MUSC MEDICAL CENTER - CHARLESTON, SC

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MUSC MEDICAL CENTER
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

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

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

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

Here:	100.0%
South Carolina:	98.5%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	99.0%
South Carolina:	98.9%

Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

Here:	100.0%
South Carolina:	96.8%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.1%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.8%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	90.0%
South Carolina:	94.2%

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG

Here:	5
State:	9

Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival

Here:	100.0%
South Carolina:	95.6%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	100.0%
South Carolina:	98.8%

Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

This Hospital:	99.0%
South Carolina:	95.6%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	79.0%
South Carolina:	89.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	99.2%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	91.0%
South Carolina:	95.8%

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
South Carolina:	96.3%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	82.0%
State:	98.6%

Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

This Hospital:	94.0%
South Carolina:	93.2%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	83.0%
South Carolina:	93.6%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	88.0%
South Carolina:	95.5%

Children's Asthma

Percent of Children Who Received Reliever Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma

Here:	100.0%
State:	100.0%

Percent of Children Who Received Systemic Corticosteroid Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma

Here:	99.0%
State:	98.6%

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

Here:	85.0%
South Carolina:	86.1%

Surgery

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

Here:	92.0%
State:	97.0%

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

Here:	92.0%
State:	94.9%

Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection

Here:	98.0%
South Carolina:	97.8%

Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot

This Hospital:	96.0%
South Carolina:	94.1%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
South Carolina:	95.1%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	95.8%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
South Carolina:	99.3%

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

Here:	100.0%
South Carolina:	93.2%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
South Carolina:	94.1%

Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)

This Hospital:	80.0%
South Carolina:	93.6%

Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)

This Hospital:	95.0%
South Carolina:	95.0%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	12.6%
State:	16.2%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	10.5%
South Carolina:	11.3%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	14.0%
State:	12.0%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	20.4%
State:	19.0%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	24.7%
State:	23.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	18.3%
South Carolina:	18.2%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

This Hospital:	0.340%
State:	0.138%

Falls And Trauma

Here:	0.476%
State:	0.606%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

Here:	0.272%
State:	0.369%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 31%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	3%
State:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	14%
State:	17%

Always

Here:	83%
South Carolina:	78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	5%
South Carolina:	4%

Usually

This Hospital:	13%
South Carolina:	13%

Always

Here:	82%
South Carolina:	83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	8%
South Carolina:	11%

Usually

Here:	25%
State:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	67%
State:	65%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	5%
State:	8%

Usually

Here:	21%
South Carolina:	22%

Always

This Hospital:	74%
State:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	18%
State:	22%

Usually

This Hospital:	18%
State:	16%

Always

This Hospital:	64%
South Carolina:	62%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	8%
State:	10%

Usually

This Hospital:	21%
South Carolina:	19%

Always

Here:	71%
State:	71%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	5%
State:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	27%
South Carolina:	26%

Always

This Hospital:	68%
State:	66%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	84%
South Carolina:	83%

Here:	16%
South Carolina:	17%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	5%
State:	9%

7 or 8

Here:	16%
South Carolina:	22%

9 or 10

Here:	79%
South Carolina:	69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	1%
South Carolina:	6%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	14%
State:	25%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	85%
State:	69%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $7,438

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $16,487

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $10,377

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $6,134

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $12,406

Heart failure and shock w CC: $8,555

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $6,163

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $11,145

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $8,345

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $12,254

Diabetes w MCC: $11,591

Chest Pain: $4,545

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $37,398

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $68,251

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $45,160

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $43,400

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $42,733

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $57,407

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $50,469

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $68,016

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $8,529

Extracranial procedures w CC: $13,279

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $30,643

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $48,185

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $17,157

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $22,142

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $16,360

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $9,634

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $21,182

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $14,119

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $18,476

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $8,252

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $21,262

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $11,992

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $13,785

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $21,887

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $43,898

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $12,428

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $16,371

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $37,738

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $22,310

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $30,455

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $57,425

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $8,025

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $14,665

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,468

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w CC/MCC: $14,688

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $26,890

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $17,172

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $26,390

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $20,955

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $26,025

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $26,444

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $18,162

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $26,232

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $11,773

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $28,045

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $15,931

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $38,600

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $28,337

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w MCC: $38,590

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $19,154

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $11,160

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $23,696

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $18,464

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $5,374

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $9,565

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $6,981

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $7,216

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	29.400%
South Carolina:	34.323%

Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.

This Hospital:	9.000%
State:	8.362%

Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.

Here:	0.163%
South Carolina:	0.159%

Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.

Here:	0.002%
South Carolina:	0.030%

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