Little River Medical Center, Inc.

South Carolina · Health Center Program awardee · UDS 2025

Little River Medical Center, Inc. is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in South Carolina and a Health Center Program awardee, funded in part by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Its service delivery sites include Myrtle Beach, Aynor, Conway, Little River, and Loris. In 2025 it served 34,339 patients, down 0.8% from 34,611 in 2024. 37.5% of its patients were uninsured, compared with 24.1% across South Carolina health centers and 17.2% nationally.

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Large by patient volume (small: under 10,000 patients; medium: 10,000–29,999; large: 30,000 or more) · urban setting · Section 330 funding: Community Health Center, Migrant Health Center, and Health Care for the Homeless

34,339Patients served, 2025

37.5%of patients uninsured

19.8%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP

$1,481Total accrued cost per patient

Little River Medical Center, Inc. compared with South Carolina and the nation, 2025

State and national columns are HRSA's published figures for Section 330-funded health centers. A dash means HRSA publishes no figure.
Measure	Little River Medical Center, Inc.	South Carolina health centers	National
Patients
Children under 18	25.5%	24.6%	28.6%
Adults 65 and older	17.8%	18.0%	12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline	85.6%	89.7%	90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured	37.5%	24.1%	17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP	19.8%	27.6%	47.9%
Medicare	18.4%	20.9%	11.6%
Private insurance	24.3%	27.4%	23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient	$1,481	$2,112	$1,672
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening	61.1%	57.2%	57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening	46.9%	48.5%	44.9%
Breast cancer screening	67.0%	60.4%	56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure	66.3%	71.4%	69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)	25.9%	23.4%	26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up	65.5%	82.2%	75.3%
Childhood immunization status	18.0%	23.9%	29.5%
Tobacco screening and cessation	92.2%	88.2%	84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease	77.2%	82.6%	79.0%

Patients by service

Service	2025
Medical	29,036
Dental	8,532
Mental health	2,419

Trends, 2016–2025

Year	Patients	Cost per patient	Uninsured	Medicaid/CHIP
2025	34,339	$1,481	37.5%	19.8%
2024	34,611	$1,408	38.1%	21.6%
2023	34,376	$1,300	34.1%	26.0%
2022	35,404	$1,101	35.5%	26.0%
2021	34,745	$1,087	33.8%	27.7%
2020	34,020	–	32.7%	30.2%
2019	35,691	–	34.6%	32.9%
2018	33,840	–	34.0%	32.8%
2017	32,313	–	32.8%	34.5%
2016	30,174	–	32.3%	34.5%

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