Construction for AnMed’s new hospital in Piedmont is underway, bringing emergency medical care to northeastern Anderson County.
Named AnMed Piedmont, the more than $35 million facility is expected to open in early 2025. It will be located on a 7.8-acre property on the northwest corner of state Highway 86 and Old Williamston Road. A groundbreaking for the new hospital was held on Oct. 24.
“It will plant emergency care right in the heart of the I-85 corridor,” said AnMed CEO William Kenley. “It will bring other needed services much closer to people’s homes. It will make it so much easier for so many to be healthier.”
The hospital will help fill the emergency medical care gap found south of Easley across Powdersville, Pelzer and Williamston. Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns said these areas have seen significant population growth in recent years.
“The new facility is coming to the right place at exactly the right time,” Burns said.
The 40,000-square-foot medical facility will include:
- An emergency room
- Primary care and specialty physician offices
- Physical therapy
- Laboratory and imaging services (X-ray, CT scan and ultrasound)
The facility is expected to created more than 50 jobs. AnMed is the largest private employer in Anderson County.
“We are thrilled that a new, state-of-the-art emergency department is a major component of AnMed Piedmont – because we know that this facility and our team will save lives,” said AnMed Chief Nursing Officer Shaunda Trotter. “It will protect and heal thousands of local families and businesses.”
AnMed and Anderson County are also exploring developing substations for EMS and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office on the campus. They would include living quarters and an ambulance garage for EMS along with office facilities for the Sheriff’s Office.
