MUSC Health University Medical Center, located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina at 169 Ashley Avenue, is dedicated to transforming healthcare. As a nationally recognized leader in health sciences, we provide patient- and family-centered care through our extensive network of hospitals and facilities. We host South Carolina's only solid organ transplant center and a Level I Trauma Center, as well as a National Telehealth Center of Excellence. For ten consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has named us the #1 hospital in South Carolina, reflecting our commitment to delivering the highest quality and safest patient care.
| Hospital Name | MUSC Health University Medical Center |
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| Facility ID | 420004 |
| Address | 169 ASHLEY AVE |
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| City/Town | Charleston |
| State | SC |
| ZIP Code | 29425 |
| County/Parish | CHARLESTON |
| Health System | MUSC Health |
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| Health System Website Domain | muschealth.org |
| Recently Joined Health System (Past 4 Years) | No |
| Health System Total Hospitals | 8 |
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| Health System Total Beds | 1855 |
| Health System Hospital Locations | South Carolina |
| Hospital Type | Acute Care Hospitals |
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| Hospital Ownership | Government - Hospital District or Authority |
| Ownership Details | Medical University of South Carolina Hospital Authority |
| Emergency Services | Yes |
No leaders were identified on MUSC Health University Medical Center's website
| Allopathic Residency Program | Yes |
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| Dental Residency Program | Yes |
| Osteopathic Residency Program | No |
| Other Residency Programs | Yes |
| Pediatric Residency Program | No |
| Licensed Beds | 713 |
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| FTE Employees on Payroll | 7088.61 |
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| FTE Interns & Residents | 858.24 |
| Inpatient Days (Title V) | NA |
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| Inpatient Days (Title XVIII) | 48235 |
| Inpatient Days (Title XIX) | 34443 |
| Total Inpatient Days | 245943 |
| Bed Count | 817 |
| Available Bed Days | 298205 |
| Discharges (Title V) | NA |
| Discharges (Title XVIII) | 8137 |
| Discharges (Title XIX) | 2079 |
| Total Discharges | 35159 |
| Inpatient Days (Title V; Adults & Peds) | NA |
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| Inpatient Days (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) | 39697 |
| Inpatient Days (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) | 28844 |
| Total Inpatient Days (Adults & Peds) | 168985 |
| Bed Count (Adults & Peds) | 584 |
| Available Bed Days (Adults & Peds) | 213160 |
| Discharges (Title V; Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Discharges (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) | 8137 |
| Discharges (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) | 2079 |
| Total Discharges (Adults & Peds) | 35159 |
| Care Quality Stengths | Average overall patient satisfaction. Hospital does an exceptional job of ensuring patients at the hospital do not get infections |
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| Care Quality Concerns | Patients report that the care team can be slow at times in meeting their needs. Hospital has multiple significant high-patient-mortality concerns. Hospital has an long ER wait time. It takes on average over 3 hours for patients to be seen and treated |
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| Percent of Patients Who Definitely Recommend the Hospital | 73% |
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| Mortality Group – Rate of Complications for Hip/Knee Replacement Patients | No Different Than National Average |
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| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Heart Attack Patients | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for CABG Surgery Patients | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for COPD Patients | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Heart Failure Patients | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Pneumonia Patients | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Stroke Patients | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Pressure Ulcer Rate | Worse Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate Among Surgical Inpatients With Serious Treatable Complications | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – In-Hospital Fall with Hip Fracture Rate | |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis Rate | Worse Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Sepsis Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Abdominopelvic Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate | Worse Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite | Worse Than National Average |
| Timely and Effective Care: Average (Median) Time in the Emergency Department Before Leaving (Lower Is Better) | 242 |
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| Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients | 0.5 |
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| Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients | -3.3 |
| Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients | 7.5 |
| Readmission Score Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) | 13.1 |
