When you walk through the doors of Conway Medical Center with Novant Health, you're entering an institution that has served as the cornerstone of healthcare excellence for Horry County since 1928 – a nearly century-long legacy of adapting, growing, and innovating to meet the evolving needs of coastal Carolina. What began as a vision of local physicians who recognized their community's need for quality healthcare has evolved into a sophisticated 222-bed medical center that stands as one of the region's most trusted healthcare providers, employing nearly 2,000 dedicated professionals and serving patients from Georgetown to Little River and west into Marion County. The recent strategic partnership with Novant Health, announced in August 2023, amplifies this legacy by combining local governance and deep community roots with the resources and expertise of one of the Southeast's premier health systems, positioning Conway Medical Center at the forefront of healthcare innovation while maintaining its cherished nonprofit, community-focused mission.
Your interventional radiology practice will be housed within facilities that reflect Conway Medical Center's ongoing commitment to cutting-edge medical technology and patient-centered design. The crown jewel of recent expansions, the Patient Bed Tower that opened in 2009, added 71,000 square feet of thoughtfully designed space including 64 private patient rooms equipped with the latest monitoring technology and spacious accommodations for families – creating healing environments that enhance both clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. The cardiac catheterization laboratory where you'll perform many of your interventional procedures represents the pinnacle of imaging technology, featuring equipment that supports everything from routine diagnostic angiography to complex neuro-interventional procedures. Beyond the interventional suite, you'll have access to an impressive array of diagnostic capabilities including PET scanning, two high-speed GE CT systems with 64-slice capability, 3-D mammography with SmartCurve technology, MRI and breast MRI capabilities, and digital mammography with stereotactic biopsy – all technologies that complement and enhance your interventional practice.
The Definitive Healthcare data reveals a financially robust institution with net patient revenue of $220.2 million, demonstrating both the community's trust in Conway Medical Center and the organization's ability to invest in advanced technology, recruitment of top talent, and facility enhancements that directly benefit your practice. This financial stability, combined with the strategic backing of Novant Health's 30% membership interest valued at $75 million, ensures you're joining an organization with the resources to support program growth, acquire cutting-edge equipment, and maintain competitive compensation packages. The medical center's status as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with a four-star Charity Navigator rating underscores its commitment to community benefit over profit margins, meaning reinvestment in clinical programs, technology, and physician support rather than shareholder returns.
What truly distinguishes Conway Medical Center is its unique position as both a community hospital with deep local roots and a sophisticated medical center with the capabilities typically found in much larger urban facilities. The medical staff of approximately 200 physicians across 30 specialties creates a collegial environment where consultation and collaboration happen naturally, while the scale remains manageable enough that you'll know your colleagues personally rather than professionally. The organization's commitment to environmental stewardship, evidenced by its EPA ENERGY STAR certification as one of only three hospitals in South Carolina to achieve this designation, reflects a forward-thinking approach that extends beyond clinical care to encompass community responsibility. Recent recognitions including the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Performance Achievement Award for 2025 and Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI demonstrate the clinical excellence that permeates the institution.
The integration with Campbell University's Family Medicine Residency Program, accredited by the ACGME, brings the energy and inquiry of learners to the medical center, creating opportunities for you to teach and mentor the next generation of physicians if you choose. The partnership extends Conway Medical Center's reach as the official orthopedic and sports medicine provider for Coastal Carolina University's Chanticleers athletic programs, adding variety to the patient population and creating connections with the broader community. With physician practices spanning from Georgetown to Little River, the medical center's network ensures robust referral patterns while maintaining the accessibility and responsiveness that define community healthcare at its best. This is where the intimacy of community practice meets the sophistication of academic medicine – where you can know your patients by name while having access to technology and resources that rival any metropolitan medical center.
