MUSC leaders, partners celebrate MUSC Health Kiawah Partners Pavilion progress with topping-out ceremony

New medical facility to open late 2025

 SEABROOK, S.C. (March 10, 2025) - MUSC Health leaders joined donors, construction teams and local government officials today for a topping-out ceremony to celebrate completion of the structural phase of the future MUSC Health Kiawah Partners Pavilion. The pavilion represents MUSC Health’s commitment to enhancing community access and providing local care to the Sea Islands communities, as the area experiences significant population growth. 

“We believe best care is local and that we need to lean in to help make this a reality for communities that we are part of,” said David J. Cole, M.D., FACS, president of MUSC. “Once open, this facility will be the first freestanding emergency room in the area and provide much needed access to primary care, plus cardiology and vascular care.”

In addition to the freestanding emergency room, the future 24-hour medical pavilion, located at 1857 Seabrook Island Road, will include trauma and triage rooms, imaging and radiology services, an on-site lab and a helipad for critical cases. The new medical office building will also offer services such as physical therapy, infusion and telehealth. 

The 12,056-square-foot facility was designed by McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and is being constructed by Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.

For more information about the project, please visit MUSChealth.org/KiawahPartners. 

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