It took half a century, but a longtime Lowcountry hospital owner is setting up shop in Mount Pleasant for the first time.
HCA Healthcare Charleston broke ground last week on an 11,020-square-foot emergency-services department that will open next year on Long Point Road near Interstate 526, across from Belle Hall Shopping Center.
The Nashville company, which until recently operated locally as Trident Health System, bought the vacant 4-acre property for $4.35 million about three years ago. It kicked off the permitting process in late 2024.
The East Cooper urgent-care hub will be “open 24/7, 365 days a year, staffed with board-certified emergency physicians, ER-trained nurses, radiology techs, and lab services,
Charleston-area hospital chain checks into Mount Pleasant