| Readmission Score Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | 11.1 |
| Readmission Score Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | 6 |
| Readmission Score Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery | 0.8 |
| Readmission Score Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 13.7 |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for CABG | 11.4 |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients | 19.5 |
| Readmission Score Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 19.5 |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement | 4.8 |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) | 14.8 |
| Readmission Score Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 16.2 |
| Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients | Average Days per 100 Discharges |
| Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients | Average Days per 100 Discharges |
| Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients | Average Days per 100 Discharges |
| Readmission Group Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery | Better than expected |
| Readmission Group Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for CABG | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | No Different Than the National Rate |
| CLABSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | 1.006 |
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| CAUTI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | 0.412 |
| SSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | 1.014 |
| CDI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | 0.479 |
| MRSA SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | 1.171 |
| Fiscal Year Begin | Jul 01, 2022 |
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| Fiscal Year End | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Charity Care Cost | $81,178 |
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| Bad Debt Expense | $94,248 |
| Uncompensated Care Cost | $108,358 |
| Total Uncompensated Care | $168,816 |
| Total Salaries | $619,660 |
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| Overhead Expenses (Non-Salary) | $2,042,505 |
| Depreciation Expense | $118,433 |
| Total Operating Costs | $2,319,540 |
| Inpatient Charges | $4,076,544 |
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| Outpatient Charges | $4,021,919 |
| Total Patient Charges | $8,098,463 |
| Core Wage Costs | $203,922 |
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| Wage Costs (RHC/FQHC) | |
| Adjusted Salaries | $567,939 |
| Contract Labor (Patient Care) | $54,325 |
| Wage Costs (Part A Teaching) | |
| Wage Costs (Interns & Residents) | $18,788 |
| Cash & Bank Balances | $651,407 |
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| Short-Term Investments | |
| Notes Receivable | |
| Accounts Receivable | $1,689,759 |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | $-1,336,561 |
| Inventory | $78,144 |
| Prepaid Expenses | $62,731 |
| Other Current Assets | $36,176 |
| Total Current Assets | $44,292,179 |
| Land Value | $16,955 |
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| Land Improvements Value | $46,935 |
| Building Value | $1,156,262 |
| Leasehold Improvements | $81,062 |
| Fixed Equipment Value | $57,401 |
| Major Movable Equipment | $566,877 |
| Minor Depreciable Equipment | |
| Health IT Assets | |
| Total Fixed Assets | $902,799 |
| Long-Term Investments | $49,275 |
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| Other Assets | $654,334 |
| Total Other Assets | $703,610 |
| Total Assets | $45,898,587 |
| Accounts Payable | $142,627 |
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| Salaries & Wages Payable | $-117,893 |
| Payroll Taxes Payable | |
| Short-Term Debt | $192,016 |
| Deferred Revenue | $328,562 |
| Other Current Liabilities | $18,174 |
| Total Current Liabilities | $43,675,996 |
| Mortgage Debt | |
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| Long-Term Notes Payable | |
| Unsecured Loans | |
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | $2,667,492 |
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | $2,667,492 |
| Total Liabilities | $46,343,487 |
| General Fund Balance | $-330,408 |
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| Total Fund Balances | $-330,408 |
| Total Liabilities & Equity | $46,013,080 |
| DRG (Non-Outlier) | |
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| DRG (Pre-Oct 1) | $28,552 |
| DRG (Post-Oct 1) | $91,499 |
| Outlier Payments | |
| DSH Adjustment | $7,389 |
| Eligible DSH % | $0 |
| Simulated MC Payments | $85,109 |
| Total IME Payments | $33,291 |
| Inpatient Revenue | $4,075,033 |
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| Outpatient Revenue | $4,016,882 |
| Total Patient Revenue | $8,091,915 |
| Contractual Allowances & Discounts | $5,482,241 |
| Net Patient Revenue | $2,609,674 |
| Total Operating Expenses | $2,662,164 |
| Net Service Income | $-52,490 |
| Other Income | $114,478 |
| Total Income | $61,988 |
| Other Expenses | $-31,657 |
| Net Income | $93,645 |
| Cost-to-Charge Ratio | $0 |
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| Net Medicaid Revenue | $272,779 |
| Medicaid Charges | $1,386,929 |
| Net CHIP Revenue | |
| CHIP Charges |
| EHR | Epic |
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| EHR Version | EpicCare Inpatient (not Community Connect) |
| EHR is Changing | No |
| ERP | Workday |
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| ERP Version | NA |
| EHR is Changing | No |