Hospice Nursing Assistant
August 10, 2022
About Hospice of Laurens County: Hospice of Laurens County was the first hospice to open in Laurens County and has continued to be a leader in hospice care in the…
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The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art announces Kirsten Stolle: Only You Can Prevent A Forest
August 10, 2022
An exhibition interrogating the global influence of chemical companies on our food supply The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston School of the Arts announces the…
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Hospice of Laurens County
August 10, 2022
Hospice of Laurens County was the first hospice to open in Laurens County and has continued to be a leader in hospice care in our community. Hospice of Laurens County…
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Interns join Chiropractic Health Center at Sherman College
August 8, 2022
Thirteen interns are now ready to serve the community and see patients at the Sherman College Chiropractic Health Center, a teaching clinic for senior students in their final stage of…
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Columbia-based Capitol Urology reports record vasectomy numbers
August 3, 2022
Vasectomy requests up 400% since Roe v. Wade decision Men in South Carolina are following a national trend reported by urologists across the country—the time for a vasectomy is now.…
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Amada Senior Care
August 1, 2022
Amada offers four types of services for seniors and their families: in-home senior care, senior housing advising, home monitoring, and financial care coordination (help with long-term care insurance and other…
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U.S. News & World Report names Bon Secours Best Hospital in Greenville metro area
July 28, 2022
Bon Secours St. Francis has been recognized as a “Best Hospital” for 2022 by the U.S. News & World Report. Together, the health system’s two hospital campuses – St. Francis…
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Award-winning Blinkcns Inc. and MUSC ink new deal for central nervous system disorders technology
July 28, 2022
The Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization (ZI), a technology accelerator and component of the Office of Innovation at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), and Blinkcns Inc. have entered into…
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Lexington Medical Cancer Center affiliates with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education
July 28, 2022
Lexington Medical Center announced Lexington Medical Cancer Center’s Clinical Research and Education affiliation with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center in Charleston, SC. This partnership will provide Lexington Medical Center patients access…
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Butterfly release will honor and remember women affected by ovarian cancer
July 28, 2022
The Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Central SC (OCC) will hold the annual butterfly release for ovarian cancer September 22 (5:30 pm) at the SC State House to raise awareness of…
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Price Controls Would Hurt South Carolina Cancer Survivors
July 27, 2022
By Henry Well Executive Director, South Carolina Cancer Alliance Cancer touches each of our lives in one way or another. In South Carolina alone, over 10,800 lives will be taken by…
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State budget includes $10 million initiative to address state’s nursing shortage
July 27, 2022
Last month, the State’s FY22-23 Budget included $10 million in lottery revenue intended to help address a very real impediment to addressing South Carolina’s critical nursing shortage – the nursing…
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2022 Bourbon for Boobs tickets now on sale
July 26, 2022Event to Benefit Bon Secours St. Francis’ Pearlie Harris Center for Breast Health Save the date for the 2022 Bourbon for Boobs event, a night of food, music, and bourbon…
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Global Transplant Solutions successfully graduates from SC Launch Inc.
