BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Construction is currently underway at Roper St. Francis Healthcare Berkeley Hospital as part of a new expansion project.
The hospital will more than double in size to accommodate the booming population, hospital officials recently explained via social media.
The expansion project includes doubling the hospital’s beds from 50 to 100 beds as well as adding 200,000 square feet of new or renovated space to the current 116,000-square-foot hospital.
The hospital also plans to add an additional:
- 21 patient care bays in the ER for a total of 35
- Four new operating rooms for a total of eight
- Additional CT and MRI machines, bringing the total to two each
- Expanded pharmacy and lab areas
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- Roper St. Francis expanding to serve more Berkeley County residents
The expansion will make Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital the healthcare system’s third largest hospital, behind Roper Hospital and Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital.
The project is expected to cost $193 million and be finished by the end of 2025.
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