CMS certification 420106
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge
400 Palmetto Health Parkway, Columbia, SC 29212
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 75% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 13 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 42 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: 752 completed surveys, 15% 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 medium; 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 · 452 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 2 h 45 min | 2 h 42 min | 2 h 38 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 11 visits sampled | 4 h 4 min | 4 h 4 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 39,390 patients | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 92 patients | 68% | 63% | 65% |
How Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge 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 Baptist ParkridgeThis hospital | 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 BaptistSame city | 4/5 | 69% | 2 h 33 min | 2 better |
| Prisma Health Richland HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 66% | 3 h 45 min | 4 better 1 worse |
| Lexington Medical CenterSame county · West Columbia | 3/5 | 80% | 3 h 43 min | 4 better 4 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 1,260 cases | Too few cases | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 223 cases | Too few cases | 9.1% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 198 cases | Too few cases | 13.6% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 35 cases | Too few cases | 11% | 11.9% |
| COPD 49 cases | Too few cases | 7.9% | 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 | 0.8 likely 0.38 – 1.22 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 31 cases | Too few cases | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 1,656 cases | No different | 0.36 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.38 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 2,296 cases | No different | 0.19 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.42 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 2,212 cases | No different | 0.29 per 1,000 likely 0.08 per 1,000 – 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 634 cases | No different | 2.07 per 1,000 likely 0.43 per 1,000 – 3.7 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 368 cases | No different | 1.63 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.34 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 375 cases | No different | 6.72 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 15.34 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 658 cases | No different | 2.99 per 1,000 likely 0.71 per 1,000 – 5.27 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 355 cases | No different | 4.62 per 1,000 likely 0.54 per 1,000 – 8.7 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 212 cases | No different | 1.72 per 1,000 likely 0.21 per 1,000 – 3.23 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 344 cases | No different | 1.01 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.07 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
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 | 0.73 likely 0.04 – 3.61 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.24 likely 0.04 – 0.79 | 1 |
3 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 289 cases | Too few cases | 20.3% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 216 cases | Too few cases | 16.5% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 68 cases | Too few cases | 20.6% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 31 cases | Too few cases | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 236 cases | Too few cases | -4.1 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 191 cases | Too few cases | -38.7 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 427 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.7 – 1.3 | — |
7 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
27 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 4 |
| Family | 3 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 3 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 2 |
| Internal Medicine | 2 |
| Interventional Cardiology | 2 |
| Physician Assistant | 2 |
| Acute Care | 1 |
| Adult Health | 1 |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 1 |
| Athletic Trainer | 1 |
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 1 |
First 12 alphabetically
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.
- 2023 $21,151
- 2024 $32,029
- 2025 $165,211
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Debt forgiveness | $19,437 | 2 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Endotronix, INC. | $81,465 | 1 |
| Amgen Inc. | $37,221 | 1 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | $27,088 | 4 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $18,976 | 1 |
| B. Braun Medical Inc. | $460 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| PROACTIVE-HF ENDOTRONIX, INC. | $81,465 |
| A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study Assessing the Impact of Olpasiran on Major Cardiovascular Events in Participants Wi… Amgen Inc. | $37,221 |
| Open-Label Multiple-Dose 52-Week Study to Evaluate the Safety PK & Efficacy of XYOSTED for Testosterone Replacement in Male Adolescents With Deficien… Antares Pharma, Inc. | $27,088 |
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 Parkridge
Is Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge a good hospital?
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 13 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 Parkridge?
75% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 752 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 42 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with medium patient volume, like this one, the median is 2 h 45 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 Parkridge receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $165,211 in payments to Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge 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.