MUSC Health breaks ground on new primary care office in Forest Acres
February 4, 2026
MUSC Health leaders, community partners and local officials gathered yesterday to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new primary care medical office building at 5213 Trenholm Road in the heart of Forest Acres. The 4,500-square-foot facility will expand access to high-quality, patient-centered care in one of Columbia’s most established neighborhoods.
The new location reflects MUSC Health’s continued commitment to meeting patients where they are by bringing convenient, comprehensive primary care services closer to home. Backed by South Carolina’s leading academic health system, the practice will offer preventive care, chronic disease management and coordinated specialty referrals.
Groundbreaking left to right: Sharon Bryant, MUSC Health Midlands Board; Martha Scott Smith, MUSC Health Midlands Board; Frank Cason, Cason Development; Charlie Mimms, Mimms Contracting; Dr. Mac Leppard, MUSC Health; Mayor Thomas Andrews, Forest Acres; Forest Acres Councilmen David Black, Haskell Kibler and Stephen Oliver.
“This new primary care office represents our commitment to growing alongside the communities we serve,” said Mac Leppard, M.D., of MUSC Health in the Midlands. “By expanding into Forest Acres, we’re making it easier for patients and families to access trusted, high-quality care close to home while staying connected to the full resources of MUSC Health.”
The project is being developed in partnership with Cason Development and Mimms Contracting, whose collaboration will bring a modern, patient-focused medical space to a central and convenient location for residents. Once complete, the new facility will enhance primary care capacity in the area and strengthen MUSC Health’s regional network of community-based practices.
Construction is now underway, and the building is slated for completion this fall.
About MUSC
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is the state’s only comprehensive academic health system, with a mission to preserve and optimize human life in South Carolina through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates nearly 3,500 students in six colleges and trains approximately 1,050 residents and fellows across its health system. MUSC leads the state in federal, National Institutes of Health and other research funding. For information on our academic programs, visit musc.edu.
As the health care system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest-quality and safest patient care while educating and training generations of outstanding health care providers and leaders to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. In 2025, for the 11th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health University Medical Center in Charleston the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina. To learn more about clinical patient services, visit muschealth.org.
MUSC has a total enterprise annual operating budget of $8.9 billion. The nearly 35,000 MUSC members include world-class faculty, physicians, specialty providers, scientists, contract employees, affiliates and care team members who deliver groundbreaking education, research and patient care.
