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Palmetto Health Tuomey

Palmetto Health Tuomey

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Palmetto Health Tuomey
129 N. Washington St.
Sumter, SC 29150

Class registration:  803-774-2229 General information:  803-774-9000 

Quick facts about Palmetto Health Tuomey:

  • Established more than a century ago in Sumter, South Carolina, Palmetto Health Tuomey today is a 301-bed Joint Commission-accredited medical center.
  • Our active medical staff consists of more than 150 physicians representing more than 25 medical specialties.
  • Facilities include a 36-bed nursery, an expanded ICU, 10 operating suites, an outpatient surgery center, an award-winning day surgery unit, a beautiful women and infants pavilion and a satellite medical park.
  • Diagnostic and treatment capabilities include a medical oncology program, cancer treatment center, cardiac catheterization and updated high speed computed tomography.
  • Palmetto Health Tuomey is the first hospital in the state to install the Hologic Affirm Prone Biopsy System technology for breast biopsy. 
  • Palmetto Health Tuomey is designated as a Blue Distinction Center+ for maternity care by Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina.
  • Palmetto Health was recognized by readers of The State as best in health care in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Readers picked Palmetto Health as the Best Hospital System and Best Hospital for Heart Health.
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Plan for your visit
    • Please call our patient directory at 803-774-9000.
    • 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.
    • Located at the main entrance lobby, an admitting representative is available to help patients Monday-Friday, 5:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.

    • They can be reached by calling 803-774-9000.
    • Financial counselors are available to assist you with concerns regarding your account and will help you establish an acceptable payment plan.

    • Click here for more information, or call 803-774-1710.
    • Our team of social workers, case managers and nurse care managers are available to all Palmetto Health patients with concerns related to hospitalization and post-hospitalization needs.

    • Click here for more information or call 803-774-8732.
Do something nice for someone
  • Send a cheer card
    • Members of Volunteer Services deliver flowers and gifts sent to patients in the afternoon Monday through Friday.

      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 Tuomey
      129 N. Washington St.
      (patient name and room number)
      Sumter, SC 29150
    • Mail sent to patients is delivered each morning.

    • Address to:

      Palmetto Health Tuomey
      129 N. Washington St.
      (patient name and room number)
      Sumter, SC 29150

    • Stamps can be purchased in the gift shop. If you are unable to access a mailbox, your nurse will be happy to mail outgoing letters for you.

    • Find more information here.
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On-site information
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    • Palmetto Health offers free, wireless Internet access. Patients and visitors can use a Wi-Fi connection to use their own wireless devices while at any Palmetto Health hospital.
    • We offer room service dining - order your meals when you want them, between 7 a.m.-7 p.m., and have them delivered to your room within one hour. Please call 803-774-4444.

    • 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 803-774-9477.
    • Please protect your personal property – including laptop and tablet computers, mobile phones, jewelry, wallets/purses, eyeglasses, hearing aids and other items – while visiting Palmetto Health.

    • Please leave your valuables at home, or arrange to send them home for safekeeping.

    • Palmetto Health is not responsible for any loss or damage to your belongings.
    • There is a vending area located on the first floor outside the cafeteria and also in the Emergency Department. It is open 24 hours a day, with hot and cold foods available. A microwave oven and tables are located in the snack area for your convenience.
    • There are two automatic teller machines located near the cafeteria and one in the Emergency Department. Withdrawals, transfers and inquiries can be performed at these machines.
    • Smoking and tobacco products are strictly prohibited on all Palmetto Health campuses. We ask that you honor our tobacco-free policy.