MUSC Health Florence Medical Center: labor and delivery in Florence, SC
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center is a hospital in Florence, Florence County, South Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 886 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (299 such births). That is below the South Carolina rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 886Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 250Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
805 Pamplico Hwy Box 100550
Florence, SC 29505
Florence County
Call (843) 674-2500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, State
How MUSC Health Florence Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 250 | 219 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 44 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In South Carolina, MUSC Health Florence Medical Center has the 11th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 34 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Florence
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 2.7 | 36% | 1,891 | Yes |
| Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center | Hartsville | 24 | 26% | 516 | Yes |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon | Dillon | 30 | 21% | 206 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | Sumter | 38 | 31% | 932 | Yes |
| McLeod Health Clarendon | Manning | 42 | 29% | 372 | Yes |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital | Laurinburg | 44 | 31% | 797 | Yes |
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