This grant amendment provides sufficient additional funds to construct water and wastewater upgrades to support a new hospital

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the City of Lake City, South Carolina a $1.229 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades to enable construction of a new hospital in Lake City. The hospital will offer expanded health services and treatments, increase preventative care and health education access, and bolster pandemic response capacity for the community. It is expected to generate approximately 60 new jobs. The grant was made possible through regional planning by the Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, which EDA also funds to coordinate public-private collaboration on strengthening the regional economy through projects that support business investment and job creation.

The new hospital will have the capacity to offer more types of services and treatments which will be important to all sectors of the community, as well as provide more preventative care and health care education. IT will support response to pandemic events and is funded through EDA's cares act appropriation. The grantee estimates this project will create 60 jobs. This project was made possible by the regional planning efforts led by the waccamaw regional council of governments. EDA funds waccamaw regional council of governments to bring together the public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs.