Hospital rankings
Hospitals in South Carolina with the lowest heart attack death rate
28 South Carolina hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Trident Medical Center, Charleston VA Medical Center, MUSC Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher 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 | 11.9% | 3.3 | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Trident Medical Center | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 2 | Charleston VA Medical Center | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | — | — | 500 | Compare Charleston VA Medical Center |
| 3 | MUSC Medical Center | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 4 | Prisma Health Richland Hospital | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 5 | Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 6 | MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 420 | Compare MUSC Health Florence Medical Center |
| 7 | Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 15.4%, 2nd percentile | 16.6%, 2nd percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 116 | Compare Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center |
| 8 | Anmed Health | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th 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 |
| 9 | Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | — | Compare Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital |
| 10 | Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 169 | Compare Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital |
| 11 | Lexington Medical Center | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th 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 |
| 12 | Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 13 | Roper Hospital | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th 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 |
| 14 | Self Regional Healthcare | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th 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 | St Francis-Downtown | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 16 | MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 217 | Compare MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center |
| 17 | Conway Medical Center | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 17.3%, 1st percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 210 | Compare Conway Medical Center |
| 18 | Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 283 | Compare Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital |
| T19 | McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| T19 | Aiken Regional Medical Center | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 162 min, 41st percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 273 | Compare Aiken Regional Medical Center |
| 21 | Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 131 | Compare Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital |
| 22 | Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th 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 |
| 23 | Spartanburg Medical Center | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 24 | Piedmont Medical Center | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 1, 1st 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 |
| T25 | Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 221 min, 11th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 197 | Compare Beaufort County Memorial Hospital |
| T25 | Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 124 | Compare Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital |
| 27 | MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th 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 |
| 28 | McLeod Loris Hospital | 15.6%, 0th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 105 | Compare McLeod Loris 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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- 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).