Hospital rankings
Hospitals in South Carolina with the lowest medicare spending per patient
51 South Carolina hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Union Medical Center, McLeod Medical Center - Dillon, Prisma Health Patewood Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | ||||
| 1 | Union Medical Center | 0.84, 96th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 155 min, 46th percentile | 143 | Compare Union Medical Center |
| 2 | McLeod Medical Center - Dillon | 0.87, 93rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 92 | Compare McLeod Medical Center - Dillon |
| 3 | Prisma Health Patewood Hospital | 0.90, 88th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | — | 72 | Compare Prisma Health Patewood Hospital |
| 4 | Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital | 0.93, 80th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 76 | Compare Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital |
| T5 | McLeod Health Clarendon | 0.94, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 81 | Compare McLeod Health Clarendon |
| T5 | Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital | 0.94, 76th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 131 | Compare Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital |
| T7 | Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital | 0.95, 71st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 82 | Compare Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital |
| T7 | Colleton Medical Center | 0.95, 71st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 124 min, 71st percentile | 135 | Compare Colleton Medical Center |
| T7 | MUSC Health Marion Medical Center | 0.95, 71st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 118 min, 76th percentile | 124 | Compare MUSC Health Marion Medical Center |
| T7 | Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | 0.95, 71st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 283 | Compare Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital |
| T7 | Aiken Regional Medical Center | 0.95, 71st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 273 | Compare Aiken Regional Medical Center |
| T7 | Cherokee Medical Center | 0.95, 71st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 161 min, 41st percentile | 125 | Compare Cherokee Medical Center |
| T13 | Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc | 0.96, 66th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 50 | Compare Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc |
| T13 | Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | 0.96, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 221 min, 11th percentile | 197 | Compare Beaufort County Memorial Hospital |
| T13 | Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital | 0.96, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | — | Compare Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital |
| T13 | Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | 0.96, 66th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 369 | Compare Grand Strand Regional Medical Center |
| T13 | Hampton Regional Medical Center | 0.96, 66th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 32 | Compare Hampton Regional Medical Center |
| 18 | Mount Pleasant Hospital | 0.97, 61st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 85 | Compare Mount Pleasant Hospital |
| T19 | Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge | 0.98, 55th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | — | Compare Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge |
| T19 | Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital | 0.98, 55th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 175 min, 32nd percentile | 43 | Compare Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital |
| T19 | MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | 0.98, 55th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 420 | Compare MUSC Health Florence Medical Center |
| T19 | MUSC Medical Center | 0.98, 55th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 713 | Compare MUSC Medical Center |
| T23 | Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center | 0.99, 50th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 143 min, 54th percentile | 140 | Compare Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center |
| T23 | Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital | 0.99, 50th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 124 | Compare Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital |
| T25 | McLeod Loris Hospital | 1.00, 44th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 15.6%, 0th percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 105 | Compare McLeod Loris Hospital |
| T25 | Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital | 1.00, 44th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 169 | Compare Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital |
| T25 | Lexington Medical Center | 1.00, 44th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 223 min, 11th percentile | 460 | Compare Lexington Medical Center |
| T25 | McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 1.00, 44th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 238 min, 7th percentile | 461 | Compare McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee |
| T29 | St Francis-Downtown | 1.01, 38th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 245 | Compare St Francis-Downtown |
| T29 | Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | 1.01, 38th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 204 | Compare Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital |
| T29 | Newberry County Memorial Hospital | 1.01, 38th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 110 min, 82nd percentile | 90 | Compare Newberry County Memorial Hospital |
| T29 | Trident Medical Center | 1.01, 38th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 497 | Compare Trident Medical Center |
| T29 | Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center | 1.01, 38th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 15.4%, 2nd percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 116 | Compare Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center |
| T34 | Roper Hospital | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.75, 97th percentile | 96 min, 92nd percentile | 368 | Compare Roper Hospital |
| T34 | MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.27, 7th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 258 | Compare MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown |
| T34 | Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 93 | Compare Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center |
| T37 | Pelham Medical Center | 1.03, 28th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 177 min, 31st percentile | 48 | Compare Pelham Medical Center |
| T37 | Coastal Carolina Hospital | 1.03, 28th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 41 | Compare Coastal Carolina Hospital |
| T37 | Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 1.03, 28th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 234 min, 8th percentile | 845 | Compare Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital |
| T37 | Conway Medical Center | 1.03, 28th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 17.3%, 1st percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 210 | Compare Conway Medical Center |
| T37 | Piedmont Medical Center | 1.03, 28th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 1.29, 7th percentile | 184 min, 27th percentile | 288 | Compare Piedmont Medical Center |
| T37 | Spartanburg Medical Center | 1.03, 28th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 14.2%, 7th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 747 | Compare Spartanburg Medical Center |
| T37 | MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | 1.03, 28th percentile | — | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 82 | Compare MUSC Health Chester Medical Center |
| T44 | Prisma Health Baptist | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 352 | Compare Prisma Health Baptist |
| T44 | McLeod Health Cheraw | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 59 | Compare McLeod Health Cheraw |
| 46 | Prisma Health Richland Hospital | 1.05, 19th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 225 min, 10th percentile | 649 | Compare Prisma Health Richland Hospital |
| 47 | Cannon Memorial Hospital | 1.06, 16th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 120 min, 74th percentile | 55 | Compare Cannon Memorial Hospital |
| T48 | MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center | 1.07, 14th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 217 | Compare MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center |
| T48 | Self Regional Healthcare | 1.07, 14th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 199 min, 20th percentile | 358 | Compare Self Regional Healthcare |
| 50 | KershawHealth | 1.10, 8th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 119 | Compare KershawHealth |
About these rankings
Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).