Medical University of South Carolina

171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425
Medical University of South Carolina is a State owned hospital located in Charleston, SC. It has 3 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Coronary Care, and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, South Carolina (SC)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
State
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 4 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 5 of 5 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Orthopedic services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Vascular services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas

Hospital Features

Medical University of South Carolina is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 479 beds of which 365 are Adult and Pediatric, 10 are Coronary Care, and 61 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
479
  • Intensive Care beds
61
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
365
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Coronary Care beds
10
  • Residency Program Approval:
ADA, AMA
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 5 of 14 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Stroke
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Heart Bypass Surgery
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Carotid Surgery
bullet Valve Replacement Surgery
 

There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.

For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.
 
 

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