Trident Medical Center Set to Open $30 Million Operating Room Expansion
In response to the ever-advancing needs of the growing Lowcountry population, Trident Medical Center is preparing to unveil its most recent expansion endeavor, a $30 million project aimed at boosting its surgical service capabilities and to better serve the community. The first phase of this highly-anticipated development is scheduled to launch later this month.
Trident has been diligently working on this substantial expansion for around a year. Hospital executives confirm they are on track to unveil the first phase of the extended facilities in the upcoming weeks.
Details of the Expansion
The $30 million project encompasses the inauguration of three novel operating rooms, a hybrid operating room, eight fully-equipped recovery units, and a new entrance design for the ambulatory care center. The new operating rooms will be larger, accommodating more room for the innovative technology the medical center plans to implement.
These magnified rooms will house advanced robotic technology, which will offer the hospital the capacity to conduct a broader range of surgical procedures. Hospital authorities confirmed that these operating rooms would cater to a variety of specialties, although the highest demand lies with heart and vascular cases, head and neck cancer, and trauma surgeries.
Meeting the Demand for Trauma Surgeries
With Trident Medical Center having treated over 2,500 trauma cases last year, more than any other regional hospital, prioritizing trauma surgeries in this new facility was deemed crucial. Trident Trauma Surgeon, Dr. Kellie Amodeo, commented on the hospital’s and the community’s continuous growth, underlining that this expansion was an essential progression.
“We have quite a bit of Operating Rooms. And, of course, we have a wonderful team here. But given the fact that our volume has increased so significantly over the last few years, we really needed more space to be able to do more cases at the same time, take on more staff and be able to serve the region a little bit better,” Dr. Amodeo says.
The Impact on the Community
David Mizzell, the Surgical Services Director at Trident Medical Center, echoed these sentiments and highlighted the potentially significant impact of the expanded facilities on both the medical center and wider community. “Our complexity in our trauma service and our volume has increased over the years and this will allow us to get surgeries done quicker and help the patients recover faster and get out of the hospital,” he says.
Long-serving Neurosurgeon at Trident, Dr. Mike Tyler, expressed his enthusiasm for the expansion. “I’ve been here for 36 years. I’ve seen a lot of changes, and this is something very gratifying for me to see because it, to me, shows the commitment that this hospital has to the community and to the to the people of the community and to the medical staff to provide us with the tools we need to take care of our community. Our community is growing,” he says enthusiastically.
Phase One Completion and Future Developments
The completion of the first phase of the expansion is expected by late July, with a plan to commemorate the launch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The remaining project phases are anticipated to wrap up within the course of this year, signalling a monumental development in Trident’s capacity for enhanced community healthcare service.
