CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 28, 2026) – MUSC Day, a statewide day of giving set for Tuesday, May 5, will feature matching gifts and challenges that help to maximize the impact of donations made at muscday.org. A central focus of MUSC Day is a $250 million initiative to build South Carolina's first comprehensive cancer hospital. This effort will serve as the cornerstone of MUSC Health’s statewide cancer ecosystem, bringing together advanced clinical services; groundbreaking research; and compassionate, patient-centered care into a single, integrated destination.
The new hospital is designed to serve patients and families from diagnosis through treatment, recovery and survivorship, offering inpatient and outpatient oncology services, precision medicine, advanced diagnostics, cellular therapies and early-phase clinical trials. The goal: ensuring that more people can receive specialized cancer care in South Carolina.
Donors may also choose to support scholarships that reduce student debt for future health care providers, pediatric and family care at the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital, research addressing the state's most complex health challenges or other areas across MUSC.
Matching gifts and challenges will be available online while funds last. All contributions are made through the MUSC Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting MUSC since 1966.
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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 more than 1,060 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 more than 36,200 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.
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