McLeod Health Receives Approval from DHEC for New Hospital in Carolina Forest

Another new facility has also been approved for the area. Yesterday DHEC approved a certificate of need to build for Mcleod Health. The facility will have 48 beds at the 4-story hospital at their existing 42 acre campus in Carolina Forest off of Highway 31 and International Boulevard. There are currently two medical buildings with 11 medical practices staffed by physicians and specialists, a 24/7 emergency department, outpatient testing, occupational health and rehabilitation services on the campus and a third medical office building is currently under construction. Officials plan to break ground for the hospital in the upcoming months.