LANCASTER HOSPITAL CORPORATION
NPI 1437122926
General Acute Care Hospital in Lancaster, SC

Q: What is Lancaster Hospital Corporation's NPI number?

The NPI number for Lancaster Hospital Corporation is 1437122926. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on February 7, 2006.

Q: What is Lancaster Hospital Corporation's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Lancaster Hospital Corporation have?

CMS rates Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center 3 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

Active since February 07, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

800 W MEETING ST, LANCASTER, SC 29720(803) 286-1214 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: October 6, 2017. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About Lancaster Hospital Corporation NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

LANCASTER HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NPI 1437122926) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Lancaster, South Carolina and active in the NPI registry since February 2006. The organization lists Paula M Lalor, Director/delegated Official, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1437122926

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameLANCASTER HOSPITAL CORPORATION

Location Address800 W MEETING STLancaster, SC 29720-2202

Mailing AddressPo Box 198108Atlanta, GA 30384-8108

Phone(803) 286-1214

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialPaula M LalorDirector/delegated Official · (615) 925-4565

Enumeration DateFebruary 7, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateOctober 6, 2017

✔ NPI 1437122926 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in SC · HTL-657

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

800 W MEETING ST, Lancaster, SC 29720

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Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid254485SC

Medicare OSCAR/certification420036SC

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include UnitedHealthcare.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center (CMS certification number 420036), from CMS Care Compare.

Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Lancaster, SC

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number420036

Location800 W Meeting StLancaster, SC 29720 · Lancaster County · (803) 286-1481

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

1/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

2/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.5% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

14.2% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for heart failure patients

15.6% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

17.6% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

14% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 2.667 predicted · 2,939 patient days

0.750 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 3.15 predicted · 3,163 patient days

0.317 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

1 observed case · 1.573 predicted · 54 patient days

0.636 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 1.026 predicted · 23,566 patient days

1.949 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 10.852 predicted · 22,453 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

130 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

123 days per 100 discharges

Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)

526 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Medium

Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations

48.4%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

93%

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better

166 minutes

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better

675 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

38%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

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