Here are the most unsafe & safest hospitals in the Myrtle Beach, SC area, a new report shows
Half of the hospitals in the Myrtle Beach area earned average and below-average grades in the newest report by Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit which has analyzed patient safety and care data for more than 20 years.
“Despite improvements seen in this fall’s Safety Grade, significant variation in performance remains across U.S. hospitals,” Leapfrog Group President and CEO Leah Binder said in a press release. “That’s why it’s so important for people to consult grades when making decisions about seeking care. All hospitals are not the same.”
To grade how well hospitals prevent medical errors, accidents and infections, Leapfrog evaluates publicly available safety data for more than 30 patient safety measures like infections, dangerous objects left in patients’ bodies and deaths from treatable serious complications.
LOCAL GRADES
With more than 40% of South Carolina hospitals scoring A grades, the Palmetto State tied with Colorado for the number 10 spot on the fall 2024 ranking of states with the highest rates of grade A facilities. Of the 52 South Carolina hospitals evaluated, 21 earned A grades, 14 earned B grades, 15 earned C grades and two earned D grades.
In the Myrtle Beach area, those scores were lower. One Grand Strand hospital scored an A grade, two scored B grades, two scored C grades and one scored a D grade.
Here’s how the fall 2024 report rated the six Myrtle Beach-area hospitals.
D GRADE
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
606 Black River Road, Georgetown, SC 29440-3304
C GRADE
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
4070 Highway 17 S., Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
300 Singleton Ridge Road, Conway, SC 29526-9175
B GRADE
3655 Mitchell St., Loris, SC 29569-9601
4000 Highway 9 E., Little River, SC 29566
A GRADE
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
809 82nd Parkway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572-4607
This story was originally published November 21, 2024 at 6:00 AM.