Hospital rankings
Hospitals in South Carolina with the lowest CABG surgery death rate
15 South Carolina hospitals ranked by CABG surgery death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Trident Medical Center, MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown, Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | CABG surgery death ratelower 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 | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 2.4% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Trident Medical Center | 1.4%, 98th 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 | 1.01, 38th percentile | 497 | Compare Trident Medical Center |
| T2 | MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | 1.9%, 78th 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 | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 258 | Compare MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown |
| T2 | Prisma Health Richland Hospital | 1.9%, 78th 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 | 1.05, 19th percentile | 649 | Compare Prisma Health Richland Hospital |
| 4 | MUSC Medical Center | 2.0%, 69th 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 | 0.98, 55th percentile | 713 | Compare MUSC Medical Center |
| T5 | St Francis-Downtown | 2.2%, 55th 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 | 1.01, 38th percentile | 245 | Compare St Francis-Downtown |
| T5 | McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 2.2%, 55th 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 | 1.00, 44th percentile | 461 | Compare McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee |
| 7 | Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | 2.4%, 44th 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 | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 93 | Compare Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center |
| 8 | Spartanburg Medical Center | 2.5%, 38th 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 | 1.03, 28th percentile | 747 | Compare Spartanburg Medical Center |
| T9 | Roper Hospital | 2.7%, 28th 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 | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 368 | Compare Roper Hospital |
| T9 | Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | 2.7%, 28th 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 | 0.96, 66th percentile | 369 | Compare Grand Strand Regional Medical Center |
| T9 | Piedmont Medical Center | 2.7%, 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 | 1.03, 28th percentile | 288 | Compare Piedmont Medical Center |
| T12 | Anmed Health | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 246 min, 6th percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 533 | Compare Anmed Health |
| T12 | Lexington Medical Center | 3.0%, 19th 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 | 1.00, 44th percentile | 460 | Compare Lexington Medical Center |
| 14 | Self Regional Healthcare | 3.2%, 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 | 1.07, 14th percentile | 358 | Compare Self Regional Healthcare |
| 15 | Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 3.3%, 12th 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 | 1.03, 28th percentile | 845 | Compare Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital |
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.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
- 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.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).