The Medical University of South Carolina received board approval April 11 to build a new cancer hospital and ambulatory surgery center in Charleston.
The cancer hospital will centralize the system’s inpatient and outpatient oncology services, including chemotherapy and infusions, radiation therapy, stem cell transplantation, imaging, lab services, cancer urgent care and supportive care.
The state has allocated $15 million for the project, which aims to support the system’s efforts to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute.
“Our new facility will significantly expand access to advanced cancer services, enhance our capacity to recruit and retain top-tier clinicians, ensure lab research translates more rapidly into meaningful impact and propel us toward achieving National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center designation,” Raymond DuBois, MD, PhD, director of MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Center, said in an April 11 news release.
MUSC’s board also approved plans to build a new ASC and medical office building in Charleston, replacing the system’s current 12-story patient tower. The facility houses primary care, specialty outpatient clinics, ambulatory operating rooms, ancillary services and faculty offices.
Development for both projects will begin immediately. The outpatient facility is expected to open by 2028, while the cancer hospital is slated for completion by 2030.
Editor’s note: Becker’s reached out to MUSC for an estimated project cost and will update this article if more information becomes available.
