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MUSC Health Florence breaks ground on new 3-story cancer center 46%
By Deirdre Weaver-Currin0%
7/23/2026, 9:00:00 AM
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FLORENCE — The time it takes to travel to a cancer treatment center is one of many hurdles cancer patients can face, especially for residents of the Pee Dee, where the closest treatment center is in Charleston.
Improving cancer treatment accessibility in the region has been a longtime vision for MUSC Health, said Jason Cox, interim CEO and COO of MUSC Health’s Pee Dee division.
Now, that vision is coming to fruition.
MUSC Health Florence broke ground July 22 on its MUSC Hollings Cancer Center in a heavily attended ceremony that featured state Sen.
Mike Reichenbach and Rep.
Phillip Lowe.
The three-story, 63,000-square-foot facility is expected to serve as a regional hub for comprehensive cancer care.
“What we break ground on today will outlast all of us,” Cox said.
“Generations of patients and families will walk through these doors and receive care that changes the course of their lives.
That is the legacy that we are building here today.”
The facility will bring together a range of cancer services under one roof, including medical oncology, radiation therapy and infusion therapy, according to a news release.
The site will also offer cancer screenings to aid in early cancer detection.
One of the effort’s goals is to provide more care for underserved patients, said Raymond DuBois, director of the upcoming MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.
The drive to Charleston could be two hours on the low end, but it can easily become a three- to four-hour trip depending on road conditions, DuBois said.
“When you have cancer treatment, a lot of times you're nauseated and/or need to go to the bathroom when you don't expect to, and that's very difficult in such long car rides,” DuBois told The Post and Courier.
Construction on the layout is expected to finish sometime between late 2027 and early 2028, according to Cox.
Hollings is one of 73 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in the country and the only one in South Carolina.
With more than 150 faculty cancer scientists and 20 academic departments, it has an annual research funding portfolio of more than $50 million and sponsors more than 200 clinical trials across the state, the release said.
The groundbreaking represents the next phase of MUSC Health Florence Medical Center’s integration into the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, according to the release.
MUSC Health Florence has also recently expanded its Pee Dee footprint with the creation of its freestanding emergency and urgent care departments in a facility that will decrease transportation times for certain Florence residents who are farther from the county’s two hospitals.
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