MUSC and Clemson University explore partnership to enhance student and employee access to key health services

Collaboration could enable MUSC to build new health center on Clemson main campus 

CHARLESTON, CLEMSON, S.C. (Dec. 13, 2024) Today the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Board of Trustees voted to approve the project planning phase and endorsed a letter of intent between MUSC and Clemson University to develop a new facility to deliver expanded student and employee health services on Clemson’s main campus.  

The project lays the groundwork for MUSC to construct a new state-of-the-art medical facility to deliver clinical care for students and employees as well as human performance research labs, advanced imaging and other cutting-edge medical services. MUSC and Clemson will follow the state approval process as the project moves forward.

“MUSC is excited to have the opportunity to partner with Clemson to continue to elevate and deliver outstanding healthcare for their students and employees. This project also creates the opportunity for new performance health collaborations,” said David J. Cole, M.D., FACS, president of MUSC.

For the past several years, MUSC Health has offered an easy-to-use online virtual urgent care service for Clemson University and Bridge to Clemson students. 

The new collaborative facility would enable expanded services to Clemson University students and employees. Clemson’s current student health facility, Redfern Health Center, was constructed in 1969 and the university’s main campus does not currently have an urgent care facility. Facility budget and specific services to be offered will be defined as the project matures.

"MUSC and Clemson University have a shared mission – to elevate the lives of people across the state of South Carolina and beyond," said Clemson University President Jim Clements.

"Through our longstanding partnership with MUSC as well as Prisma, Blue Ridge Orthopedics, and others, we are thrilled to take the next steps in expanding health care services on Clemson University's main campus. Together, we will continue to deliver the #1 student experience in the country, provide space for critical research, and positively impact the lives of people at Clemson and beyond."

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ABOUT MUSC 

Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is the state’s only comprehensive academic health system, with a mission to preserve and optimize human life in South Carolina through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates over 3,100 students in six colleges and trains 950+ residents and fellows across its health system. MUSC leads the state in federal and National Institutes of Health and research funding. For information on our academic programs, visit musc.edu.

As the health care system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest-quality and safest patient care while educating and training generations of outstanding health care providers and leaders to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. In 2024, for the 10th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health University Medical Center in Charleston the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina. To learn more about clinical patient services, visit muschealth.org.

MUSC has a total enterprise annual operating budget of $7.1 billion. The 31,000 MUSC members include world-class faculty, physicians, specialty providers, scientists, contract employees, affiliates and care team members who deliver groundbreaking education, research, and patient care. 

ABOUT CLEMSON 

One of the most productive public research universities in the nation, Clemson University enrolls 28,747 students across the State of South Carolina and has an endowment of over $1 billion. The University operates Extension offices in every county of the state and has five Innovation Campuses and six Research and Education Center locations. Classified as an R1 — Very High Research University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education — Clemson is dedicated to teaching, research and service. Our main campus, located in Upstate South Carolina, sits on 1,400 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along the shores of Lake Hartwell. 

Through the research, outreach and entrepreneurial projects led by our faculty and students, Clemson University is driving economic development and improving quality of life in South Carolina and beyond. For more information about Clemson University, visit clemson.edu.   

Contacts:

MUSC

Faith Arenth
arenth@musc.edu
C 854-253-0646

Clemson

Joe Galbraith
joegalb@clemson.edu
C 662-418-3970