Sneak peek of MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital & Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion, opening 2020

Seen a beautiful, new, glass-covered building going up along the Ashley River recently? No, it’s not luxury apartments or offices – it’s a state-of-the-art hospital for children + women.

Construction for the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital & Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion began in the summer of 2016 + will open in 2020. Before the hospital officially opens , we’re giving you a behind-the-scenes look:

By the numbers:

• 624,000: Square footage of the 11-story facility
• $390 million: Total cost of construction, with $20 million donated by namesake Shawn Jenkins
• 250: Licensed beds in the hospital, a 20% increase from the old facility
• 29: Mother + baby postpartum rooms in the Labor and Delivery Unit, with 7 couplet care rooms where mothers + newborns can recover togetheR
• 80+: Licensed beds + single patient family rooms in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (the largest in S.C.)
• 22,000 lb.: Weight of the rooftop helio-pad, engineered to accommodate the Coast Guard’s Jayhawk helicopter for emergency + disaster situations.

Designed with patients + families in mind:

• Centrally-located cafeteria so families can be near their children’s rooms during meals
• Access to kitchens, laundry rooms, showers, lounges + more
• Wireless capability to ensure connection to outside sources of health info
• Multiple light-filled play spaces for pediatric patients, including a playroom in the atrium

Bonus: Check out this cool drone video . Learn more about the new hospital here . Ⓟ