August Spencer
(Rendering courtesy of Roper St. Francis)
Roper St. Francis Healthcare, in partnership with E4H Environments for Health Architecture; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); and Barton Malow | Edifice, has officially broken ground on the future Roper Hospital.
Officials said the $1.2 billion campus is designed to transform health care delivery in the Lowcountry, combining advanced technology, resilience planning, and a patient-centered approach.
"Leading the architectural team for Roper Hospital has been both a challenge and an honor," said Jeremy Bartz, senior executive director, at E4H. "We've worked hand-in-hand with hundreds of dedicated health care professionals to understand their needs and vision.”
Bartz added, “The result is distinctly Lowcountry — a sophisticated campus that feels connected to this place while delivering world-class care through its innovative layout and thoughtful integration with the community."
“Connectivity and resilience are central to the vision for Roper Hospital’s future campus,” says Anthony Treu, Healthcare Practice leader at SOM. “As the design architects, we’re transforming a constrained suburban site into a cohesive health care destination inspired by the landscapes of the Lowcountry.”
Treu added, “The result is a future-ready, resilient campus that enhances access and fosters a supportive, patient-focused environment — setting a new standard for the next century of care.”
The future campus will be the fourth location for Roper Hospital since it opened in downtown Charleston in 1856.
“We’re not just erecting walls and hallways,” said Roper St. Francis Healthcare President and CEO Joseph DeLeon. “We’re building the next chapter of a nearly two-century-old story where each brick represents a patient, loved one, teammate or community member who has been or will be touched by our mission of healing all people with compassion, faith and excellence.”
Upon full buildout, the 805,000-square-foot hospital building will include inpatient beds, an emergency department, critical care beds, operating rooms, a comprehensive imaging department, and a hemodialysis unit.
Officials said the layout integrates procedure rooms from different disciplines on the same floor, allowing for efficient interdepartmental care in cardiac, neurology, and endoscopy services.
Architecture is led by E4H Environments for Health Architecture, a MOREgroup brand and the nation’s largest firm solely focused on health care and health science.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the design architect, is a global collective of architects, engineers, and planners, bringing expertise in resilient, human-centered health care environments.
Construction is led by Barton Malow, a North American builder with specialties across health care and education, and Edifice Construction, a Carolinas-based ENR Top 400 General Contractor.
The not-for-profit health care system features four flagship hospitals: Roper Hospital, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital and Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital.
With nearly 7,000 teammates, Roper St. Francis Healthcare is the Lowcountry’s largest private employer with more than 1,000 doctors representing almost every medical specialty, and it has earned status as a Great Place to Work.
The system has nearly 700 beds and more than 120 facilities and services across four counties.
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