South Carolina has 78 open hospitals across 47 cities. By type: 52 acute care hospitals, 8 psychiatric hospitals, 3 critical access hospitals, 2 rehabilitation hospitals, 2 VA acute care hospitals, 1 military acute care hospital and 1 children's hospital (type not recorded for 9).
South Carolina's largest hospital cities
- Median ER
- 2 hr 38 min
- Top rated
- Columbia Sc VA Medical Center (5★)
- Median ER
- 2 hr 6 min
- Top rated
- Charleston VA Medical Center (5★)
- Median ER
- 3 hr 27 min
- Top rated
- MUSC Health Florence Medical Center (3★)
- Median ER
- 3 hr 41 min
- Top rated
- Beaufort County Memorial Hospital (4★)
- Median ER
- 2 hr 14 min
- Top rated
- MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center (4★)
- Median ER
- 2 hr 59 min
- Top rated
- Spartanburg Regional Medical Center (2★)
- Median ER
- 2 hr 20 min
- Top rated
- Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital (5★)
Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits
- Charleston VA Medical CenterCharleston
- Mount Pleasant HospitalMount Pleasant
- Roper St. Francis Berkeley HospitalSummerville
- Pelham Medical CenterGreer
- Greer Memorial HospitalGreer
- Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalGreer
- Columbia Sc VA Medical CenterColumbia
- Patewood Memorial HospitalGreenville
- Edgefield County HospitalEdgefield 1 hr 20 min
- Roper HospitalCharleston 1 hr 36 min
- Charleston VA Medical CenterCharleston 1 hr 50 min
- Newberry County Memorial HospitalNewberry 1 hr 50 min
- Marion Regional HospitalMullins 1 hr 58 min
- Cannon Memorial HospitalPickens 2 hr
- Colleton Medical CenterWalterboro 2 hr 4 min
- Trident Medical CenterCharleston 2 hr 6 min
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All South Carolina cities with hospitals
All 47 South Carolina cities A–Z
- Beaufort (2)
- Dillon (1)
- Gaffney (1)
- Georgetown (1)
- Greenville (5)
- Greenwood (1)
- Greer (4)
- Hardeeville (1)
- Hartsville (1)
- Hilton Head Island (1)
- Manning (1)
- Mount Pleasant (1)
- Mt Pleasant (1)
- Mullins (1)
- Murrells Inlet (1)
- Myrtle Beach (1)
- Newberry (1)
- North Charleston (3)
- Pickens (1)
- Rock Hill (1)
- Seneca (1)
- Simpsonville (1)
- Spartanburg (2)
- Summerville (2)
- Sumter (2)
- Travelers Rest (1)
- Union (1)
- Varnville (1)
- Walterboro (1)
- West Columbia (2)
Largest hospitals in South Carolina
Ranked by beds reported on each hospital's latest Medicare cost report. Largest doesn't mean best, and campuses filing one report are counted together.
- MUSC Medical CenterCharleston 949 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
- Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville 725 beds(Medicare cost report FY2024)
- Spartanburg Regional Medical CenterSpartanburg 676 beds(Medicare cost report FY2024)
- Palmetto Health RichlandColumbia 603 beds(Medicare cost report FY2024)
- Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia 549 beds(Medicare cost report FY2024)
Health insurance in South Carolina
South Carolina uses HealthCare.gov for 2027 individual plans. Insurers whose 2027 Marketplace networks list the most South Carolina hospitals (provider files loaded November 4, 2026):
- BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina2027 Marketplace plans 58 hospitalsin network
- Ambetter2027 Marketplace plans 55 hospitalsin network
- First Choice Next2027 Marketplace plans 34 hospitalsin network
People and health care in South Carolina
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
What nurses earn in South Carolina
Healthcare jobs and pay in South Carolina
Pay for the healthcare jobs with the most workers in South Carolina, from Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data (May 2025).
Questions about hospitals in South Carolina
How many hospitals are in South Carolina?
There are 78 open hospitals in South Carolina across 47 cities. 58 of them have an emergency department.
Which South Carolina city has the most hospitals?
Columbia, with 9 hospitals. Charleston is next with 5.
How long is the ER wait in South Carolina?
The median emergency room visit in South Carolina lasts 2 hr 36 min, 8 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.
How many South Carolina hospitals have 5 stars?
8 of the 50 South Carolina hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 25 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.5 out of 5.
Hospitals in neighboring states
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Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
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