CMS certification 420086
Prisma Health Baptist
1330 Taylor at Marion St, Columbia, SC 29220
Prisma Health Baptist has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 69% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 21 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on none. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 33 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 835 completed surveys, 11% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | SC | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 438 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 22 min | 2 h 33 min | 2 h 38 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 45 visits sampled | 3 h 15 min | 4 h 4 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 40,368 patients | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 113 patients | 62% | 63% | 65% |
How Prisma Health Baptist compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisma Health BaptistThis hospital | 4/5 | 69% | 2 h 33 min | 2 better |
| Prisma Health Baptist ParkridgeSame city | 4/5 | 75% | 2 h 42 min | 2 better |
| Columbia Sc VA Medical CenterSame city | 5/5 | 71% | — | 1 better |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownSame city | 3/5 | 67% | 2 h 14 min | 2 better 1 worse |
| Prisma Health Richland HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 66% | 3 h 45 min | 4 better 1 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Columbia.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 1,559 cases | Too few cases | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 107 cases | Too few cases | 10.6% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 136 cases | Too few cases | 12.8% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 142 cases | Too few cases | 12.4% | 11.9% |
| COPD 45 cases | Too few cases | 9.1% | 8.6% |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.72 likely 0.35 – 1.09 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 97 cases | Too few cases | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 33 cases | No different | 170.99 per 1,000 likely 109.95 per 1,000 – 232.02 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 2,617 cases | No different | 0.22 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.02 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 3,205 cases | No different | 0.19 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.41 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 3,290 cases | No different | 0.28 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 684 cases | No different | 2.57 per 1,000 likely 0.97 per 1,000 – 4.18 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 364 cases | No different | 1.56 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.23 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 361 cases | No different | 5.95 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 14.05 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 726 cases | No different | 2.48 per 1,000 likely 0.25 per 1,000 – 4.7 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 334 cases | No different | 4.99 per 1,000 likely 1.09 per 1,000 – 8.89 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 249 cases | No different | 1.63 per 1,000 likely 0.16 per 1,000 – 3.1 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 892 cases | No different | 0.8 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.76 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0.59 likely 0.1 – 1.93 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.44 likely 0.02 – 2.15 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.72 likely 0.55 – 4.15 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | Worse | 3.86 likely 1.57 – 8.03 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.25 likely 0.01 – 1.23 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.09 likely 0.02 – 0.3 | 1 |
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after heart failure 221 cases | Too few cases | 22.9% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 182 cases | Too few cases | 17.8% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 105 cases | Too few cases | 19.6% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 99 cases | Too few cases | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 106 cases | Too few cases | -44 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 139 cases | Too few cases | 6.3 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 380 cases | No different | 13.2 per 1,000 likely 9.9 per 1,000 – 17.7 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 681 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.7 – 1.1 | — |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $78,080
- 2020 $614,892
- 2021 $145,343
- 2022 $246,180
- 2023 $215,115
- 2024 $49,609
- 2025 $119,998
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Debt forgiveness | $18,755 | 1 |
| Grants | $6,892 | 2 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | $33,319 | 14 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $24,751 | 6 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $18,755 | 1 |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | $18,582 | 1 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $14,892 | 3 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $9,699 | 5 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| NCT06526195--Trial to Evaluate Safety And Effectiveness of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients With Advancing Heart Failure Abbott Laboratories | $24,751 |
| SkybriGHt Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | $24,618 |
| BMN 111-903 BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | $18,582 |
| A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Twice Yearly Long-Acting Lenacapavir for H… Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $9,699 |
| SkyPASS Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | $8,701 |
| DUA-TCMF-2020-041 - PRISMA Health-Midlands - Dr. Jackson Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $8,000 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Prisma Health Baptist
Is Prisma Health Baptist a good hospital?
Prisma Health Baptist has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 21 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Prisma Health Baptist?
69% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 835 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Prisma Health Baptist emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 33 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 22 min. 1% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Prisma Health Baptist receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $119,998 in payments to Prisma Health Baptist for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.