Roper Hospital in Charleston, SC
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About Roper Hospital
Roper Hospital is an acute care hospital in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 332 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Musc Medical Center, 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 infectionsWorse than national · SIR 2.20
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.22
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.30
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.84
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.65
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.38
76% 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 recommend80%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
- Completed surveys2,725
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.78235, -79.94903
Nearby hospitals
- Musc Medical Center169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.2 mi
- Charleston VA Medical Center109 Bee Street, Charleston, SC · Emergency roomVA medical center0.3 mi
- Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health2777 Speissegger Drive, Charleston, SCPsychiatric hospital4.2 mi
- Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive, Charleston, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.4 mi
- Charleston-Amg Speciality Hospital Inc1200 Hospital Drive, Mount Pleasant, SCLong-term care hospital6.0 mi
- Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center2000 Hospital Dr, Mount Pleasant, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.3 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 Roper Hospital located?
Roper Hospital is at 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401 in Charleston County.
Does Roper Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Roper Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 96 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Roper Hospital?
Roper Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 Roper Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Roper Hospital. 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 Roper Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (843) 724-2800.
Would patients recommend Roper Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,725 completed surveys), 80% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 78% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.