Tidelands Health Vaccination Site Moving To Larger Location In Murrells Inlet To Accommodate Increased Demand

Tidelands Health is moving its regional vaccination site in Murrells Inlet to a larger location off S.C. 707 to accommodate increasing demand for the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine.

On Monday, the new regional vaccination site will open in The Compass Professional Center, 10607 Highway 707 near Salem Road. Vaccinations are available on a walk-in basis Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The previous vaccination site at Waccamaw Medical Park West has closed.

“It’s encouraging to see so many individuals in our community eager to receive the COVID-19 vaccine,” said Gayle Resetar, chief operating officer at Tidelands Health. “Our expanded regional vaccination site off S.C. 707 can accommodate more individuals as our team continues aggressive efforts to vaccinate as many people in our community as possible.”

Tidelands Health also operates walk-in vaccination sites in Myrtle Beach and Georgetown and offers the COVID-19 vaccine at Tidelands Health Family Medicine locations as part of regularly scheduled appointments. In addition, the health system partners with area businesses and organizations to hold mobile vaccine clinics weekly.

To date, Tidelands Health has administered nearly 82,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Over the past several weeks, the health system has experienced a surge in demand for the vaccine. The increased uptake is being driven by a number of factors, including the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the recent authorization of a third vaccine dose for immunocompromised individuals and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the Pfizer vaccine for those 16 and older.

Demand is expected to further increase when federal health officials approve a booster shot for individuals who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. That effort is expected to begin in late September and will likely prompt many of the more than 40,000 people who have been vaccinated by Tidelands Health to come back for a third “booster” dose.

In addition to the new vaccination site off S.C. 707, Tidelands Health has extended hours at its regional vaccination site at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Walk-in hours are now Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The health system’s third regional vaccination site, located at Tidelands Health Medical Park at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach, offers walk-in vaccinations Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

No appointment is needed at the three regional vaccination sites, and there is no cost to be vaccinated.

Tidelands Health is recruiting about 100 temporary team members to expand staffing at the regional vaccination sites to help accommodate increased demand. Positions include clinically trained employees to administer shots as well as non-clinical workers to handle patient registration and greet patients. Apply online at tidelandshealth.org.

About Tidelands Health

Tidelands Health is the region’s largest health care provider and MUSC Health affiliate, serving the Carolinas at four hospitals and more than 60 outpatient locations. More than 2,500 employee, physician and volunteer partners work side by side with our communities to transform the health of our region – promoting wellness, preventing illness, encouraging recovery and restoring health.