Roper St. Francis Healthcare broke ground in June 2026 on a $1.2 billion hospital campus in North Charleston, moving its main services off the Charleston peninsula to a central site near the I-526 and I-26 interchange. The 805,000-square-foot hospital anchors a larger health campus and is scheduled to open in 2029.
Project Scope
The hospital will hold inpatient and critical-care beds, an emergency department, operating rooms, a comprehensive imaging department and a hemodialysis unit. Barton Malow and Edifice lead construction, with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as architect and E4H Environments for Health Architecture on healthcare design.
Why It Matters
The move relocates care to one of the fastest-growing parts of South Carolina and reshapes the region’s medical map. Roper’s leadership has framed the campus as a generational investment, with the new hospital sized to absorb demand the aging peninsula facilities can’t.
Project Team & Details
| Owner / Client | Roper St. Francis Healthcare |
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| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
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| Consultants | E4H Environments for Health Architecture (Healthcare) |
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| General Contractor | Barton Malow / Edifice |
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| Status | Under Construction |
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| Funding Source | Institutional |
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