Hospital type General Beds 489 Licensed Beds | Emergency department Yes Phone +1 803-296-5010 | |
Location Columbia, South Carolina, United States Founded 1914 as South Carolina Baptist Hospital
1980 as Baptist Medical Center
1998 as Palmetto Health Baptist Columbia Address 1330 Taylor St, Columbia, SC 29220, USA Hours Open today · Open 24 hours · See hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Providence Health, Palmetto Health Care, Palmetto Health Children, Palmetto Health Credit Un, Lexington Medical Center | ||
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Palmetto Health Baptist Columbia (Formerly Baptist Medical Center) is a 489-bed acute-care facility located at the intersection of Taylor and Marion Streets in Downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The hospital was established in 1914 as South Carolina Baptist Hospital by the South Carolina Baptist Convention after the widow of Dr. Augustus B. Knowlton, a prominent Columbia physician, asked the church to purchase the hospital, at that time a 70-bed facility on Marion St., that she and her husband started. Over the years, the hospital expanded and grew as additional services were offered. In 1998, Baptist Medical Center merged with Richland Memorial Hospital to form Palmetto Health. It is owned and operated by Palmetto Health, the largest not-for profit hospital operator in South Carolina.