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Healthcare Expands

for Rural

Dorchester County

MUSC Health Primary Care & Occupational Health to Open in St. George by 2026

H ealthcare in Dorchester County will be MUSC Health Primary Care and Occupational The County will continue to work with existing

healthcare providers in the St. George area to
Health will provide:
more accessible with the public-private
partnership of Dorchester County,
community. This project is funded in part with
care and behavioral health
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) • By-Appointment and virtual visits for primary complement healthcare services provided to the
Health, and South Carolina Department of Health. • Occupational health and wellness services $2.9 million by the American Rescue Plan Act.
• Annual wellness exams, geriatric health, The USDA gave the county $1 million under the
After an RFP process, the county invited MUSC sports physicals, immunizations, Emergency Rural Healthcare Program.
to build a community-focused healthcare vaccinations
facility in the former 8,200-square-foot women’s • Nutrition and diet guidance “As the primary care center opens, there will be
detention center at Railroad Avenue and Sears • Sick and injury visits ongoing assessment of service offerings and
Street in St. George. The 2001 building was (diagnosis and treatment) hours of operations to meet the demands of the
deemed an ideal footprint for a medical facility • Detection and management of community and its residents,” said Havir. “It’s
by the consulting architect. chronic conditions baby steps at this time with the hope to grow
• Hospital discharge follow-up visits this facility.”
“This building was sitting mothballed for • Point-of-care lab testing: bloodwork,
urinalysis, hemoglobin, etc. The County will continue to focus on
a while,” said Bryan T. Havir, Assistant
• Workforce services for pre-employment opportunities to provide urgent care, diagnostic
Administrator for Community Services with
physicals and workers’ compensation services, and preventive care to the greater
Dorchester County. “The county made plans St. George area.
to keep and repurpose it for alternative uses, South Carolina Department of Mental Health
will provide:
which expands healthcare in rural areas in For more information as this project comes into
• Assessments view, please visit dorchestercountysc.gov.
alignment with the county’s Strategic Plan.”
• Individual and family therapy sessions
• Crisis response
A groundbreaking was held in late spring and the
medical facility is expected to open by 2026.

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