July 26, 2022
South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), announces the successful graduation of SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company, Global Transplant Solutions Inc. This exit yielded financial returns for the continued support of additional technology-based startups in…
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Tenth Annual Lowcountry Mental Health Conference starts Wednesday in Charleston
July 26, 2022
The 10th Annual Lowcountry Mental Health Conference — a world-class educational event for health care professionals and the community at large – begins Wednesday at the Gaillard Center in Charleston. The…
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Attorney General Alan Wilson joins multistate letter urging Google not to censor crisis pregnancy centers from search results
July 21, 2022AG Wilson promises legal action against Google should they discriminate against crisis pregnancy centers in search results and other tools South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today sent a multistate…
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Sage Services Group launches new visual brand, enhanced website
July 20, 2022
Sage Services Group, which provides health care facilities with high-quality patient monitoring device repairs and accessories at reasonable prices, has launched a new website and visual brand. Sage Services Group…
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Live Oak Mental Health Hospital set to open spring of 2023
July 19, 2022North Charleston, SC – The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Charleston, congratulates the official naming of Trident Medical Centers New Mental Health Hospital. Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness…
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Bon Secours earns Environmental Excellence Awards
July 18, 2022
Bon Secours is receiving recognition for its commitment to sustainability, specifically when it comes to changes in the operating room. Practice Greenhealth, a leading sustainability member organization for hospital networks,…
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SHL Medical establishing operations in Charleston County
July 18, 2022
$90 million investment to create an estimated 165 new jobs SHL Medical, a world-leading provider of drug delivery solutions, today announced plans to establish operations in Charleston County. The company’s initial $90…
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Ascend Cares Foundation Gift Will Light the Way for EMT Students
July 16, 2022
The Ascend Cares Foundation recently donated $4,000 to the Piedmont Technical College Foundation (PTC) to enable the purchase of three King Vision™ Video Laryngoscope Kits. The state-of-the-art kits will be…
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South Carolina Healthy Business Challenge launch
July 14, 2022Photo from left – Joey Current, Caitlin Townsend, Rick Gantt, Lt. Governor Pamela Evette, Michelle McCollum, Susan Johnson, Mike Harris and Jen Wright Local Charleston, SC program expands Statewide, launches…
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Zucker Institute for Applied Neuroscience and MUSC Foundation for Research Development announce consolidation
July 14, 2022
The newly formed Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization will enable the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to continue to support the endeavors of inventive employees and students in a…
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Fetter expands health care services to Bridgeview Village residents in partnership with Standard Communities
July 11, 2022
Fetter Health Care Network (Fetter) announced its partnership with Standard Communities (Standard) to serve Bridgeview Village residents as its latest expansion of health care services within the Charleston community. Fetter…
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South Carolina Officials Announce Infestation of Asian Longhorned Ticks, Ask Public to Help Limit Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases
July 8, 2022
South Carolina public health and livestock officials have recently identified a large population of Asian longhorned ticks infesting a pasture at a cattle farm in York County. This invasive species of…
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DHEC announces first confirmed cases of monkeypox infection in South Carolina
July 8, 2022
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has confirmed two cases of monkeypox infection in a person in the Midlands region and another person in the Lowcountry…
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South Carolina officials announce infestation of Asian longhorned ticks
July 8, 2022
Ask Public to Help Limit Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases South Carolina public health and livestock officials have recently identified a large population of Asian longhorned ticks infesting a pasture at a…
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UofSC and Lexington Medical Center enter new partnership for clinical training of nurses and physicians
July 7, 2022
The University of South Carolina (UofSC) board of trustees announced a new phase in a growing public-private partnership between the university’s College of Nursing and Lexington Medical Center (LMC). A 50,000-square-foot state-of-the-art nursing simulation center and teaching space…
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BlueCross BlueShield of SC names new president and CEO
July 5, 2022
David S. Pankau has been named chairman of the board effective April 21, 2022, and Michael J. Mizeur has been named president and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina…
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Welvista appoints William “Bo” McMillan as new Board Chairman
July 2, 2022
Welvista announces that William “Bo” McMillan has been appointed as Welvista’s new Chairman to lead its 15-person Board of Directors. McMillan succeeds Brian Blackwelder, who will continue to serve on…
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Medical Billing Specialist
June 30, 2022
Job Announcement: The Unumb Center for Neurodevelopment is seeking an experienced Medical Billing Specialist to join our team. The Unumb Center for Neurodevelopment is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing…
