Here are the worst hospitals in northeast South Carolina in 2025, report shows

More than 70% of hospitals in the Pee Dee region earned top marks in a recently released report by a national hospital watchdog group.

The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that has analyzed patient safety and care data for over 20 years, scores hospitals with letter grades A through F in biannual reports.

Using more than 20 patient safety measures like deaths from treatable serious complications and responsiveness of staff, Leapfrog evaluates how well hospitals prevent medical errors, accidents and infections.

“All hospitals should be proud to earn an ‘A,’ but they should not rest on that laurel. Patient safety is a relentless, never-ending quest to put patients first,” said Leapfrog Group CEO and President Leah Binder.

Statewide, South Carolina ranked fifth in the nation with the safest hospitals in the Leapfrog Group Spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, with about 47% of hospitals earning A ratings.

But four others need improvement.

In the Pee Dee region, none of the 14 facilities scored D or F grades. One hospital received a C rating, three got B grades and the rest scored A grades.

What were the worst-performing hospitals in Pee Dee?

Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital

606 Black River Road, Georgetown, SC 29440

Grade: C

Scored below average on:

• Dangerous objects left in patients’ bodies

• Blood leakages

• Harmful events

• Falls causing broken hips

• Collapsed lungs

• Staffing specially trained doctors to care for ICU patients

• Communication with nurses

• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Conway Medical Center

300 Singleton Ridge Road, Conway, SC 29526

Grade: B

Scored below average on:

• Deaths from treatable serious complications

• Harmful events

• Dangerous bed sores

• Collapsed lungs

MUSC Health Florence Medical Center

805 Pamplico Highway, Florence, SC 29505

Grade: B

Scored below average on:

• Blood infections

• Urinary tract infections

• Surgical site infections after colon surgery

• Communication about discharges

MUSC Health Marion Medical Center

2829 E. Highway 76, Mullins, SC 2957

Grade: B

Scored below average on:

• Clostridium difficile infections

• Harmful events

• Dangerous bed sores

What Pee Dee hospitals received high marks?

These Pee Dee regional hospitals and medical centers received A grades from the Leapfrog group:

Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center

1304 W. BoBo Newsom Highway, Hartsville, SC 29550

Scored below average on:

• Blood leakages

• Falls causing broken hips

Grand Strand Regional Medical Center

809 82nd Parkway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

Scored below average on:

• Surgical site infections after colon surgery

• Collapsed lungs

• Communication about medicines

• Communication about discharges

• Communication with doctors

• Communication with nurses

• Nursing and bedside care for patients

McLeod Health Cheraw

711 Chesterfield Highway, Cheraw, SC 29520

Scored below average on:

• Urinary tract infections

• Staffing specially trained doctors care for ICU patients

McLeod Health Clarendon

10 E. Hospital St., Manning, SC 29102

Scored below average on:

• Staffing specially trained doctors care for ICU patients

McLeod Health Dillon

301 E. Jackson St., Dillon, SC 29536

Scored below average on:

• Staffing specially trained doctors care for ICU patients

McLeod Loris

3655 Mitchell St., Loris, SC 29569

Scored below average on:

• Kidney injuries after surgery

• Staffing specially trained doctors care for ICU patients

McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee

555 E. Cheves St., Florence, SC 29502

Scored below average on:

• MRSA infections

• Sepsis infections after surgery

• Blood leakages

McLeod Seacoast

4000 Highway 9 E., Little River, SC 29566

Scored below average on:

• Urinary tract infections

• Kidney injuries after surgery

• Staffing specially trained doctors care for ICU patients

Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital

129 N. Washington St., Sumter, SC 29150

Scored below average on:

• Falls causing broken hips

• Patient falls and injuries

• Communication about medicines

• Communication about discharges

• Communication with doctors

• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital

4070 Highway 17 S., Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

Scored below average on:

• Sepsis infections after surgery

• Accidental cuts and tears

• Falls causing broken hips

• Collapsed lungs

• Staffing specially trained doctors care for ICU patients

This story was originally published May 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM.