MUSC Health University Medical Center

MUSC Health University Medical Center is a university hospital associated with the Medical University of South Carolina, based in Charleston, South Carolina.

MUSC Health University Medical Center
Geography
LocationCharleston, South Carolina, USA
Coordinates32°47′10″N 79°56′52″W
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral and Teaching
Affiliated universityMedical University of South Carolina
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds865 Licensed Beds[1]
History
Opened1850 as Roper Hospital
1955 as Medical College of South Carolina Hospital
1985 as MUSC Medical Center
Links
Websitehttp://www.muschealth.org

In 1946 the South Carolina General Assembly passed a $4 million bill to construct a new teaching hospital that was brought under the control of the Medical College of South Carolina. Construction began in 1951 and the Medical College of South Carolina Hospital was completed and dedicated on May 10, 1955 and opened its doors to its first patients on September 26, 1955. It was later renamed Medical University of South Carolina Hospital and is now MUSC Health University Medical Center.

The transplant Center ranked as one of the top ten organ transplantation centers in the nation. The MUSC Health Transplant Center is supported by the only HLA Laboratory in South Carolina. MUSC Health Medical Center is a Level I Trauma Center and is the regional referral center for the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

Notes
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2014-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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