Grand Strand Medical Center

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Grand Strand Medical Center
Grand Strand Medical Center
Geography
Location Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
Coordinates 33°45′29″N78°49′08″W / 33.758°N 78.819°W / 33.758; -78.819 Coordinates: 33°45′29″N78°49′08″W / 33.758°N 78.819°W / 33.758; -78.819
Organization
Funding For-profit hospital
Services
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Beds403 [1]
History
Opened1978 [2]
Links
Website mygrandstrandhealth.com
Lists Hospitals in South Carolina

Grand Strand Medical Center is a for-profit, 403-bed hospital in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina owned and operated by HCA Healthcare.

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History

Grand Strand Medical Center originally opened in 1978. [2] Since then, the hospital has undergone multiple additions, including a $15 million, 15,000-square-foot addition in 2014 to enhance the pediatrics, medical surgery, and intensive care departments. [3] In 2021, the hospital added an additional 32 patient beds as part of a $14.5 million, 24,000 square foot expansion. [2] Galen College of Nursing opened a campus at Grand Strand Medical Center in 2022. [4]

Facilities

The hospital is an American College of Surgeons-verified Level I trauma center, Level II pediatric trauma center, and a DNV-GL certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. The hospital also offers cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). [1] [5]

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