The following information was presented to the Kiawah Town Council this past week:
MUSC Health Project
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Chief Operating Officer Dr. Tom Crawford provided an update on the new MUSC free standing emergency department and medical office building.
The free-standing 24/7 emergency department will include helipad, and ambulance and helicopter access, which will also allow for trauma services for children and adults. This project will be located adjacent to the Seafields parcel. The project also features a traditional medical office building with specialty services, which will depend on the area’s demand for services.
Currently, MUSC is in the ARB process and on track for permitting. MUSC is also working to address encroachment concerns onto the bike trail, ensuring signage that is both visible and adheres to aesthetics, and providing access points from Seabrook Island. If permitting stays on schedule, MUSC’s goal is to have a topping off ceremony (when the last beam is placed atop a structure during construction) in fall 2024 and be in the building in late 2025.
You can view the full presentation here; starting around 12:00 timestamp.
Trident Health Project
Trident Medical Center’s Chief Operating Officer Landon Smith provided an update on their Johns Island Emergency facility, which will have 11 patient rooms with a designated trauma room, in-house diagnostics, advanced imaging, stroke telemedicine, and mental health telemedicine. The facility will be staffed by physicians who are board certified in emergency medicine and nurses and other clinicians with special training in emergency medicine. It will be located on Maybank Highway with access also on Cane Slash Road.
Currently, they are working through the county’s zoning process and expect that the building construction will begin towards the end of this year.
This facility is anticipated to become a part of a medical campus in the future that would include a hospital and medical office building.
You can view the full presentation here; starting around 4:15 timestamp.
–Tidelines Editors
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