S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-1130: Taxes shall pay deficits of hospital.

The council of any municipality building and operating a hospital under the terms of this article may levy annually upon all of the taxable property within the limits thereof a sufficient tax to supplement the costs of operation and maintenance of the hospital, should the hospital during any annual period fail to be self-supporting, such tax to be levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as all other municipal taxes are levied and collected.