South Carolina officials have approved Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s request for its three hospitals to “shelter in place.”
This means Roper Hospital, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital and RSF Mount Pleasant Hospital are allowed to stay open for the duration of the storm as long as we follow certain guidelines, such as reducing census as appropriate and canceling elective procedures.
This action is intended to provide safety in situations when evacuation would present a greater risk to individuals than remaining in their current location. It also enables our hospitals to fulfill their obligation to provide care to patients who need it urgently.
Emergency teams will be activated starting Wednesday. These teams will remain in the hospitals to care for patients during the storm and until it is safe to return to Charleston.
The following is an overview of Roper’s facilities and services that will be open and closed.
EMERGENCY CARE
In addition to Roper’s hospital Emergency Departments, Roper Hospital – Berkeley (Moncks Corner) will remain open this week to serve patients. Roper Hospital Diagnostics and ER – Northwoods, which is in the evacuation zone, will close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
RSF EXPRESS CARE
Roper’s four Express Care locations are open until 8 p.m. today. They will be closed starting Tuesday until after the storm has passed.
RSF PHYSICIAN PARTNERS
Roper St. Francis Physician Partners offices will be closed until Friday.
HIGH-RISK OBSTETRICS
Roper will operate a half-day Tuesday for our high-risk obstetrics patients at our Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital Medical Office Building and in their Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital Medical Office Building.
IMAGING
Roper Hospital – Berkeley (Moncks Corner) will continue to remain open for outpatient imaging, including screening mammography. Mobile MRI at Roper Hospital – Berkeley (Moncks Corner) is closed until next week.
– Services at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital Breast Care and MRI Medical Plaza, Goose Creek Diagnostic Center, Roper Hospital MOB and James Island Diagnostic Center will be closed Tuesday through Thursday for all patients.
– Roper not offer mammography (except at Roper Hospital – Berkeley in Moncks Corner) or PET services Tuesday through Thursday.
– Roper will offer outpatient interventional radiology procedures Tuesday at Roper Hospital for patients who are deemed urgent.
– Roper will continue to offer outpatient MRIs, CTs, ultrasounds and walk-in X-ray services tomorrow at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, Roper Hospital and Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital.
SURGERY
Roper is currently rescheduling surgeries that were supposed to take place between Tuesday and Thursday.
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