Aiken Regional Medical Center in Aiken, SC
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About Aiken Regional Medical Center
Aiken Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 273 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Rehabiliation Hospital of Augusta, about 15 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.54
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.37
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.19
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.25
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.21
56% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend57%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys694
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.58414, -81.75942
Nearby hospitals
- Rehabiliation Hospital of Augusta1355 Independence Drive, Augusta, GARehabilitation hospital15 mi
- Piedmont Augusta Hospital1350 Walton Way, Augusta, GA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center -Downtown Division950 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomVA medical center15 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Augusta, Inc1537 Walton Way, Augusta, GALong-term care hospital15 mi
- Children's Hospital of Georgia1446 Harper Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital15 mi
- Augusta University Medical Center1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomHospital15 mi
- Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R300 Ridge Medical Plaza, Edgefield, SC · Emergency roomCritical access hospital17 mi
- Augusta VA Medical Center1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GA · Emergency roomVA medical center17 mi
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center - Uptown Division1 Freedom Way, Augusta, GAVA medical center18 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Aiken Regional Medical Center located?
Aiken Regional Medical Center is at 302 University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801 in Aiken County.
Does Aiken Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Aiken Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 162 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Aiken Regional Medical Center?
Aiken Regional Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Aiken Regional Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Aiken Regional Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the South Carolina trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Aiken Regional Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (803) 641-5900.
Would patients recommend Aiken Regional Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (694 completed surveys), 57% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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