National report rates Horry, Georgetown hospitals. Here’s how they did in patient treatment
Four hospitals in Horry and Georgetown counties received top ratings for procedures and conditions in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 Best Hospitals report.
The report was released on Aug. 1, alongside a ranking for the top hospitals in the nation, plus the best hospitals in each state and metro area.
The ratings for procedures and conditions evaluated hospitals on how well they perform a certain procedure or treatment of a condition with the full range of patients, according to the report’s methodology. The rating focused on commonly required individual procedures, such as hip replacement, rather than broader specialties like orthopedics.
The hospitals that were rated were put into three categories: high performing, average, and below average.
A few area hospitals did receive a “below average” rating on some conditions and procedures. A below average rating is based on indicators such as survival, discharging patients directly to home, readmission prevention, number of nurses and whether or not the hospital shared cardiology data through the American College of Cardiology or the American Heart Association.
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center ratings
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center earned 10 “high performing” ratings for procedures and conditions. Here’s what specific conditions and procedures the hospital was rated highly on.
Diabetes
Kidney failure
Stroke
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Heart failure
Heart bypass surgery
Aortic valve surgery
Heart attack
The hospital also earned a “below average” score in the areas of leukemia, lymphoma and Myeloma because of a low percentage of staff who received a timely influenza vaccine, according to the report.
Tidelands Health ratings
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital and Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital earned “high performing” ratings in four areas of treatment.
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Pneumonia
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Tidelands Georgetown earned a high performing ranking in heart attack care and treatment as well.
“Earning recognition by U.S. News & World Report is a testament to the care our team provides every day,” said Ashley Capps, vice president of operations and chief nursing officer in a press release sent Aug. 1.
Conway Medical Center ratings
Conway Medical Center received three high performing ratings for three treatments.
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The hospital received two below average ratings as well — in colon cancer surgery and heart attacks.
For colon cancer surgery, the below average score was based on a low number of patients, according to U.S. News.
For heart attacks, the low rating was due to a poor survival rate and because Conway Medical Center did not disclose cardiology information.
Mcleod Loris Seacoast Hospital
Mcleod Loris Seacoast Hospital earned four high performing ratings in:
Heart failure
Knee replacement
Pneumonia
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The hospital also received one below average rating in the area of heart attacks. According to U.S. News’ report, it earned this rating because it had a worse than average survival rate and did not share cardiology data with the American Heart Association or the American College of Cardiology.
To view the full rankings, click here or go to health.usnews.com.
