Local

Construction on a new hospital to begin in Carolina Forest. Here’s what we know

A rendering of the new McLeod Health hospital in Carolina Forest. Ground will be broken on the facility soon.
A rendering of the new McLeod Health hospital in Carolina Forest. Ground will be broken on the facility soon. McLeod Health

A new hospital is planned for Carolina Forest, as other medical facilities are also set to open in the area.

McLeod Health announced it would break ground this fall on the new hospital, according to a press release Sept. 26. The hospital will be part of an expansion of building 1 and building 2 on the 42-acre Carolina Forest campus.

The press release added McLeod received a Certificate of Need from the state, demonstrating a need for a hospital, according to the release. Construction would take 24 months pending permitting.

The hospital will have 48 beds and four operating suites, according to the press release. The new facility will be about 83,000 square feet and will cost $56 million.

McLeod has been expanding in Horry County recently. The new hospital would be the network’s eighth.

In June, McLeod announced that they would build a new cancer research center in Little River. Ground was broken on the new cancer center in July.

This story was originally published September 26, 2023 at 4:38 PM.

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.
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER