Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Prisma Health Richland Hospital
Prisma Health
Geography
Location	Columbia,, South Carolina, United States
Coordinates	34°01′41″N 81°01′58″W / 34.0281°N 81.0329°W / 34.0281; -81.0329
Organization
Care system	Non-profit
Type	General and Teaching Hospital
Affiliated university	University of South Carolina
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	649 Licensed Beds
History
Opened	1892 as Columbia Hospital 1972 as Richland Memorial Hospital 1998 as Palmetto Health Richland 2017 as Prisma Health Richland
Links
Website	https://prismahealth.org/locations/hospitals/richland-hospital
Lists	Hospitals in South Carolina

Prisma Health Richland Hospital is a hospital in Columbia, South Carolina that is part of Prisma Health.

Prisma Health Richland Hospital was originally established in 1892 as Columbia Hospital and was one of the first hospitals in the city. Over the years, with the growth of Columbia and the arrival of Fort Jackson, the hospital expanded. It outgrew its original location on Harden St. by the 1960s. Later renamed Richland Memorial Hospital, it moved in 1972 to its present location near the intersection of Bull St. and Harden St. Extension.

Today, Prisma Health Richland Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the state, with 641 beds, a Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center and over 20 specialties. It is affiliated with the University of South Carolina, training future doctors, nurses and pharmacists. It is the regional referral center for the Midlands of South Carolina and is the site of the Carolinas' first Gamma Knife Center. The hospital also has a total joint center for hip and knee replacements, an associated cardiovascular care hospital and a freestanding children's hospital.^[1]