Musc Medical Center

Hospital in Charleston, SC, Medicare certification number 420004. CMS publishes 67 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 420004The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Control type: Hospital district or authority
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Jul 24, 2024
Beds: 713
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Address: 169 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-2300

NPI records for this facility 6

Medical University Hospital Authority
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1073605879
Medicare enrollment
Medical University Hospital Authority
- Rehabilitation Hospital
- Orangeburg, SC
- NPI 1154020147
Medicare enrollment
Medical University Hospital Authority
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1659435840
Medicare enrollment
Medical University Hospital Authority
- Psychiatric Hospital
- Orangeburg, SC
- NPI 1669171740
Medicare enrollment
Medical University Hospital Authority
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Orangeburg, SC
- NPI 1710683354
Medicare enrollment
Medical University Hospital Authority
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Orangeburg, SC
- NPI 1770280299
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 2.72 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.36 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.48 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.68 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.62 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.7 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.42 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 2,684

Page 1 of 108Medicare Care Compare

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Andrea Marie Abbott, MD
- Surgical Oncology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1245473354
Marwa Abdel Meguid, MD, MS
- Family Medicine Physician
- Aiken, SC
- NPI 1912646555
Ahmed Ibrahim Kamal Abdelkader, MD, PHD
- Nephrology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1629743000
Mohamed Abdelwahab, MD
- Otolaryngology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1528679768
Mohammed Abdulfatah, MD
- Rheumatology Physician
- Orangeburg, SC
- NPI 1285167023
Alvin C Abinsay, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Marion, SC
- NPI 1689608002
Christina Abrams, M.D.
- Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1376920207
Joseph Anwar Abro, MD
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1144630286
Lynne Victoria Abruzzo, M.D., PHD
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
- Augusta, GA
- NPI 1275647364
Osama Abuhasheesh, MD
- Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1477109692
Anand Achanti, MD
- Nephrology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1477750883
Kathryn Achanti, APRN
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1922774199
Nazir A Adam, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Harrisonburg, VA
- NPI 1023059136
Cristin Swords Adams, D.O.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1427497684
John B Adams II, MD
- Urology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1013081678
Sara Elizabeth Adams, M.D.
- Hematology & Oncology Physician
- Georgetown, SC
- NPI 1043397391
Claire Stephanie Adcock, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1194352021
Ruth Oluwatoyin Adekunle, M.D.
- Infectious Disease Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1366784530
Adeniyi Ajao Adelakun, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Orangeburg, SC
- NPI 1770231847
Dauren Adilbay
- Otolaryngology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1134863079
Henry Grady Adkins, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Georgetown, SC
- NPI 1578669297
Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Heath Springs, SC
- NPI 1417912932
Priyal Agarwal, MD
- Hematology & Oncology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1386206340
Longinus Olewuike Agor
- Hospitalist Physician
- North Wilkesboro, NC
- NPI 1265494686
Amit Agrawal, MD
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1003906017

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate Worse1.84
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- Worse than the national rate
- 4,407 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite Worse1.48
- State average 0.96 (computed here)
- National average 1
- Worse than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected184.75
- State average 172.77 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 405 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2
- State average 2.47 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 202 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.1
- State average 9.05 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 164 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected10.4
- State average 12.1 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 228 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected11
- State average 11.55 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 559 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected16.9
- State average 15.93 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 463 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected9.8
- State average 12.08 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 839 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.7
- State average 3.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 7,015 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.22
- State average 0.2 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 15,888 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.24
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 17,142 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected4.13
- State average 3.45 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 6,543 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.67
- State average 1.6 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 3,368 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.91
- State average 2.29 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 5,923 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected12.03
- State average 9.45 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 3,319 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.28
- State average 5.07 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 3,423 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.18
- State average 1.75 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 1,622 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate Worse1.91
- State average 0.53 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- Worse than the national rate
- 13,310 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected5.4
- State average 4.21 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 66 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.78
- State average 0.56
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.84
- State average 0.63
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.52
- State average 0.3
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.94
- State average 0.61
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected1.62
- State average 1.16
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.47
- State average 1.09
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 7.6
- State average 6.74 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 12.6
- State average 6.44 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.98
- State average 0.99
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 16

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 52
- State average 63
- National average 65
- 393 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 208
- State average 163
- National average 168
- 402 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 205
- State average 158
- National average 162
- 374 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 261
- State average 244
- National average 257
- 21 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 96
- State average 97.81 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 807 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 96
- State average 94
- National average 93
- 1,135 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 89
- State average 72
- National average 69
- 27 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 81
- State average 73
- National average 78
- 10,538 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 88
- State average 94.87 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 3,844 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 4
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 153,177 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 18
- State average 17
- National average 15
- 12,699 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 64
- State average 72
- National average 73
- 142 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 84
- State average 88
- National average 87
- 77 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 75
- State average 80
- National average 81
- 393 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 87
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 190 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 75
- State average 89.1 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 22,375 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Emergency department volume — very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.4
- State average 14.31 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 473 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.7
- State average 21.55 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,099 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 5.5
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 354 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 14.7
- State average 4.03 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 682 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 45.5
- State average 2.82 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 483 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.4
- State average 17.74 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 730 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected6
- State average 5.43 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 904 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10.6
- State average 10.07 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 904 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.2
- State average 6.1 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 62 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected9.4
- State average 11.41 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 140 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected21.1
- State average 20.02 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 380 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.5
- State average 13.03 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 3,533 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 2,273 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

Units certified under this facility 2

Provider of Services

Parts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.

Medical University Hospital Authority Hospital, CCN 42S004
Musc Medical Center Inpatient rehabilitation facility, CCN 42T004, 18 measures, 4 providers

Sources for this page

Provider of Services: the certification, provider type, beds and status.
Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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