2025 Report to the Community - Flipbook - Page 6
Expanding Cancer Care in
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston
New cancer hospital announced
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Board of Trustees approved a resolution to initiate
the planning and construction of a state-of-the-art
comprehensive cancer hospital in Charleston, marking
a bold and visionary step in advancing cancer care,
research and prevention throughout the state.
“This represents a transformative leap forward for
patients across South Carolina who depend on worldclass cancer care,” said Raymond N. DuBois, M.D.,
Ph.D., director of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.
“Our new facility will significantly expand access
to advanced cancer services, enhance our capacity
to recruit and retain top-tier clinicians, ensure lab
research translates more rapidly into meaningful
impact and propel us toward achieving National
Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer
4
Center designation, the highest level of excellence in
cancer research. I am profoundly grateful to MUSC
leadership and our board of trustees for their bold
vision and unwavering dedication.”
The cancer hospital will provide one-stop integrated
inpatient and outpatient services for all cancer
patients, including outpatient surgeries, a step-down
unit, inpatient and outpatient stem cell transplantation,
dedicated cancer imaging (e.g., CT, MRI, PET),
pathology and laboratory services, chemotherapy
and infusion services, radiation therapy, a pharmacy,
Phase 1 clinical trials, supportive care services (pain
management, palliative care, cancer rehabilitation and
more), cancer urgent care and community education.
Planning has already begun. The hospital is expected
to open within five years.
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center
