Regional Healthcare Provider to Offer Medical Services on Site
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (Apr. 16, 2024) — Grand Strand Health is offering its medical services to players and fans as the official healthcare partner of the Myrtle Beach Classic, which is scheduled from May 6-12 at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club.
The large regional healthcare provider will establish a field office near hole 16 and additional satellite locations near holes three and 17. Emergency Medical Technicians will also be on duty throughout the event.
“Grand Strand Health is excited to be a part of this inaugural tournament. Our providers and colleagues enjoy opportunities to serve our residents and visitors outside of the hospital walls,” said Mark Sims, chief executive officer of Grand Strand Health. “For those attending, we encourage everyone to drink plenty of water and to pace themselves throughout the day. We want everyone to have a great time at the Myrtle Beach Classic, but we will be there to care for any medical situations that may arise.”
Historically, May is an ideal month in Myrtle Beach, with average temperatures in the low 80s and only a few days of rain.
The Myrtle Beach Classic is a dual-field PGA TOUR event sponsored by Visit Myrtle Beach and managed by SPORTFIVE, a global event management company. The local event will be one of two stops in the Palmetto State for the PGA TOUR in 2024, joining with the RBC Heritage in April at Harbour Town Golf Links.
A Robert Trent Jones-designed course, the Dunes Club was incorporated in 1948. It was host to the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on PGA TOUR Champions from 1994 to 1999, with notables Raymond Floyd, Jim Colbert, Jay Sigel, Gil Morgan, Hale Irwin and Gary McCord claiming titles. Twenty-one years earlier, the Dunes Club was the site of PGA TOUR Q-School Finals in 1973, with Ben Crenshaw taking medalist honors.
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About Grand Strand Health
Grand Strand Health is a multi-facility health system located on the coast of the Grand Strand community. It is comprised of one 403-bed acute care hospital — Grand Strand Medical Center, three freestanding ER facilities (South Stand Medical Center, North Strand ER and Carolina Forest ER) and outpatient medical services. Grand Strand Medical Center is a Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center.
Affiliated with Grand Strand Health are a number of physician practices that provide heart and vascular care, spine and neurological care, surgical care, orthopedic care, plastic surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, bariatric surgery and primary care. In 2015, Grand Strand Health became a teaching hospital and it has expanded to include six residency programs (Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine and Transitional Year) and three fellowship programs (Endocrinology; Hospice and Palliative Care; and Ultrasound). These quality-focused services work together to provide excellence in medical care to residents in our communities.