Birthing-friendly hospitals in South Carolina
Birthing-friendly hospitals › South Carolina
South Carolina has 43 birthing-friendly hospitals. 42 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 2 hr 50 min.
The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement programme and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programmes rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.
| Hospital | City | ER wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | Aiken | 2 hr 42 min | 2/5 |
| Anmed Health | Anderson | 4 hr 6 min | 4/5 |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | Beaufort | 3 hr 41 min | 4/5 |
| Kershaw County Medical Center | Camden | 2 hr 40 min | 3/5 |
| Kershaw Health | Camden | 2 hr 40 min | 3/5 |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | Charleston | 2 hr 33 min | 3/5 |
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | 3 hr 25 min | 2/5 |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 2 hr 6 min | 3/5 |
| Palmetto Health Baptist | Columbia | 2 hr 33 min | 4/5 |
| Palmetto Health Richland | Columbia | 3 hr 45 min | 3/5 |
| Palmetto Richland Mem Hosp | Columbia | 3 hr 45 min | 3/5 |
| Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge | Columbia | 2 hr 42 min | 4/5 |
| Conway Medical Center | Conway | 2 hr 14 min | 2/5 |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon | Dillon | 2 hr 50 min | 3/5 |
| Carolinas Hospital System | Florence | 2 hr 56 min | 3/5 |
| Carolinas Hospital System | Florence | 2 hr 56 min | 3/5 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center | Florence | 3 hr 58 min | 3/5 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 3 hr 58 min | 3/5 |
| Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 3 hr 54 min | 4/5 |
| Patewood Memorial Hospital | Greenville | not reported | 5/5 |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 2 hr 43 min | 4/5 |
| Self Regional Healthcare | Greenwood | 3 hr 19 min | 4/5 |
| Allen Bennett Hospital | Greer | 3 hr 28 min | 5/5 |
| Greer Memorial Hospital | Greer | 3 hr 28 min | 5/5 |
| Coastal Carolina Hospital | Hardeeville | 2 hr 10 min | 4/5 |
| Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center | Hartsville | 2 hr 22 min | 2/5 |
| Hilton Head Regional Medical Center | Hilton Head Island | 2 hr 46 min | 2/5 |
| Springs Memorial Hospital | Lancaster | 2 hr 14 min | 4/5 |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris | 2 hr 18 min | 4/5 |
| McLeod Health Clarendon | Manning | 3 hr 32 min | 3/5 |
| East Cooper Medical Center | Mt Pleasant | 2 hr 23 min | 4/5 |
| East Cooper Reg Med Center | Mt Pleasant | 2 hr 23 min | 4/5 |
| Waccamaw Community Hospital | Murrells Inlet | 2 hr 58 min | 4/5 |
| Grand Strand Reg Med Center | Myrtle Beach | 2 hr 10 min | 2/5 |
| Newberry County Memorial Hospital | Newberry | 1 hr 50 min | 3/5 |
| Piedmont Healthcare System | Rock Hill | 3 hr 4 min | 2/5 |
| Piedmont Medical Center | Rock Hill | 3 hr 4 min | 2/5 |
| Oconee Medical Center | Seneca | 2 hr 36 min | 4/5 |
| Spartanburg Regional Medical Center | Spartanburg | 2 hr 59 min | 2/5 |
| Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley INC | Summerville | 2 hr 20 min | 5/5 |
| Tuomey Healthcare System | Sumter | 2 hr 50 min | 3/5 |
| Colleton Medical Center | Walterboro | 2 hr 4 min | 3/5 |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 3 hr 43 min | 3/5 |
Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in South Carolina, or Birthing-friendly hospitals in other states. How this data works.