MUSC Health To Add Inpatient Unit For Inmates At Chester Medical Cente

MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina) Health (Charleston, S.C.) is collaborating with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC; Columbia, S.C.) to open an inpatient unit for inmates at Chester Medical Center in Chester, S.C.

The project will include 36 beds for acute care, long-term care, medical and surgical, and critical care. All patient rooms are monitored and locked down 24 hours a day and SCDC will provide unit security.

The hospital is expected to start accepting patients to the wing by the end of the year.

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