Summerville Medical Center (SC) Plans $67M Inpatient Project

Summerville Medical Center will soon break ground on a $66.8 million, 56-bed inpatient project designed to meet the needs of the growing Lowcountry community in South Carolina. The hospital has invested more than $200 million in the past decade to expand its facility, services and team.

Once completed, the inpatient project will increase Summerville Medical Center’s licensed bed count by 40% to 174 licensed beds.

The expansion includes an additional 30 medical/surgical private beds in the existing third-floor shell space; 14 ICU beds on the new fourth floor; 12 progressive care unit private beds on the new fourth floor; fifth floor shell for future expansion; 64,000 square feet of new space; and increases the hospital’s licensed bed count to 174, the Summerville Journal Scene reports. Read more.

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