MUSC Health breaks ground on Forest Acres primary care

Local officials, MUSC Health leaders and development partners break ground Feb. 3 on a new 4,500-square-foot primary care medical office building on Trenholm Road in Forest Acres. (Rendering/McKenzie Architecture)

Ross Norton // February 5, 2026//

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MUSC Health broke ground Feb. 3 on a new primary care facility in Forest Acres
The 4,500-square-foot building will expand access to patient-centered care
Services will include preventive care, chronic disease management and referrals
Construction is underway with completion planned for this fall

MUSC Health leaders, community partners and local officials broke ground Feb. 3 on a new primary care medical office building at 5213 Trenholm Road in Forest Acres.

Groundbreaking attendees (left to right): Sharon Bryant, MUSC Health Midlands board; Martha Scott Smith, MUSC Health Midlands board; Frank Cason, Cason Development; Charlie Mimms, Mimms Contracting; Dr. Mac Leppard, MUSC Health; Mayor Thomas Andrews, Forest Acres; Forest Acres councilmen David Black, Haskell Kibler and Stephen Oliver. (Photo/MUSC Health)

The health system says the 4,500-square-foot facility will expand access to high-quality, patient-centered care in one of Columbia’s most established neighborhoods.

The new location reflects MUSC Health’s continued commitment to meeting patients where they are by bringing convenient, comprehensive primary care services closer to home, MUSC Health said in a news release. The practice will offer preventive care, chronic disease management and coordinated specialty referrals.

“This new primary care office represents our commitment to growing alongside the communities we serve,” said Dr. Mac Leppard of MUSC Health in the Midlands. “By expanding into Forest Acres, we’re making it easier for patients and families to access trusted, high-quality care close to home while staying connected to the full resources of MUSC Health.”

The project is being developed in partnership with Cason Development and Mimms Contracting, whose collaboration will bring a modern, patient-focused medical space to a central and convenient location for residents, the news release stated.

Construction is already underway, and the building is slated for completion this fall, the release said.