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McLeod Health leaders announced April 30, 2025, the expansion of its nationally accredited McLeod Cancer Program with the opening of the first Comprehensive Cancer Center in Horry County where all cancer treatment services are located under one roof.

Officials said the new Cancer Center is a continuation of professionalism, expertise, and commitment established five decades ago at the McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment and Research in Florence. 

During a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony held on April 30, attendees were able to tour the new Cancer Center on the campus of McLeod Health Seacoast. The state-of-the-art facility has been designed to prioritize convenience for patients and their families while providing the advanced cancer care they need.

Services in the new Cancer Center include medical oncology, chemotherapy/ immunotherapy treatment, radiation oncology, genetic testing and research.

“At McLeod Health, we continue to fulfill our mission by providing the highest level of cancer treatment to patients close to home where they can remain surrounded by their support system of family and friends," said Donna Isgett, president and CEO of McLeod Health. 

She added, "We are local people caring for local people. This investment in the provision of cancer services accommodates the healthcare demands of a growing region. The new McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment and Research demonstrates a very visible example of McLeod Health’s commitment to meeting the healthcare needs of the residents in Horry County and surrounding communities.”

Before delivering the invocation, Ronald Fowler, chairman of the McLeod Health Board of Trustees, said, “Together with our physicians and medical teams, we are truly making a difference in the detection and treatment of cancer for the patients and families we serve. Cancer touches each of us and today we celebrate a place where hope lives.”

“In this new Cancer Center, we are expanding the medical oncology and infusion services we have been offering patients on this campus for the past 10 years to now include radiation oncology with stereotactic radiosurgery, PET/CT scans, genetic counseling and access to clinical research trials,” said Dr. Donny Huynh, a medical oncologist with McLeod Oncology and Hematology Associates at Seacoast.

Huynh added, “At McLeod Health, we use a team approach to diagnose and treat cancer. Physicians representing various specialties, nurses, research staff, navigators, radiation therapists, pharmacists and social workers, all collaborate in recommending treatment plans for our cancer patients, especially in challenging cases. Each team member with the McLeod Cancer Centers makes it our purpose to involve patients and their families in the treatment plan, and to navigate them on this journey – to be by their side when they are the most vulnerable.”

Dr. Virginia Clyburn-Ipock, a Radiation Oncologist, added, “McLeod’s Radiation Oncology program at this Cancer Center eliminates the unnecessary burden patients have faced having to travel to multiple facilities for their cancer care in Horry County. By bringing radiation therapy and chemotherapy together in this facility McLeod further demonstrates its patient-centered mission. We know we are smarter when we work together. This center will allow the medical oncologist and radiation oncologist to be in the same building, working hand in hand to provide the very best care for patients.”

Accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, McLeod Cancer Centers demonstrate excellence in key elements crucial to the treatment of a complex group of diseases. These services include offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment facilities, cancer conference boards, a tumor registry, and quality improvement programs.

The new Cancer Center is located at 3781 McDowell Lane in Little River, SC, on the campus of McLeod Health Seacoast.

Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not-for-profit organization supported by the strength of more than 1,000 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses.

McLeod Health also has approximately 15,000 team members and more than 100 physician practice locations throughout its 18-county service area.

The hospitals within McLeod Health include McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Carolina Forest, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.