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Medical University of South Carolina: 5 hospitals, 4 with HAC payment reductions
CMS lists Medical University of South Carolina as an owner or manager of 5 hospitals in 1 state, 5 of them with emergency services. The average overall rating is 2.8 of 5 and none is rated one star. In fiscal year 2026, 4 of them faced a 1% Medicare payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and 5 had an excess readmission ratio above 1.0 on at least one condition tracked by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
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- Hospitals
- 5, of which 1 owned and 5 managed
- States
- 1
- Based in
- Charleston, SC
- CMS lists this owner as
- nonprofit
- Average overall rating
- 2.8 of 5
- One star hospitals
- 0
- Five star hospitals
- 0
- With emergency services
- 5
- HAC payment reductions, fiscal year 2026
- 4 of 5 in the program
- With excess readmissions
- 5
Hospitals
Hospitals with a HAC payment reduction first, then by most conditions with excess readmissions, then by lowest star rating. Each row links to the hospital page and its Medicare Care Compare record.
| Hospital | City | State | Role | Type | Stars | Emergency | HAC payment cut | Excess readmission conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center | Charleston | SC | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Acute Care Hospitals | 2 | Yes | Yes | 5 | medicare.gov |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | Florence | SC | Operational or managerial control | Acute Care Hospitals | 3 | Yes | Yes | 2 | medicare.gov |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center | Mullins | SC | Operational or managerial control | Acute Care Hospitals | 3 | Yes | Yes | 2 | medicare.gov |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | Columbia | SC | Operational or managerial control | Acute Care Hospitals | 3 | Yes | Yes | 1 | medicare.gov |
| Kershawhealth | Camden | SC | Operational or managerial control | Acute Care Hospitals | 3 | Yes | No | 1 | medicare.gov |
By state
| State | Hospitals | Average stars | One star | HAC payment cuts | With excess readmissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 5 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospitals. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and program results are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospitals on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.