Economic Impact

Growing with our community

At Tidelands Health, we are one of our region’s largest private employers and a major driver of economic activity. Each year, our not-for-profit health system is responsible for more than $500 million of economic impact and supports more than 5,000 jobs directly through the goods and services we purchase from local businesses.

As our region has grown so, too, has Tidelands Health. Now more than ever, there is a clear need for high-quality health and wellness services close to home. Tidelands Health is committed to meeting that need through responsible growth.

Who we are

To understand our organization’s commitment to the community is to understand our roots.

The origins of Tidelands Health date back to the 1940s, when a group of committed citizens decided to construct a new hospital in Georgetown.

Today, we are the region’s largest integrated health care delivery network.

Still, we remain committed to the ideals of our founders. At Tidelands Health, we believe that high-quality health care should be made available to members of our community regardless of age, race or socioeconomic status.

A not-for-profit organization, we are governed by a board of local volunteers who live and work in the region. We aren’t responsible to shareholders, and we invest income from operations in the people, technologies and facilities our region’s health care needs demand.