With Hurricane Florence expected to affect or strike the South Carolina coast as a category 4 hurricane, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency in the state and issued an executive order calling for the mandatory medical evacuation of healthcare facilities, including ambulatory surgery centers, effective as of 1:00 pm, Monday, September 10, 2018.
More information on the regions of the state affected by the governor’s order and the procedures health care facilities are required to follow can be found in the attached PDF.