“Don’t be confused by the phrase ‘long-term.’ We are every bit as much a hospital as MUSC or Johns Hopkins,” advised Dan Dunmyer, CEO of Vibra Hospital of Charleston. “The difference is, we offer long-term acute care, where the average patient stay is 25 to 30 days.” The average stay in a short-term acute care […]
Charleston, SC Hospitals and Health Care Facilities
Medical University Of South Carolina Hospital
Medical University Of South Carolina (MUSC) One of the first medical schools in the United States was built in 1824 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Medical University Of South Carolina (MUSC) was a private medical college that was and remains today as not only an excellent healthcare facility, but also functions as a teaching facility […]
About East Cooper Medical Center
East Cooper Medical Center, Mount Pleasant East Cooper Medical Center, part of Tenet South Carolina,is a 130-bed acute care hospital located at 2000 Hospital Drive in Mount Pleasant. Previously located at 1200 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, East Cooper Medical Center has been providing healthcare to the East Cooper community since 1986. We provide a number of […]
Roper St. Francis Hospital, Mount Pleasant
Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital was built with the local community in mind. In operation since November 2010, the 85-bed hospital is located just off Highway 17 North near Wando High School. “We are truly a community-centered hospital,” said John Sullivan, FACHE, Mount Pleasant Hospital chief executive officer […]
Vibra Hospital of Charleston
Extenuating circumstances in our lives can present health issues, and sometimes, those health issues are serious. Fortunately, residents of Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Lowcountry now have a new hospital that excels in specialized care. Vibra Hospital has recently established itself in Mount Pleasant and is gaining notoriety as the premiere place for both acute […]
Trident Health System
Great Charleston SC Area Hospitals Trident Health System is a family of hospitals including Trident Medical Center, Summerville Medical Center and Moncks Corner Medical Center. Our Emergency Department is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at three convenient locations. Our staff of 2,500 includes nurses, technicians, specialists and medical professionals and our […]
DR. PATRICK J. CAWLEY, CEO, Medical University of South Carolina
WHY DO YOU THINK CHARLESTON HAS BECOME A REGIONAL MEDICAL HUB? We have become a large training site for medical students as well as nursing students and all kinds of allied health professionals. We also have a large number of residents and fellows, physicians who train for six or seven years in different specialties. When […]
DAVID DUNLAP, CEO, Roper St. Francis
WHY DO YOU THINK CHARLESTON HAS BECOME A REGIONAL MEDICAL HUB? Charleston is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, and local health care providers such as Roper St. Francis are doing all they can to meet patients’ needs. Some of the factors that have led to our national accolades include excellent patient safety […]
JASON ALEXANDER, CEO, East Cooper Medical Center
WHY DO YOU THINK CHARLESTON HAS BECOME A REGIONAL MEDICAL HUB? Charleston is fortunate to have quality medical training programs that bring individuals to our community who are interested in advancing the state of medicine. Like most of us, these students quickly learn why Charleston is such a great place to live, and many of […]
TODD GALLATI, CEO, Trident Medical Center
WHY DO YOU THINK CHARLESTON HAS BECOME A REGIONAL MEDICAL HUB? For patients, Charleston health care providers represent a wide range of medical specialties provided in a competitive environment, which improves quality. Additionally, these health care services are provided in a region that has become increasingly attractive as a place to live, work, play and […]
LISA VALENTINE, CEO, Summerville Medical Center
WHY DO YOU THINK CHARLESTON HAS BECOME A REGIONAL MEDICAL HUB? First, consider where we live. The area we call home has been called “America’s Most Friendly City,” “The Most Polite and Hospitable City in America,” and, most recently, “The World’s Best City.” Long-term residents and our new families have high expectations for all the […]
SCOTT ISAACKS, CEO, Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center
WHY DO YOU THINK CHARLESTON HAS BECOME A REGIONAL MEDICAL HUB? The city’s recent accolades as a world-class travel destination make it easier to attract highly-skilled medical professionals and other essential staff to this area. With this population boom comes the necessity for high-quality, innovative, dependable medical services, and Charleston has really stepped up to […]