Hospitalization

The preponderance of inpatient hospitalizations in S.C. are for childbirth. The average length of stay for inpatient hospitalizations is 4.1 days, and the average charge is $19,396. Utilization rates by S.C. county of residence (regardless of where treatment was provided) are reported in Table 17.



When disaggregated by age, Spartanburg County hospitalization data show that the top three diagnostic categories differ by age group (see Table 18).



Breakdowns of the data by hospital follow in Table 19. Based on calculated market share for S.C., the total population served by Mary Black Hospital = 58,448 and the total population served by SRMC = 210,188.