Orangeburg, S.C.-based Regional Medical Center applied for a certificate of need to build an ASC, The Times and Democrat reports.
In late February, the Calhoun County Council authorized its chairman to sign a letter in support of the project.
Regional Medical Center is a 286-bed acute care facility owned by South Carolina's Orangeburg and Calhoun counties.
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