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A new cancer research center is coming to Horry County. Here’s where it will be

McLeod Health has announced a new cancer center that will break ground next month on the campus of Seacoast Hospital in Little River, S.C. June 23, 2023.
McLeod Health has announced a new cancer center that will break ground next month on the campus of Seacoast Hospital in Little River, S.C. June 23, 2023. jlee@thesunnews.com

A regional healthcare system is consolidating its cancer treatment facilities into one location in the Grand Strand area.

The McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment and Research at Seacoast will open on the campus of McLeod’s Seacoast Hospital in Little River.

The groundbreaking for the project will begin July 17, and construction will be completed in the winter of 2025, according to McLeod Director of Communications and Public Information Kelly Hughes.

The center will be the “first comprehensive cancer center in Horry County,” according to a press release. Hughes added that the new center will help patients receive easier access to treatment by having all medical care in one place.

The center, located at 3793 McDowell Lane, will provide radiation oncology, chemotherapy and medical oncology to patients.

Hughes did not provide cost estimates for the new center, and said in an email Monday that more information will be offered at the July event.

McLeod is a Carolina-based healthcare system that has seven hospitals, according to its website, including the Seacoast hospital located in Little River located at 4000 Highway 9 E.

Ben Morse
The Sun News
Ben Morse is the Retail and Leisure Reporter for The Sun News. Morse covers local business and Coastal Carolina University football and was awarded third place in the 2023 South Carolina Press Association News Contest for sports beat reporting and second place for sports video in the all-daily division. Morse previously worked for The Island Packet, covering local government. Morse graduated from American University in 2023 with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism and economics and is originally from Prospect, Kentucky.
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