Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC
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About Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 403 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 Lighthouse Behavioral Health Hospital, about 11 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 infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.28
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.57
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.12
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.73
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.28
74% 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 recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1069%
- Completed surveys605
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.75526, -78.81711
Nearby hospitals
- Lighthouse Behavioral Health Hospital152 Waccamaw Medical Park Drive, Conway, SC · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital11 mi
- South Strand Medical Center5050 Highway 17 Bypass, Myrtle Beach, SC · Emergency roomHospital11 mi
- Conway Medical Center300 Singleton Ridge Road, Conway, SC · Level III traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- Tidelands Health Rehabilitation Hospitals4070 Highway 17 Bypass South, 4th Floor, Murrells Inlet, SCRehabilitation hospital19 mi
- Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital4070 Hwy 17, Murrells Inlet, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- McLeod Loris Hospital3655 Mitchell Street, Loris, SCAcute care hospital21 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Grand Strand Regional Medical Center located?
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center is at 809 82nd Parkway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 in Horry County.
Does Grand Strand Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Grand Strand Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 130 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Grand Strand Regional Medical Center?
Grand Strand 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 Grand Strand Regional Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 Grand Strand Regional Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (843) 692-1000.
Would patients recommend Grand Strand Regional Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (605 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 69% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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