

85%
No
Here:

16%
State:

15%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

5%
South Carolina:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

15%
State:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

80%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

2%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

13%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

85%
South Carolina:

70%

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