Ambulatory surgery centers provide surgical services to patients not requiring hospitalization. This eye surgery center became the first freestanding surgery center in the state and served as a role model for the development of other surgery centers in South Carolina.
 
Utilizing the latest in ophthalmic technology, the McLeod Ambulatory Surgery Center averages 1,300 various eye procedures a year. With its own business office and patient coordinators, the center provides each patient with a customized care plan according to his or her specific health care needs. Demonstrating excellence in service and providing patient centered care, the McLeod Ambulatory Surgery Center is completing its second decade of improving the sight of many of our citizens.
 
For years, McLeod Ambulatory Surgery Center has received the Palmetto Hospital Trust Safety Award recognizing the high quality of care they continue to provide.