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Hospitals in South Carolina with the lowest COPD death rate

45 South Carolina hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mount Pleasant Hospital, Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital, MUSC Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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45 hospitals ranked in South Carolina by copd death rate; 21 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalCOPD death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average8.6%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Mount Pleasant HospitalMount Pleasant, SC · Acute care6.8%54—9.8%14.0%0.90132 min0.9785Compare
T2Prisma Health Hillcrest HospitalSimpsonville, SC · Acute care7.1%44—10.6%14.2%0.98175 min0.9843Compare
T2MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care7.1%2310.4%11.0%15.7%1.48205 min0.98713Compare
4Pelham Medical CenterGreer, SC · Acute care7.4%54—9.2%14.9%0.92177 min1.0348Compare
5Charleston VA Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Veterans Affairs7.5%549.8%8.3%16.1%0.78——500Compare
6Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville, SC · Acute care7.7%4310.7%11.3%15.0%0.93234 min1.03845Compare
T7Prisma Health Baptist ParkridgeColumbia, SC · Acute care7.9%43—9.1%13.5%0.80162 min0.98—Compare
T7Prisma Health Laurens County HospitalClinton, SC · Acute care7.9%43—10.6%13.8%0.94148 min0.9376Compare
T7Self Regional HealthcareGreenwood, SC · Acute care7.9%4412.0%12.4%14.3%0.98199 min1.07358Compare
T10Columbia SC VA Medical CenterColumbia, SC · Veterans Affairs8.1%55—10.0%12.8%0.81——410Compare
T10Aiken Regional Medical CenterAiken, SC · Acute care8.1%2212.9%12.6%14.2%1.21162 min0.95273Compare
T12McLeod Loris HospitalLoris, SC · Acute care8.3%4415.6%14.7%15.0%0.78138 min1.00105Compare
T12Prisma Health Oconee Memorial HospitalSeneca, SC · Acute care8.3%4411.3%11.4%15.3%1.01156 min1.00169Compare
T14Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterMount Pleasant, SC · Acute care8.4%44—9.7%14.2%1.00143 min0.99140Compare
T14Roper HospitalCharleston, SC · Acute care8.4%4411.8%9.9%14.0%0.7596 min1.02368Compare
T14McLeod Medical Center - DillonDillon, SC · Acute care8.4%34—11.8%15.2%1.00170 min0.8792Compare
T14Cherokee Medical CenterGaffney, SC · Acute care8.4%24—11.7%15.5%0.96161 min0.95125Compare
18Tidelands Waccamaw Community HospitalMurrells Inlet, SC · Acute care8.5%4313.6%11.8%14.7%0.98178 min0.99124Compare
T19Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley IncSummerville, SC · Acute care8.6%54—11.6%14.9%0.85140 min0.9650Compare
T19Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalCharleston, SC · Acute care8.6%34—14.8%13.7%0.80153 min1.01204Compare
T19Carolina Pines Regional Medical CenterHartsville, SC · Acute care8.6%2411.0%15.4%16.6%1.12142 min1.01116Compare
22Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · Acute care8.7%4313.6%11.8%15.1%1.07221 min0.96197Compare
23Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasley, SC · Acute care8.9%4311.2%11.6%14.2%0.99178 min0.96—Compare
T24Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalSpartanburg, SC · Acute care9.0%54—8.9%13.5%0.97208 min0.9582Compare
T24KershawHealthCamden, SC · Acute care9.0%33—13.4%14.6%1.11160 min1.10119Compare
T24McLeod Health CherawCheraw, SC · Acute care9.0%34—8.9%16.1%0.94140 min1.0459Compare
27Prisma Health BaptistColumbia, SC · Acute care9.1%43—10.6%13.8%0.72153 min1.04352Compare
28Colleton Medical CenterWalterboro, SC · Acute care9.2%34—12.2%14.9%1.07124 min0.95135Compare
29Tidelands Georgetown Memorial HospitalGeorgetown, SC · Acute care9.3%2313.1%13.5%14.4%0.92151 min0.94131Compare
30Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach, SC · Acute care9.4%2311.7%11.6%15.8%0.94130 min0.96369Compare
T31MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia, SC · Acute care9.5%3313.9%11.0%14.9%1.27134 min1.02258Compare
T31McLeod Health ClarendonManning, SC · Acute care9.5%34—12.4%15.4%0.94212 min0.9481Compare
T31Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbia, SC · Acute care9.5%3310.6%11.6%14.4%1.15225 min1.05649Compare
34MUSC Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, SC · Acute care9.8%4312.3%13.2%15.5%0.83134 min1.07217Compare
T35MUSC Health Florence Medical CenterFlorence, SC · Acute care10.2%3310.8%9.4%15.3%1.05176 min0.98420Compare
T35Trident Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care10.2%339.6%9.5%14.9%0.81126 min1.01497Compare
37Novant Health Hilton Head Medical CenterHilton Head Island, SC · Acute care10.6%2213.2%9.8%15.4%0.88166 min1.0293Compare
T38Anmed HealthAnderson, SC · Acute care10.7%4411.1%12.4%14.9%0.77246 min1.11533Compare
T38Piedmont Medical CenterRock Hill, SC · Acute care10.7%2113.5%11.8%14.0%1.29184 min1.03288Compare
40Prisma Health Tuomey HospitalSumter, SC · Acute care10.8%3312.6%10.2%14.8%0.86170 min0.95283Compare
T41McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorence, SC · Acute care10.9%3312.9%11.9%15.0%1.07238 min1.00461Compare
T41Conway Medical CenterConway, SC · Acute care10.9%2312.5%17.3%15.6%1.10134 min1.03210Compare
43Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia, SC · Acute care11.0%3411.6%12.6%14.6%0.88223 min1.00460Compare
44Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute care11.6%2313.3%14.2%14.4%0.79179 min1.03747Compare
45St Francis-DowntownGreenville, SC · Acute care11.8%4312.1%11.6%14.1%0.80163 min1.01245Compare

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.

COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD 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).