(January 8, 2025) Topping-out ceremony marks progress on Clements Ferry Pavilion

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Jan. 8, 2025) - MUSC Health leaders gathered with teams from Choate Construction Company, The Keith Corporation and McMillan Pazdan Smith at a topping-out ceremony today to celebrate a significant milestone for the future Clements Ferry Pavilion in Charleston. Once complete, the medical office space will provide increased access to care for those in the surrounding communities and bring medical specialties closer to home. The topping-out event involved placement of the structure's final steel beam atop the building to mark the completion of the facility's structural phase.

"We are marking the hard work that has gone into construction of another state-of-the-art addition to the MUSC presence with an invaluable local impact," said Eugene Hong, M.D., chief physician executive, MUSC Physicians and MUSC Health. "We are looking ahead to the future - one that is brighter for the people of the community and region, who will benefit from the extraordinary work going on at MUSC."

The four-story, 80,000-square-foot medical office building will be located on 10 acres of land at 1101 Waterline Street, off Clements Ferry Road. The facility will offer a range of medical services across nearly a dozen specialties. Some of these services include:

• Adult and Pediatric Primary Care
• An advanced imaging center
• Gastroenterology
• Heart and Vascular care
• A multispecialty clinic (including Surgery, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Neurology and Neurosurgery)
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Oncology and Infusion services
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

As part of the topping-out ceremony tradition, key stakeholders and the Choate project team signed the final beam to symbolize the success of their collaboration and celebrate the progress of the structure that will positively benefit the surrounding community.

"We're honored to be working alongside MUSC Health and our longtime partners at The Keith Corporation to bring this much-needed medical care facility to the community," said Quinn Balderson, director of business development for Choate Construction in Charleston. "The need for better access to quality medical care is great in many of our communities, and we're grateful to support MUSC Health in its mission of providing best-in-class medical services to those in need."

The Clements Ferry Pavilion project is on schedule and expected to open in late 2025. For more information about this project, please visit MUSCHealth.org/CFP.

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About MUSC

Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is the state's only comprehensive academic health system, with a mission to preserve and optimize human life in South Carolina through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates over 3,100 students in six colleges and trains 950+ residents and fellows across its health system. MUSC leads the state in federal and National Institutes of Health and research funding. For information on our academic programs, visit musc.edu.As the health care system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest-quality and safest patient care while educating and training generations of outstanding health care providers and leaders to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. In 2024, for the 10th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health University Medical Center in Charleston the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina. To learn more about clinical patient services, visit muschealth.org.MUSC has a total enterprise annual operating budget of $7.1 billion. The 31,000 MUSC members include world-class faculty, physicians, specialty providers, scientists, contract employees, affiliates and care team members who deliver groundbreaking education, research, and patient care.

About Choate Construction Company Known for their proven results and partnership-driven approach, Choate Construction Company's employee-owners provide nationally recognized commercial construction services for their clients and industry partners. Offering the benefits of a nationwide contractor with the dedicated touch of a local firm, Choate Construction's specialized personnel consistently deliver successful projects across a variety of market sectors, including industrial, healthcare, corporate, retail and mixed-use, and more. From its innovative OneLife safety program to its philanthropic efforts to "Build Up" its communities, Choate's ultimate purpose is to enrich the world through the people, places, and relationships it builds. Please visit www.choateco.com for more information.

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