McLeod Hospital to bring new hospital to Cheraw
CHERAW, S.C. (WBTW) — McLeod Health has announced plans to build a new hospital in Cheraw.
The hospital will serve Cheraw, Chesterfield, Marlboro, and surrounding counties. McLeod Hospital made the announcement Tuesday in a news release.
Construction on the new hospital should begin in 2024-2025. The $45 million facility will be on the current McLeod Health Cheraw property and will replace the current building, which was built in 1980, the release said.
The new facility will grow around the existing emergency department and radiology. The hospital may have more retained facilities with new construction to be determined.
A recent bed need analysis for McLeod Health Cheraw indicated a market need for at least 35 inpatient beds, the release said.
McLeod Health Cheraw assumed operation of the Chesterfield General Hospital in 2015 and leased it from the owner to serve Chesterfield, Marlboro and surrounding counties. McLeod plans to purchase the existing hospital and property for $5.8 million, the release said.
“A new building will reinforce McLeod’s commitment to our patients and caregivers,” McLeod Health CEO Donna Isgett said. “The new facility reinforces McLeod Health Cheraw as the model and destination for inpatient acute care and outpatient services in the region.”
“This reinvestment in the community continues to create a system for delivery of high-quality healthcare in Chesterfield and Marlboro counties,” according to McLeod Health Cheraw CEO Bren Lowe.
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The new facility will support the expansion of surgery, orthopedics, and other specialties with recruiting planned to attract additional surgeons, specialists and primary care physicians, the release said.
A new building along with the expectation of more technology and specialists will raise the McLeod Health Cheraw top-of-mind awareness and credibility among patients, according to the release.
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