Are South Carolina's 340B Hospitals Putting Profits Over Patients?
The 340B program should help vulnerable South Carolina patients. Instead, 340B hospitals, contract pharmacies and PBMs are using the program to earn massive profits at the expense of patients.
South Carolina 340B Hospitals in the News
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South Carolina 340B Hospitals by the Numbers
SC 340B hospitals have 1,002 contracts with 340B pharmacies - 45% with out-of-state pharmacies.
Medical University Hospital Authority has 219 contracts, 33% with out-of-state pharmacies.
20% of SC hospitals provide below-average levels of charity care.
Beaufort Memorial Hospital devotes just 0.5% of its operating costs to charity care.
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SC 340B hospitals earn 1.4x more in 340B profits than is spent on charity care.
Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital, Inc. earns annual profits of $41 million.
State figures are based on most recent data from PhRMA, Pioneer Institute and ProPublica. Last updated April 2024.
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340B Hospitals in South Carolina
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| Entity Name | Address | City | Zip | 340B ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County Memorial Hospital | 420 Thomson Circle | Abbeville | 29620 | CAH421301-00 |
| Allendale County Hospital | 1787 Allendale Fairfax Hwy. | Fairfax | 29827 | CAH421300-00 |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital | 955 Ribaut Rd. | Beaufort | 29902 | SCH420067-00 |
| Bon Secours - St. Francis Xavier Hospital | 2095 Henry Tecklenburg Dr. | Charleston | 29414 | DSH420065 |
| Candler Hospital | 45 Hospital Center Commons | Hilton Head Island | 29926 | DSH110024B |
| Conway Hospital | 300 Singleton Ridge Rd. | Conway | 29526 | DSH420049 |
| Edgefield County Healthcare | 300 Ridge Medical Plaza | Edgefield | 29824 | CAH421304-00 |
| Georgetown Memorial Hospital | 606 Black River Rd. | Georgetown | 29442 | RRC420020-00 |
| McLeod Health Clarendon | 10 East Hospital St. | Manning | 29102 | DSH420109 |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon | 301 East Jackson St. | Dillon | 29536 | DSH420005 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center | 555 East Cheves St. | Florence | 29506 | DSH420051 |
| Medical University Hospital Authority | 169 Ashley Ave. | Charleston | 29425 | DSH420004 |
| MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | One Medical Park Dr. | Chester | 29706 | DSH420019 |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | 805 Pamplico Highway | Florence | 29505 | DSH420091 |
| MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center | 800 West Meeting St. | Lancaster | 29720 | DSH420036 |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center | 2829 East Hwy 76 | Mullins | 29574 | DSH420055 |
| Newberry County Memorial Hospital | 2669 Kinard St. | Newberry | 29108 | SCH420053-00 |
| Oconee Memorial Hospital | 298 Memorial Drive | Seneca | 29672 | SCH420009-00 |
| PH Baptist Parkridge Hospital | 400 Palmetto Health Parkway | Columbia | 29212 | DSH420106 |
| Prisma Health Baptist Hospital | 1333 Taylor St. | Columbia | 29202 | DSH420086 |
| Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital | 22725 Highway 76 East | Clinton | 29235 | SCH420038-00 |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | 5 Richland Medical Park Dr. | Columbia | 29203 | DSH420018 |
| Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | 129 N Washington St. | Sumter | 29150 | DSH420070 |
| Roper St. Francis Hospital-Berkeley | 100 Callen Blvd. | Summerville | 29486 | DSH420110 |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital | 957 Cheraw St. | Bennettsville | 29512 | DSH340008H |
| Self Regional Healthcare | 1325 Spring Street | Greenwood | 29646 | DSH420071 |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | 101 East Wood St. | Spartanburg | 29303 | DSH420007 |
Data from HRSA Office of Pharmacy Affairs 340B OPAIS Database – Accessed July 2024