Myrtle Beach News
Local Hospitals are Expanding
North Myrtle Beach, Little River and Longs, South Carolina will soon benefit from their own hospital.
Update February 11, 2010 - Although the websites for Seacoast Medical Center and Loris Community Hospital have no information about the new construction, I had seen the construction so I made direct contact and was told that construction is ahead of schedule and sometime in 2011 we should see completion for Seacoast Medical Center expansion.
Seacoast Medical Center located at 4000 Hwy. 9 E near North Myrtle Beach has the appearance of a hospital but was a testing and outpatient facility but that is going to change. On January 18, 2009 the Groundbreaking for the new expanded full service hospital that includes inpatient rooms and care. $32 million 63,399 square foot expansion that will add 32 medical-surgical beds, 10 - bed progressive care unit, and 8 - bed ICU.
Loris, South Carolina will also see an expansion of the Loris Community Hospital located at 3655 Mitchell Street. Their groundbreaking took place on January 25, 2009 at 2:00 P.M.. $18 million replacement and expansion of the ED, ICU and pharmacy.
Myrtle Beach, SC Featured On TV
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina began to get featured on House Hunters cable TV show several times per year beginning in 2008. Since the House Hunters show is one of the most popular on the HGTV channel people who have never been to the Myrtle Beach area are gaining an interest in homes and condos for sale.
