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Prisma Health Baptist Hospital

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Prisma Health Baptist Hospital
Taylor at Marion St.
Columbia, SC 29220 Class Registration:
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About Prisma Health Baptist Hospital:

  • Established more than a century ago in Columbia, South Carolina, Prisma Health Baptist Hospital today is a 352-bed medical center.
  • Our 2,300 team members and medical staff of 740 physicians provide a wide range of primary and specialty health care.
  • Areas of specialty include behavioral care, cardiac catheterization, obstetrics, oncology, orthopedics, surgery, urology and women's services.
  • Designated as a Blue Distinction Center for maternity care by Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina.
  • Recognized in 2020 as the only hospital in Richland and Lexington counties to achieve a four-star rating (out of five stars) by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), based on claims data including mortality, readmission, complications, patient safety and imaging efficiency measures.
  • Honored with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s 2016 Get With The Guidelines® – Silver Plus Achievement Award for Heart Failure.
  • Recognized as a High Performing Hospital in knee and hip replacement for 2019-20 by U.S. News & World Report.
  • Prisma Health Baptist Hospital is accredited as Comprehensive Center by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons.
  • Prisma Health was recognized by readers of The State as Best Hospital System, 2014–2019.
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Plan for your visit
    • We welcome visitors and realize their essential role in our patients’ recoveries.
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    • Please call our patient directory at 803-296-5440.
    • Parking is free for patients and visitors in the garage at 1501 Sumter St.
    • Hospital security officers are available to escort visitors and help with minor emergencies. For assistance, call Security at 803-296-8000.
    • Many establishments that have agreed to provide reduced rates to family members of patients in our hospitals. Learn more
    • Although hospital gowns will be provided, you may wish to bring a bathrobe, slippers, toiletries and other necessities from home.
    • If you wear dentures and/or contact lenses, please ask your nurse to note that on your chart and give you containers for safekeeping.
    • If you wear eyeglasses or a hearing aid, your nurse can put them in a safe place when you’re not wearing them.
    • Admitting is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
    • Admitting is located in the third floor tower, across from the Sumter St. parking garage. As you enter the building from the crosswalk, turn left. The office will be located on the left. They can be reached by calling 803-296-5251.
    • Patients arriving after 9 p.m. should register in the Emergency Room.
    • We offer a variety of services and have adapted our facility in accordance with the American Disabilities Act.
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    • Financial counselors are available to assist you with concerns regarding your account and will help you establish an acceptable payment plan.
    • Learn more here, or call 803-296-3525.
    • Our team of social workers, case managers and nurse care managers are available to all Prisma Health patients with concerns related to hospitalization and post-hospitalization needs.
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Do something nice for someone
  • Send a cheer card
    • Our Auxiliary of Volunteers delivers flowers and gifts sent to patients Monday–Friday, 1–3:30 p.m. Flowers for patients in intensive care units are returned to the florist for re-delivery when the patient is assigned a regular room.
    • Address your gifts to:
      Palmetto Health Baptist
      Taylor at Marion St.
      (patient name and room number)
      Columbia, SC 29220
    • The Auxiliary of Volunteers owns and operates our gift shop, The Pink Palmetto. It is located on the first floor by elevator A. Learn more
    • Mail sent to patients is delivered each morning.
    • Address to:
    • Prisma Health Baptist Hospital
      Taylor at Marion St.
      (patient name and room number)
      Columbia, SC 29220
    • Stamps can be purchased in the gift shop. Mail drops are located beside elevators A and B on each floor.
    • If you are unable to access a mailbox, your nurse will be happy to mail outgoing letters for you.
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On-site information
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    • Prisma Health offers free, wireless internet access. Patients and visitors can use a Wi-Fi connection to use their own wireless devices while at any Prisma Health hospital.
    • The Palms Café and Bistro are located on the basement level of the hospital and can be reached by using elevator A.
    • Lobby Café is located on third floor directly across from elevator A and features Starbucks Coffee, espresso drinks and a variety of pastries.
    • 3rd & Main Convenience Store is located adjacent to the Lobby Café and features a variety of sandwiches, salads, bottled beverages and snack items.
    • Crosswalk Café and Grill is located on the third floor of the professional office building at 1333 Taylor St., and can be reached by taking the crosswalk from the hospital.
    • Click here for more details and cafe hours.
    • We offer room service dining  order your meals when you want them, between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and have them delivered to your room within one hour. Please call 803-296-3663.
    • Patients on modified or restricted diets also can participate - our dietary assistants will help explain your special diet and assist you in ordering.
    • Our Safety and Security Services department offers 24-hour coverage and patrols the medical center facilities, grounds and parking areas. The department may be reached by calling 803-296-5057.
    • Please protect your personal property – including laptop and tablet computers, mobile phones, jewelry, wallets/purses, eyeglasses, hearing aids and other items – while visiting Prisma Health.
    • Please leave your valuables at home, or arrange to send them home for safekeeping.
    • Prisma Health is not responsible for any loss or damage to your belongings 
    • Vending machines are located in the Palms Café lobby on the basement level of the hospital and may be accessed by taking elevator A to the basement.
    • Vending machines also are located in the outpatient surgery lobby on the third floor. You can access this area by taking elevator D.
    • Automated teller machines are located in the cafeteria lobby. Take elevator A to the basement.
    • Smoking and tobacco products are strictly prohibited on all Prisma Health campuses. We ask that you honor our tobacco-free policy.