5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC, 29203 · (803) 296-2548
Beds
606
FY 2025
Star rating
3 of 5
Patient survey: 3 of 5
Net patient revenue
$1.25B
FY 2025
Net income
$44.5M
Patient care margin 12.8%
Discharges
26,145
Occupancy 80.8%
Clinicians
1,367
From the hospital's yearly cost reports (fiscal years as the hospital reports them)
Locations are shown at the center of the ZIP code.
US dollars as reported. Patient care margin = net patient revenue minus operating expenses, before other income such as grants, donations and investments.
| Fiscal year | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Patient care margin | Net income | Discharges | Uncompensated care | Medicare days | Medicaid days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.25B | $1.09B | 12.8% | $44.5M | 26,145 | $64.5M | 17.0% | 10.5% |
Official hospital quality measures with the national median across hospitals. For ratios, 1.00 means as many cases as expected.
| Death rate after heart bypass surgery | 1.9% | US median 2.3% |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 9.5% | US median 8.5% |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 10.6% | US median 11.8% |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 11.6% | US median 11% |
| Hospital-wide death rate within 30 days | 3.1% | US median 3.9% |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 16% | US median 15.2% |
| Death rate for stroke patients |
Medicare clinicians who list this hospital, by specialty
Inpatient stays by diagnosis related group (DRG), 2024
Official US government data: hospital records, ownership records, yearly cost reports and quality measures, linked by the hospital's CCN and NPI. Financials are for fiscal years as reported by the hospital.
Medicare clinicians who work here
| 2024 | $1.13B | $1.01B | 10.9% | -$2.8M | 27,032 | $60.8M | 16.5% | 10.5% |
| 2023 | $1.02B | $920.2M | 9.9% | -$12.8M | 25,619 | $69.6M | 17.9% | 8.4% |
| 2022 | $913.3M | $909.3M | 0.4% | -$129.3M | 24,062 | $69.4M | 18.8% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | $921.8M | $1.13B | -22.9% | -$191.9M | 23,909 | $34.7M | 22.1% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | $1.06B | $1.18B | -11.8% | $21.7M | 22,141 | $54.6M | 24.1% | 12.2% |
| 10.4% |
| US median 11.6% |
| Readmission rate after heart bypass surgery | 12.7% | US median 10.9% |
| Readmission rate for COPD | 20.4% | US median 19.8% |
| Readmission rate after a heart attack | 15.7% | US median 14.4% |
| Readmission rate for heart failure | 20.2% | US median 21.3% |
| Readmission rate for pneumonia | 16.7% | US median 17.2% |
| Serious complications (patient safety composite) | 1.15 | US median 0.96 |
| C. diff intestinal infections (ratio to expected) | 0.25 | US median 0.28 · better |
| Central line bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.56 | US median 0.48 · better |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery (ratio to expected) | 2.51 | US median 0.72 · worse |
| Surgical site infections after hysterectomy (ratio to expected) | 0.75 | US median 0.81 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.71 | US median 0.60 |
| Catheter urinary tract infections (ratio to expected) | 0.67 | US median 0.40 |
| Doctors always communicated well | 78% | US median 79% |
| Nurses always communicated well | 77% | US median 80% |
| Patient survey summary star rating | 3 of 5 | US median 3 of 5 |
| Area around the room always quiet at night | 54% | US median 59% |
| Patients who rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 67% | US median 72% |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 63% | US median 73% |
| Patients who would definitely recommend the hospital | 66% | US median 71% |
| Patients who left the emergency department before being seen | 1% | US median 1% |
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving (minutes) | 225 min | US median 148 min |
| Patients prescribed 2 or more opioids or opioids with benzodiazepines at discharge | 16% | US median 15% |
| Patients who got appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 55% | US median 65% |
| Healthcare workers given the flu vaccine | 86% | US median 79% |
| 130 |
| $114,356.31 |
| $24,731.82 |
| $24,748.54 |
| DRG 064 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 116 | $93,909.43 | $15,879.68 | $15,695.20 |
| DRG 266 ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 111 | $182,721.54 | $48,759.71 | $52,994.82 |
| DRG 853 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 86 | $196,999.78 | $38,512.64 | $40,556.82 |
| DRG 177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 84 | $57,243.06 | $12,874.90 | $12,667.88 |
| DRG 065 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 72 | $40,939.17 | $7,798.71 | $7,474.08 |
