MUSC tells Kershaw County it added local providers, investment and plans resident doctors by 2028
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A MUSC representative told Kershaw County Council that MUSC has added providers and new positions in the county, invested nearly $15 million locally last year and expects to host medical residents beginning in 2028 as part of a plan to expand local care.
David Adams of the Medical University of South Carolina presented an annual report to Kershaw County Council saying MUSC is expanding services and workforce at Kershaw Hospital.
Adams said the system added 46 health‑care providers in Kershaw County and 73 new local positions last year (172 positions in the last three years) and reported roughly $15 million of investment in county facilities in the past year. "We are growing," Adams said, adding MUSC’s goal is to deliver about 80–85% of needed care locally so patients do not have to travel to Columbia or Charleston.
Adams also told the council MUSC plans to place medical residents in Kershaw County beginning in 2028: "We will be seeing medical residents here in Kershaw County in I think 2028," he said, describing an initial class of six residents per year with a three‑year training cycle that would yield about 18 residents once at full enrollment.
Council members thanked Adams and asked clarifying questions about obstetrics and whether services might return to the county; Adams said restoring certain services depends on community demand and growth and that some regional facilities are expanding their labor and delivery capacity.
Adams said MUSC will provide additional updates next year and that more detail will be available after MUSC appoints a program director for the residency.