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Bon Secours, Compass Surgical Partners announce plans for Millennium Surgery Center
June 30, 2022
New Facility to Offer Outpatient Ortho, Spine & ENT Procedures Bon Secours and Compass Surgical Partners have announced plans for a new Millennium Surgery Center. It will offer orthopaedic, spine,…
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Carolina OB/GYN to distribute free baby formula
June 27, 2022
Carolina OB/GYN will distribute free baby formula on Thursday, June 30 from 9:00 am to 12 Noon at its offices in Murrells Inlet and Georgetown. “We understand the shortage of formula…
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson confirms state’s Fetal Heartbeat Law now in effect
June 27, 2022South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson confirms that the state’s Fetal Heartbeat Act is now in effect after the U.S. District Court of South Carolina stayed the injunction that was…
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DHEC releases annual report on healthcare-associated infections in healthcare settings
June 22, 2022
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) recently published the 2020 Hospital Infections Disclosure Act (HIDA) Annual Report, which shares data on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) acquired in health-care…
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Palmetto GBA and partners earn Points of Light Recognition
June 22, 2022
Palmetto GBA, Cedar and Conway Medical Center receive KLAS Research Points of Light Recognition Award Palmetto GBA, a Medicare administrative contractor and one of the nation’s largest providers of high-volume…
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Laurens County Hospital In-Person Hiring Event June 22
June 20, 2022
Laurens County Hospital is hiring! On Wednesday, June 22 Laurens County Hospital will hold an in-person hiring event from 9 am – 3 pm. Come to the event and meet…
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DHEC observes World Sickle Cell Day by encouraging proper treatment, blood donations
June 20, 2022
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is observing World Sickle Cell Day by encouraging access to treatment and asking more residents to make life-saving blood donations.…
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Intramed Plus celebrates 31 years of innovative infusion services
June 16, 2022
Intramed Plus, Inc., a pioneer in home infusion therapy, is celebrating 31 years of providing outstanding infusion care to thousands of patients across South Carolina who benefit from intravenous medication…
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The Midlands American Heart Association addresses high blood pressure in the Hispanic community
June 15, 2022
The American Heart Association, through a grant funded by TD Bank, worked with The Good Samaritan Clinic and South Carolina PASOS to implement a self-monitoring blood pressure initiative with pregnant…
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Clemson University awarded $3.2 million to contribute to development of blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease
June 15, 2022
Clemson University is seeking healthy older adults to volunteer for the Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training (PACT) study. This landmark study examines whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the…
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MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital achieves top rankings in annual U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals
June 14, 2022
MUSC SJCH only children’s hospital in South Carolina to be ranked New rankings from U.S. News & World Report’s (USNWR) 2022-23 Best Children’s Hospitals survey place the MUSC Shawn Jenkins…
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DHEC urges vaccinations and masking amid COVID-19 community levels spike
June 11, 2022
As COVID-19 community levels increase across South Carolina and the rest of the nation, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is urging residents to track community…
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Bon Secours celebrates 2022 Project SEARCH Graduates
June 6, 2022
Program Helps Students with Disabilities Prepare for Employment After School Bon Secours St. Francis Health System celebrated the Class of 2022 today, with its 11 Project SEARCH interns marking their…
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Bon Secours debuts Neuroscience Institute
June 6, 2022
Center Provides One-Stop-Shop for Comprehensive Neurological Care Bon Secours St. Francis Health System celebrated the debut of the Diane Collins Neuroscience Institute over the weekend, a new center that allows…
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Fetter extends care to Adams Run, SC with the James E. Clyburn Wiltown Community Center partnership
June 6, 2022
Fetter Health Care Network (Fetter) announced its partnership with the James E. Clyburn Wiltown Community Center to extend health care services to the Adams Run, SC community. Fetter will begin…
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MUSC junior researcher earns state recognition for excellence in scientific research
June 2, 2022
Julianne Flanagan, Ph.D., awarded 2022 SC Governor’s Young Scientist Award for Excellence in Scientific Research Gov. Henry McMaster recognized Julianne Flanagan, Ph.D., for her extraordinary scientific contributions to psychiatry and…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation awards grant to support nursing pilot program
June 2, 2022
The BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina Foundation continues to invest in nursing education at the University of South Carolina (UofSC) College of Nursing. A grant from the Foundation will enable…
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IMPH releases recommendations for S.C.’s Direct Care Workforce in long-term care settings
June 1, 2022
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) has released a new report that surveys the challenges associated with direct care worker recruitment and retention throughout South Carolina.…
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Daniel Island Eye Care
May 31, 2022
Daniel Island Eye Care got its start in 2005, and we haven’t slowed down since. When you stop by, you’ll always be treated with kindness and timely service. We encourage…
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