Emergency Medicine
Our team of specialists stands ready 24 hours a day to care for heart attack, stroke, accidents, and other serious medical problems.
Critical Care Services
The highest level of critical care, any time of the day or night.
In a life-threatening illness or injury, doctors, and patients turn to the experts at MUSC Health. We are one of few programs in South Carolina capable of treating the most severe medical problems, including spinal cord injuries. Our commitment to improving care and safety has earned national recognition for excellence in critical care.
Why Choose Us?
- Highly skilled team of experts.
- Specialized nursing
- Innovative methods and care
- Treatments Close to Home
When you need care, we have you covered.
In addition to critical care, MUSC offers the most care options in South Carolina. Including nationally recognized leaders in everything from trauma care to rib fracture care.
Trauma Care
Our nationally recognized trauma center offers access to dedicated experts and a broad range of treatments to offer the best opportunity to recover from the most complex problems.
Urgent Care
For virtual care or unscheduled, walk-in patients seeking medical attention for non-life or limb threatening illnesses and injuries.
Critical care conditions & treatments
Our services can help your loved one survive severe illness and injuries including:
- Blood infections
- Heart attack and shock
- Kidney failure
- Lung infections (including pneumonia)
- Respiratory failure, when you cannot breathe on your own
- Stroke
- Spinal cord injuries
The services that are best for your loved ones depend on the problem and may include:
- Special equipment to monitor vital signs, such as heartbeat and oxygen levels in the blood
- Therapies that take over the work of the heart and lungs (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ECMO) to sustain life
- Fluids to help your loved one stay hydrated and get nutrients if eating is not possible
- Critical medications to help raise abnormally low blood pressure or fight stubborn infections
- Machines to filter the blood so the kidneys can rest (continuous dialysis)
Recent health news.
Impact + Emergency and Trauma
New center aims to make the future of trauma survivors brighter
News Releases + Funding
Community partners help fund new emergency equipment for MUSC Health Chester Medical Center
Burn Care + Emergency and Trauma
MUSC Health earns elite American Burn Association verification
Critical care services at MUSC
Across all our services, one thing remains the same: our commitment to helping patients and families. We use care practices demonstrated by research to be safe and effective. We also make every effort to include families in daily treatment discussions, so you can take an active role in important decisions.Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
MUSC Health treats more heart patients than any other medical center in South Carolina, giving our program an uncommonly high level of expertise. After heart surgery, you may stay in our dedicated cardiothoracic intensive care unit. Our experience helps you avoid complications so you can get back to your everyday life sooner. Learn more about our heart and vascular center.Medical Intensive Care Unit
Our medical intensive care unit uses a team approach to treat people with existing health problems, such as kidney disease, that have become life-threatening. We also treat severe illnesses such as pneumonia and sepsis in people who have no other medical problems.Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
Our program is home to one of few doctors in South Carolina with special fellowship training in neurocritical care. This level of expertise helps us treat injuries to the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. With specialized monitoring technologies, we can tailor treatments to meet your loved one’s changing needs. Read more about our neuroscience intensive care unit.Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
We deliver lifesaving services, including life support, for children’s unique needs. The latest techniques, such as high-frequency ventilation, help children breathe while protecting the lungs. Learn more about pediatric critical care services.Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Some life-threatening medical problems are the result of a severe injury (trauma). Our dedicated trauma team delivers personalized care through all phases of recovery, starting the moment you arrive in our emergency department. Find out more about our trauma center.