| DRG 286 CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 67 | $78,946.54 | $17,053.33 | $17,632.75 |
| DRG 280 ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 65 | $57,541.78 | $12,351.60 | $12,400.10 |
| DRG 321 PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 61 | $136,632.74 | $21,349.79 | $22,190.93 |
| DRG 025 CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 60 | $216,200.65 | $33,282.20 | $37,824.45 |
| DRG 314 OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 56 | $71,209.02 | $15,541.52 | $17,601.55 |
| DRG 481 HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 56 | $95,918.43 | $16,057.77 | $15,801.33 |
| DRG 189 PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 53 | $49,202.04 | $10,033.30 | $9,973.97 |
Hospital outpatient services by payment group (APC), 2024
| Service group | Services | Patients | Medicare pays per service | All hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC 5191 Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 598 | 593 | $1,967.67 | $2,207.96 |
| APC 8011 Comprehensive Observation Services | 362 | 354 | $1,843.33 | $2,090.36 |
| APC 5213 Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures | 270 | 265 | $18,249.41 | $21,117.37 |
| APC 5222 Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 195 | 195 | $5,636.11 | $6,513.82 |
| APC 5193 Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 145 | 142 | $7,599.45 | $8,873.86 |
| APC 5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 129 | 123 | $1,091.71 | $1,219.56 |
| APC 5223 Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 112 | 112 | $7,539.16 | $8,569.01 |
| APC 5183 Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 106 | 97 | $2,067.57 | $2,405.01 |
| APC 5302 Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 73 | 64 | $1,303.87 | $1,444.50 |
| APC 5182 Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 63 | 58 | $1,092.02 | $1,204.32 |
| APC 5184 Level 4 Vascular Procedures | 63 | 57 | $3,696.78 | $3,945.82 |
| APC 5503 Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures | 63 | 59 | $1,599.79 | $1,780.31 |
Reported payments to this teaching hospital
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Therapeutics Corporation UTHR | 51 | $183K |
| Eli Lilly and Company LLY | 1 | $36K |
| Medtronic, Inc. MDT | 8 | $35K |
| Boston Scientific Corporation BSX | 8 | $35K |
| ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. CLPT | 1 | $35K |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AZN | 1 | $25K |
| Stryker Corporation SYK | 8 | $9,047 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. BDX | 1 | $8,100 |
| Abbvie Inc. ABBV | 1 | $8,000 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. NBIX | 1 | $2,418 |
Official US government data on Original Medicare hospital stays and outpatient services; groups with fewer than 11 cases are not published. Payments are those drug and device companies must report.
Prisma Health Richland Hospital is a nonprofit short-term acute care hospital in Columbia, SC with 606 beds, part of Prisma Health-Midlands and a 3-star overall rating.
Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, SC has 606 beds (fiscal year 2025 cost report); 649 beds are certified for Medicare. It discharged 26,145 inpatients that year, with 80.8% of its beds in use on average.
In fiscal year 2025 (ending 2025-09-30), Prisma Health Richland Hospital reported net patient revenue of $1.25B and operating expenses of $1.09B, a margin on patient care of 12.8%. After other income and expenses its net income was $44.5M (3.4% of revenue), so it made a profit that year.
Prisma Health Richland Hospital is part of Prisma Health-Midlands, a health system with 4 hospitals based in Columbia, SC. It is a nonprofit hospital.
Prisma Health Richland Hospital has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars in the official hospital quality ratings. Patients rate it 3 out of 5 stars in the patient survey. 1 death rate measures are better and 0 worse than the national rate.
Yes, Prisma Health Richland Hospital provides emergency services.
1,367 Medicare clinicians list Prisma Health Richland Hospital as a hospital they work at, most often in Nurse Practitioner, Family Practice, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna).
In 2024, Prisma Health Richland Hospital had 3,861 Medicare inpatient stays in 120 diagnosis groups. The most common was DRG 871 (septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc) with 368 stays; Medicare paid $15,626.02 per stay on average, compared with $15,524.21 across all hospitals.
In 2025, companies reported $380K in payments to Prisma Health Richland Hospital as a teaching hospital ($56K general and $324K for research) from 16 companies.