PIEDMONT, S.C. (May 5, 2025)– AnMed Piedmont will open for service at 9 a.m. May 12 to provide 24-hour emergency care off Interstate 85 at Exit 35.
The Emergency Department is the first wing to open on the campus that will ultimately encompass about 55,000 square feet of space for patient care at the corner of state Highway 86 and Old Williamston Road, at 2110 Highway 86 in Piedmont. It’s been meticulously designed to optimize care, minimize time and maximize the latest technology, with laboratory and imaging services on site.
Substations to provide local bases of operations for EMS and law enforcement are on schedule to open in July, and that will further expedite emergency response.
Medical office space at AnMed Piedmont is on schedule to open July 14, with family medicine, pediatrics, physical therapy, orthopedics and sports medicine, and other specialty practices in operation.
“Piedmont is growing – our entire region is growing – and we're called to serve the needs of our community,” said AnMed CEO William Kenley. “For too long residents have had to travel for the care they need. This health care campus plants services where they’re needed, with highly skilled and expertly trained physicians who are part of this community.
“All members of the team and all facets of this campus will deliver exceptional care and help prepare the Upstate for the challenges of tomorrow – for this is not just AnMed’s accomplishment. This is a shared milestone, a collaborative achievement and a reflection of the values that define our surrounding communities and South Carolina.”
The campus represents an investment of more than $50 million, made possible by funding from the independent, not-for-profit AnMed health system as well as local, state and federal support.
“When I received a request from AnMed to help with the new emergency department, it made perfect sense to me,” said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. “This state-of-the-art and full-service facility in Piedmont will improve access to much-needed health care in an underserved part of the I-85 corridor, including Anderson, Greenville and Pickens counties. I appreciate all the hard work that went into making this a reality, and I’m glad to have been a partner in this effort.
“As a doctor said, somebody will be alive tomorrow because of what we did today… This is one of the best places in the world to raise a family and start a business, and we’re going to keep it that way.”
There will be 64 high-paying jobs created at AnMed by the time the Piedmont campus’ medical office space opens in July.
“This is a wonderful thing for Anderson County as well as our neighbors in Greenville and Pickens counties,” said Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns. “This service to public health and safety is literally life-changing for people throughout this area. We’re proud to see it open.”
For information on services, providers and the opening of medical offices at AnMed Piedmont, visit go.AnMed.org/Piedmont.
“In an emergency, every moment matters, and having this state-of-the-art emergency department right off I-85 in Piedmont is going save precious time when it matters most,” said Dr. Brad Mock, chief medical officer at AnMed. “This emergency department and this entire campus now offers services in the local community to families, businesses and people just passing through. It’s a valuable addition to the Upstate that we’re delighted to have been able to bring.”
A community event to celebrate and provide tours will be held 9-11 a.m. May 10. Food trucks, a Teddy Bear Clinic where children learn about health care, Safe Kids car-seat checks, mobile mammography services, visits with first-responders and more are planned. Admission is free.
About AnMed
Founded in 1908, AnMed is an independent, not-for-profit health system serving Upstate South Carolina and northeast Georgia. It is licensed for 648 beds and anchored by AnMed Medical Center, a 495-bed acute-care hospital that’s earned the prestigious Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2012. Also included are a heart and vascular center, a maternity center and a comprehensive cancer center. The AnMed Piedmont campus is among new locations for the growing system. AnMed Rehabilitation Hospital, AnMed Cannon and more than 60 physician practices are also among service sites spread throughout the region. The system has 620 physicians on medical staff and about 3,600 employees.
AnMed Integrated Therapy locations from Powdersville to Hartwell, Georgia, were added to the system in 2025, enhancing and increasing access throughout the region to outpatient therapy services.
Guided by core values of compassion, innovation, integrity, accountability and collaboration, AnMed was named one of the nation’s “Great Community Hospitals” by Becker’s Hospital Review. It is one of three systems in the nation to earn the 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award from the American Hospital Association. Learn more at AnMed.org.