Trident Medical Center in Charleston, SC
Also known as HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital
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About Trident Medical Center
Trident Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 321 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 Musc Healt Rehabilitation 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 0.40
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.80
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.29
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.70
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.97
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.00
81% 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 recommend65%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1066%
- Completed surveys1,239
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.97747, -80.07344
Nearby hospitals
- Musc Healt Rehabilitation Hospital9181 Medcom St, North Charleston, SCRehabilitation hospital0.2 mi
- Summerville Medical Center295 Midland Parkway, Summerville, SC · Emergency roomHospital4.9 mi
- Roper Saint Francis Berkeley Hospital100 Callen Boulevard, Summerville, SCHospital6.4 mi
- Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc100 Callen Blvd., Summerville, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.6 mi
- Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health2777 Speissegger Drive, Charleston, SCPsychiatric hospital11 mi
- Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive, Charleston, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital12 mi
- Charleston VA Medical Center109 Bee Street, Charleston, SC · Emergency roomVA medical center15 mi
- Musc Medical Center169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC · Level I traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Roper Hospital316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital15 mi
- Charleston-Amg Speciality Hospital Inc1200 Hospital Drive, Mount Pleasant, SCLong-term care hospital17 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Trident Medical Center located?
Trident Medical Center is at 9330 Medical Plaza Dr, Charleston, SC 29406 in Charleston County.
Does Trident Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Trident Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 126 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Trident Medical Center?
Trident Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Trident Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II 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 Trident Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (843) 847-4100.
Would patients recommend Trident Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,239 completed surveys), 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 66% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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