MUSC Health University Medical Center
| MUSC Health University Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, USA |
| Coordinates | 32°47′10″N 79°56′52″W / 32.78611°N 79.94778°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Medical University of South Carolina |
| Network | MUSC Health |
| Services | |
| Standards | ANCC Magnet Designation |
| Emergency department | Level I Adult Trauma Center / Level I Pediatric Trauma Center |
| Beds | 865 Licensed Beds |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Medical University Hospital (1955), MUSC Medical Center (1985) |
| Construction started | 1951 |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Links | |
| Website | muschealth |
| Other links | muschealth |
MUSC Health University Medical Center is a university hospital associated with the Medical University of South Carolina, based in Charleston, South Carolina with additional sites located throughout the state.
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC and MUSC Health make up the state’s only comprehensive academic health system. As the health care system of MUSC, patient care is provided at 16 hospitals (includes owned and affiliated), with approximately 2,700 beds and four additional hospital locations in development; more than 350 telehealth sites and connectivity to patients’ homes; and nearly 750 care locations situated in all regions of South Carolina. In 2023, for the ninth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health University Medical Center in Charleston the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.
MUSC has a total enterprise annual operating budget of $5.9 billion. The nearly 26,000 MUSC workers include faculty, physicians, specialty providers, scientists, students, affiliates and care team members who deliver education, research and patient care.
The MUSC Health Transplant Center is one of the top ten kidney transplantation centers in the nation. The MUSC Health Transplant Center is supported by the only HLA Laboratory in South Carolina. MUSC Health University Medical Center is the regional referral center for the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
Plans were announced in 2017 for a new 126,000-square-foot outpatient facility to be constructed in the former JCPenney building at Citadel Mall in West Ashley. The two-story complex will be completely renovated with the lower level used for surgery and procedures, radiology and therapy; a second floor will hold physician offices and examination rooms.
The Phase I Replacement Hospital with 156 beds was completed in 2008 and a new Bee Street Parking Garage opened for employee and rehab patient parking. The Pediatric Trauma Center/Emergency Room was re-built, opening in first quarter 2009. The long-term plan includes 4 more phases of construction which will provide an updated trauma center, adult rooms and expanded Children's Hospital.