Hollings Annual Report 2023 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 5
30TH
ANNIVERSARY
1992
Hollings Oncology Center
dedication ceremony
(above)
1993
Hollings Oncology Center
opens for patient care
1996
First BMT program in the
world to perform outpatient
transplant with unrelated
donor
2006
7-story addition to Hollings
building completed
2009
Awarded National Cancer
Institute designation
2011
South Carolina Cancer
Disparities Research
Center established
2014
Awarded NCORP-MU
grant, which helps increase
access to clinical trials
across the state
2021
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden
visits Hollings
Celebrating 30 Years
Celebrating 30 Years
In 2023, Hollings celebrated the 30th anniversary of MUSC Hollings Cancer
Center, which opened its doors to patients in 1993. A gleaming, energyefficient, 88,000-square-foot new building on the inside, the exterior of
Hollings highlighted the history of the site: the cancer center retained the façade
of the first building on the modern MUSC campus, dating to 1913.
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center bears the name of Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, a
U.S. senator who had a vision for a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer
center in South Carolina. During his career, he took a great interest in health
care, particularly in health disparities and the lack of access in rural communities.
Hollings worked to secure the funding that was needed to establish a cancer
center in South Carolina, and also worked over the long term to ensure that
federal investment in biomedical research was available. He collaborated with
MUSC leaders to attract some of the world’s best physicians and researchers.
It’s always been amongst the
crown jewels. The cancer
center is among our best of the
best in terms of what we can
deliver and what we can do.
David J. Ce, M.D., FACS
President, MUSC
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