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==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== [[File:KGSP Greenville Spartanburg 001.jpg|thumb|[[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport]]]] Greenville is located on the [[Interstate 85 in South Carolina|Interstate 85]] (I-85) corridor, approximately halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte. I-85 runs along the city's southeast edge and is connected to downtown Greenville by two spur routes: [[Interstate 185 (South Carolina)|I-185]], which also forms a southern beltway; and [[Interstate 385|I-385]], which continues southeast to a junction with [[Interstate 26 in South Carolina|I-26]]. Other major highways include [[U.S. Route 123]] (US 123), [[U.S. Route 25 in South Carolina|US 25]], [[U.S. Route 29 in South Carolina|US 29]] and [[U.S. Route 276|US 276]]. There are several airports servicing the Greenville area. The largest is [[Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport]] (GSP), which is the third-busiest airport in South Carolina, after [[Charleston International Airport]], and [[Myrtle Beach International Airport]] with over 2.56 million passengers in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gspairport.com/statistics|title=2023 Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport Passenger Statistics|website=gspairport.com|accessdate= April 10, 2024}}</ref> SCTAC (formerly Donaldson Air Base) has undergone significant modernization and is the site of multiple industries, as well as the International Transportation and Innovation Center (ITIC), and the South Carolina Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility. Greenville serves as a freight hub for [[FedEx Express]]. The [[Greenville Downtown Airport]], is the busiest general aviation airport in South Carolina with nearly 80,000 take-offs and landings annually and more than 198 based aircraft in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2022 |title=Airport Master Record |url=https://www.gcr1.com/5010ReportRouter/GMU.pdf |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration |archive-date=November 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122203625/https://www.gcr1.com/5010ReportRouter/GMU.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Public transit in Greenville is handled by the Greenville Transit Authority (GTA), which contracted out operations to the City Of Greenville in 2008 under a tri-party agreement with Greenville County. The city rebranded the service with the name Greenlink. Greenlink runs a bus system that serves the Greenville area, much of Greenville County including Mauldin and Simpsonville, and a portion of Pickens County via a connector to Clemson. Greenlink has a 10-year transit plan that aims to cover the entire county with 15 new buses and double the frequency of routes by 2030.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cary |first1=Nathaniel |title=Study: Expanded public transit could add $2B to Greenville economy |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/politics/study-expanded-public-transit-could-add-2b-to-greenville-economy/article_8680cf98-bee7-11ed-afe2-2b6e74c2807e.html |website=The Post and Courier Greenville |date=March 10, 2023 |publisher=The Post and Courier, Inc. |access-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref> Greenville has an [[Greenville (Amtrak station)|Amtrak station]], which is part of [[Amtrak]]'s [[Crescent (Amtrak)|''Crescent'']], connecting Greenville with the cities of New York, [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], [[Raleigh]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Atlanta]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] and [[New Orleans]]. Additionally, Greenville is included in the [[Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor]], which is proposed to run from Washington, D.C. to [[Jacksonville, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Southeast Corridor Commission|url=https://www.southeastcorridor-commission.org/|access-date=September 3, 2021}}</ref> Freight railroad service is provided by [[CSX Transportation]], [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], and the [[Carolina Piedmont Railroad]]. The former [[Greenville and Northern Railway]] line to [[Travelers Rest, South Carolina|Travelers Rest]] has been abandoned and converted into a hiking and biking trail called the [[Swamp Rabbit Trail]]. ===Health systems=== [[File:GreenvilleMemorialH.JPG|thumb|[[Greenville Memorial Hospital]], now operated by [[Prisma Health]]]] Greenville has two main health systems, [[Bon Secours (Virginia & South Carolina)|Bon Secours]] and [[Prisma Health]]. Bon Secours St. Francis Health System includes St. Francis Downtown; St. Francis Eastside; and St. Francis Outpatient Center and Upstate Surgery Center. Prisma Health is a not-for-profit health organization that includes seven campuses in the Upstate area: [[Greenville Memorial Hospital|Greenville Memorial Medical Center]], North Greenville Long Term Acute Care Hospital and ER, Hillcrest Hospital, Patewood Memorial Hospital, Greer Memorial Hospital, Laurens County Memorial Hospital, and Oconee Memorial Hospital. It is one of the largest employers in the region.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wyff4.com/article/ghs-palmetto-health-unite-to-form-prisma-health/23455352 |publisher=[[WYFF]] |date=September 25, 2018 |title=GHS, Palmetto Health unite to form Prisma Health |access-date=December 12, 2019 }}</ref> It hosts the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, a full four-year branch of the medical school in [[Columbia, South Carolina]]. The Greenville Memorial Hospital was formerly operated by the municipal government, with Greenville Health System being the operating authority.<ref name=GreenvilleHA>{{cite web|url=https://www.greenvillehealthauthority.org/|title=Home|publisher=Greenville Health Authority|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> In 2016, [[Prisma Health]] began leasing the hospital and directly operating it.<ref>{{cite web|last=Navarro|first=Marcus|url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/health/2021/04/21/greenville-lawmakers-more-proactive-health-authority-prisma-health/7059719002/|title=Greenville lawmakers want a more "proactive" Health Authority|newspaper=[[Greenville News]]|date=April 21, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> The GHA is the portion of the Greenville Health System that still existed after the hospital transitioned into being operated by Prisma.<ref name=GreenvilleHA/> The Greenville Health Authority (GHA) is the owner of the hospital facilities operated by Prisma. Members of the [[South Carolina Legislature]] select a majority of the seats of the board of directors of the GHA.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Anna B.|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/business/greenville-health-authority-removes-prisma-linked-president-as-hospital-lease-review-nears/article_7c66fe7a-72e4-11eb-917a-ef2dab28c315.html|title=Greenville Health Authority removes Prisma-linked president as hospital lease review nears|newspaper=[[Post and Courier]]|date=February 21, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2021|quote=The changes are significant in that the GHA board owns the facilities from which Prisma runs healthcare in the Upstate.}}</ref> Greenville's [[Shriners Hospital for Children]] treats pediatric orthopedic patients exclusively, free of charge.
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