BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Beaufort, SC 29902
BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Beaufort, SC 29902 that serves the Beaufort county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
955 Ribaut RdBeaufort, SC 29902
Phone: (843) 522-5200
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
The summary star rating combines data from different aspects of the patient’s experience of care to make hospital comparison easier.
Good
ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals What's an acute care hospital?An acute care hospital provides inpatient medical care, services related for surgery and medical services for short-term illnesses, acute medical conditions or injuries.
Hospital Owner: Government - Local
Electronic Lab Results: Yes Able to receive lab results electronically
The provider has the ability of receiving laboratory results through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system as discrete searchable data.
Electronically Track Patients Visits: Yes Able to track patients’ lab results, tests, and referrals electronically between visits
The provider is capable of tracking lab tests, diagnostic studies, or patient referrals through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
Outpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for outpatient surgical procedures.
Inpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for inpatient surgical procedures.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Beaufort County Memorial Hospital is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after discharge. The following are the results of some the survey’s five-star quality ratings.
Doctor Communication: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Beaufort County Memorial Hospital show how rapidly emergency departments give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain common conditions. This information could help patients compare which hospitals provide the right care at the right time.
ER Wait Time: 17 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 23 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 17 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 23 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 39 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Beaufort County Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in South Carolina or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of SC. - Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of thorax CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of SC. - Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of South Carolina. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 17 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 31 minutes in South Carolina. - Emergency Department:
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being seen Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of South Carolina. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 80% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 69% average score of South Carolina. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 98% average score of South Carolina. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 4 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 6 minutes in South Carolina. - Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s)
The provider's Pneumonia performance score of 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 97% average score of South Carolina. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 99% average score of South Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 98% average score of South Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 99% average score of South Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of South Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 97% average score of South Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 99% average score of South Carolina. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of South Carolina. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 99% average score of South Carolina. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 8% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 4% average score of South Carolina.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILTON HEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 25 Hospital Center Blvd Hilton Head Island, SC 29925 | Yes | 13.37 mi | Compare |
| COASTAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL | 1000 Medical Center Drive Hardeeville, SC 29927 | Yes | 22.55 mi | Compare |
| EFFINGHAM HOSPITAL | 459 Ga Highway 119 South Springfield, GA 31329 | Yes | 32.95 mi | Compare |
| COLLETON MEDICAL CENTER | 501 Robertson Boulevard Walterboro, SC 29488 | Yes | 34.92 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIV MED CEN, INC | 4700 Waters Avenue Savannah, GA 31403 | Yes | 35.56 mi | Compare |
| CANDLER HOSPITAL | 5353 Reynolds Street Savannah, GA 31412 | Yes | 36.06 mi | Compare |
| HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 595 West Carolina Avenue Varnville, SC 29944 | Yes | 38.21 mi | Compare |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - SAVANNAH | 11705 Mercy Boulevard Savannah, GA 31419 | Yes | 40.42 mi | Compare |
| BON SECOURS-ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL | 2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive Charleston, SC 29414 | Yes | 46.3 mi | Compare |
| CHARLESTON VA MEDICAL CENTER | 109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 | No | 49.71 mi | Compare |
| ROPER HOSPITAL | 316 Calhoun St Charleston, SC 29401 | Yes | 49.86 mi | Compare |
| ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL | 1787 Allendale Fairfax Rd Fairfax, SC 29827 | Yes | 49.97 mi | Compare |
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