Medical University of South Carolina Health (MUSC; Charleston, S.C.) affiliate Tidelands Health (Murrells Inlet, S.C.) is planning a new hospital in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The 36-bed Tidelands Health Carolina Bays Hospital will offer medical, surgical, and critical care services and include an emergency department (ED), operating suites, diagnostic imaging, and laboratory services.

The new facility will be the second Tidelands Health hospital in the area.