Prisma Health's Greer Memorial Hospital is moving forward with a two-phase expansion after Greenville County approved back-to-back commercial building permits on October 29 for the facility at 830 S. Buncombe Rd. in Greer. The paired permits cover a new bed tower and a diagnostics and treatment wing, marking one of the larger healthcare construction efforts to appear in the county's permit records this year.
What the Permits Show
Permit BC26-0185, classified as a commercial alteration, covers the core and shell construction of a new bed tower at the hospital campus. The permit description notes it is tied to planning review application PRA26-0028. A second permit, BC26-0186, was approved the same day and covers the core and shell of a diagnostics and treatment addition and expansion. That permit is classified as a commercial addition and is linked to planning review application PRA26-0035. Both permits were issued with an approved status on October 29, 2026.
Neither permit lists a valuation figure or a named contractor in the public record at this stage. Core/shell permits typically precede additional interior buildout permits, meaning follow-on filings — often carrying detailed cost figures and subcontractor assignments — are expected as each phase advances. The split between a bed tower (alteration) and a diagnostics and treatment wing (addition) suggests the project involves both vertical construction within the existing hospital footprint and new square footage extending beyond it.
Why It Matters
Hospital expansions of this scale tend to generate years of construction activity and a deep bench of subcontractor work across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and specialty medical buildout trades. The Greer area has seen steady population growth along the Interstate 85 corridor between Greenville and Spartanburg, and added bed capacity and diagnostic services at Greer Memorial point to rising healthcare demand in that market. Once interior buildout permits are filed, they should provide clearer detail on project valuation and the contractors tapped for the work. For now, the approved core/shell permits confirm that the expansion has cleared a critical regulatory step and that site work can begin.