CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM
Acute Care Hospital in Florence, SC 29505
CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM PROFILE
Carolinas Hospital System is an acute care hospital located in Florence, SC 29505 that serves the Florence county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM
805 Pamplico Hwy Box 100550Florence, SC 29505
Phone: (843) 674-2500
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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.
Average
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: Voluntary Non-profit - Other
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.
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.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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 Carolinas Hospital System 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: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Carolinas Hospital System 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: 42 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 42 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 44 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 18 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Carolinas Hospital System 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 for bloodstream infections Better performance for bloodstream infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections - Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only - Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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 patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of South Carolina. - 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 87% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of South Carolina. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 2% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of South Carolina. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 2% average score of South Carolina. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of South Carolina. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of South Carolina. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection 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 99% 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 discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 98% average score of South Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 95% average score of South Carolina. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 98% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 95% average score of South Carolina. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 98% 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 discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 95% average score of South Carolina.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-PEE DEE | 555 E Cheves St Box 8700 Florence, SC 29506 | Yes | 2.51 mi | Compare |
| MCLEOD MEDICAL CENTER - DARLINGTON | 701 Cashua Ferry Road Darlington, SC 29540 | No | 11.7 mi | Compare |
| LAKE CITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 258 N Ron Mcnair Blvd Lake City, SC 29560 | Yes | 19.35 mi | Compare |
| CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1304 W Bobo Newsom Hwy Hartsville, SC 29550 | Yes | 24.08 mi | Compare |
| CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM MARION | 2829 E Hwy 76 Mullins, SC 29574 | Yes | 24.47 mi | Compare |
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