Grand Strand Medical Center
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LocationMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
| Grand Strand Medical Center | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°45′29″N 78°49′08″W / 33.758°N 78.819°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | For-profit hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I Adult Trauma Center / Level II Pediatric Trauma Center |
| Beds | 403[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1978[2] |
| Links | |
| Website | mygrandstrandhealth |
| Lists | Hospitals in South Carolina |
Grand Strand Medical Center (formerly Grand Strand Regional Medical Center) is a for-profit, 403-bed hospital in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina owned and operated by HCA Healthcare.
Grand Strand Medical Center originally opened in 1978 as Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.[2] Since then, the hospital has undergone multiple additions, including a $15 million, 15,000-square-foot addition in 2014 to enhance the pediatrics, medical surgery, and intensive care departments. [3] In 2021, the hospital added an additional 32 patient beds as part of a $14.5 million, 24,000 square foot expansion.[2] Galen College of Nursing opened a campus at Grand Strand Medical Center in 2022.[4]