Musc Medical Center in Charleston, SC
Also known as MUSC Health Medical Center
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About Musc Medical Center
Musc Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (hospital district or authority). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I adult, Level I pediatric trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 790 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 Roper Hospital, about 0.2 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 0.94
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.78
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.52
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.84
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.62
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.47
52% 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 recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1070%
- Completed surveys1,358
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.78496, -79.94643
Nearby hospitals
- Roper Hospital316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.2 mi
- Charleston VA Medical Center109 Bee Street, Charleston, SC · Emergency roomVA medical center0.4 mi
- Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health2777 Speissegger Drive, Charleston, SCPsychiatric hospital4.1 mi
- Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive, Charleston, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.5 mi
- Charleston-Amg Speciality Hospital Inc1200 Hospital Drive, Mount Pleasant, SCLong-term care hospital5.8 mi
- Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center2000 Hospital Dr, Mount Pleasant, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.0 mi
- Mount Pleasant Hospital3510 Highway 17 North Suite 140, Mount Pleasant, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital12 mi
- Musc Healt Rehabilitation Hospital9181 Medcom St, North Charleston, SCRehabilitation hospital15 mi
- Trident Medical Center9330 Medical Plaza Dr, Charleston, SC · Level II traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Summerville Medical Center295 Midland Parkway, Summerville, SC · Emergency roomHospital18 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Musc Medical Center located?
Musc Medical Center is at 169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425 in Charleston County.
Does Musc Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Musc Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 205 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Musc Medical Center?
Musc 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 Musc Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I adult, Level I pediatric trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the South Carolina EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Musc Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (843) 792-2300.
Would patients recommend Musc Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,358 completed surveys), 72% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 70% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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