Grand Strand Medical Center

Grand Strand Medical Center
Map
Geography
LocationMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
Coordinates33°45′29″N 78°49′08″W / 33.758°N 78.819°W / 33.758; -78.819
Organization
FundingFor-profit hospital
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds403[1]
History
Opened1978[2]
Links
Websitemygrandstrandhealth.com
ListsHospitals in South Carolina

Grand Strand Medical Center (formerly Grand Strand Regional Medical Center) is a for-profit, 403-bed hospital in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina owned and operated by HCA Healthcare.

History

Grand Strand Medical Center originally opened in 1978 as Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.[2] Since then, the hospital has undergone multiple additions, including a $15 million, 15,000-square-foot addition in 2014 to enhance the pediatrics, medical surgery, and intensive care departments. [3] In 2021, the hospital added an additional 32 patient beds as part of a $14.5 million, 24,000 square foot expansion.[2] Galen College of Nursing opened a campus at Grand Strand Medical Center in 2022.[4]

Facilities

The hospital is an American College of Surgeons-verified Level I trauma center, Level II pediatric trauma center, and a DNV-GL certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. The hospital also offers cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Us". Grand Strand Health. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Grand Strand Medical Center (27 October 2021). "Grand Strand Medical Center opens new medical surgical unit". Grand Strand Health. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ^ Noell, Mandy (21 July 2014). "Grand Strand Medical Center spending $15 million on expansion". WMBF. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ Brooking, Ian (4 August 2022). "Grand Strand Medical Center welcomes new nursing school to Myrtle Beach area". MyHorryNews. Waccamaw Publishers, Inc. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Grand Strand Regional Medical Center". American Hospital Directory. Retrieved 19 October 2022.