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MUSC Med Ctr of Med Univ of SC

169 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-2300

For more information on this hospital, visit the MUSC Med Ctr of Med Univ of SC

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: State
Total beds: 596
Administrator: STUART SMITH, EXEC DIR
Parent system: MUSC Med Ctr of Med Univ of SC
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO); ; Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided Glossary

Key services:
  • General medical and surgical care
  • General intensive care
  • Cardiac intensive care
  • Neurology department
  • Pediatric intensive care
  • Obstetrics
  • Orthopedics department
  • Emergency department
  • Trauma Center

Specialized services

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Burn care
  • Elderly/disabled:(Acute long-term care, Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Partial hospitalization, Psychiatric emergency services)
Outpatient
  • Birthing room
  • Burn care
  • Elderly/disabled:(Acute long-term care, Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Pain management, Palliative care)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Partial hospitalization, Psychiatric emergency services)
Patient/family support services:
  • Alzheimer center
  • Ambulance services
  • Assistance with government services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Oncology services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Imaging services (diagnostic and therapeutic)
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral computer tomography (MSCT)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 29,504
Inpatient surgeries: 14,505
Outpatient visits: 740,080
Outpatient surgeries: 15,608
Emergency room visits: 50,427
Births: 2,380
Number of beds: 596

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 1,517
Part-time registered nurses: 0
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 46
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 0
Total full-time faculty personnel: 4,945
Total part-time faculty personnel: 0

Notes

Find out more about AHA data products at www.ahadata.com.

Data provided by American Hospital Association. Last updated December 2007.

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