CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)—A new cancer hospital is in the works for downtown Charleston after the Medical University of South Carolina Board of Trustee members approved the project on Friday. The new facility will provide inpatient and outpatient services, including surgeries, a step-down unit, s tem cell transplantation, cancer imaging, pathology and laboratory services, chemotherapy and infusion services, radiation therapy, a pharmacy, and more. Officials said the hospital is expected to border Ashley Avenue and Sabin Street, extending from Ashley Avenue to Rutledge Avenue. “Our new facility will significantly expand access to advanced cancer services, enhance our capacity to recruit and retain top-tier clinicians, ensure lab research translates more rapidly into meaningful impact, and propel us toward achieving National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center designation, the highest level of excellence in cancer research,” said Raymond N. DuBois, M.D., Ph.D., director of Hollings Cancer Center. The board also approved the development of a new medical office at 334 Calhoun Street, which will include clinics and an ambulatory surgery center. Planning and development for both facilities have begun. The cancer hospital is expected to be finished within five years, while the second development should be open by 2028. ...read more read less