Clemson, MUSC launch collaboration to reduce student debt, increase high-tech, health-related workforce
April 17, 2017High-performing college students interested in health-related professions soon will be able to apply for graduate school through two innovative initiatives offered by Clemson University and the Medical University of South…
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Clemson University, MUSC launch collaboration to reduce student debt, increase high-tech, health-related workforce
April 17, 2017
High-performing college students interested in health-related professions soon will be able to apply for graduate school through two innovative initiatives offered by Clemson University and the Medical University of South…
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Clemson University, MUSC launch collaboration to reduce student debt, increase high-tech, health-related workforce
April 17, 2017High-performing college students interested in health-related professions soon will be able to apply for graduate school through two innovative initiatives offered by Clemson University and the Medical University of South…
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Samuel Young, M.D., MBA, CPE, joins First Choice VIP Care Plus as Medical Director
April 6, 2017
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – First Choice VIP Care Plus announced that Samuel Young, M.D., MBA, CPE has joined the health plan as medical director. He will report to Jay Powell,…
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Veteran staffing industry executives launch physician staffing firm Floyd Lee Locums
April 4, 2017
Veteran staffing industry executives Matt Floyd and Natasha Lee announced the launch of Floyd Lee Locums, a physician staffing firm. The new entity is an expansion of the locum tenens…
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Through telemedicine, Doctors Care reaches patients in every SC County
April 3, 2017
Doctors Care urgent care, founded in Columbia in 1981 as South Carolina’s first urgent care organization, has now seen patients in every county in the state with its telemedicine platform,…
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Through telemedicine, Doctors Care reaches patients in every SC County
April 3, 2017
Doctors Care urgent care, founded in Columbia in 1981 as South Carolina’s first urgent care organization, has now seen patients in every county in the state with its telemedicine platform,…
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NAI Avant assists Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center in ±9,430 square foot expansion
March 28, 2017Local Organization Opens First Mount Pleasant Location NAI Avant announced that Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center has purchased the ±9,430 square foot building at 677 Long Point Road. Senior broker…
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NAI Avant assists Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center in ±9,430 square foot expansion
March 28, 2017
Local Organization Opens First Mount Pleasant Location NAI Avant announced that Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center has purchased the ±9,430 square foot building at 677 Long Point Road. Senior broker…
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McLeod Health introduces telehealth service
March 22, 2017
McLeod Health is now offering McLeod Telehealth, a service that enables patients to connect through live video with a doctor anytime from anywhere in the Carolinas using a computer, smart…
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GE Healthcare expanding its Florence County operations
March 21, 2017
Company Investing $40 Million And Creating 100 New Jobs In Capacity Expansion GE Healthcare is expanding its existing magnet resonance imaging (MRI) components production operations in Florence County. The new…
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GE Healthcare expanding its Florence County operations
March 21, 2017
Company Investing $40 Million And Creating 100 New Jobs In Capacity Expansion GE Healthcare is expanding its existing magnet resonance imaging (MRI) components production operations in Florence County. The new…
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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges reaffirms MUSC accreditation for 10 years
March 13, 2017The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has received reaffirmation of its accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). SACSCOC is the university’s regional…
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MUSC Children’s Health participating in national effort to improve patient safety in children’s hospitals
March 9, 2017
MUSC Children’s Health is participating in a first-of-its-kind effort by 110+ children’s hospitals across the country and Canada to improve patient safety called Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS). Leading the…
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South Carolina United Teal & White coalition raises cervical cancer awareness
February 27, 2017More than 100 members of the South Carolina United Teal & White initiative demonstrated their support for cervical cancer awareness and prevention January 18th at the South Carolina State House…
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South Carolina United Teal & White coalition raises cervical cancer awareness
February 27, 2017More than 100 members of the South Carolina United Teal & White initiative demonstrated their support for cervical cancer awareness and prevention January 18th at the South Carolina State House…
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First Choice member scholarship applications due March 15
February 21, 2017
First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina is offering two scholarships to qualified applicants who are furthering their education or pursuing a second career in 2017. The annual First…
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First Choice member scholarship applications due March 15
February 21, 2017
First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina is offering two scholarships to qualified applicants who are furthering their education or pursuing a second career in 2017. The annual First…
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Select Health of South Carolina appoints three new medical directors
February 21, 2017
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Select Health of South Carolina, the state’s oldest and largest Medicaid managed care organization, appointed three new medical directors: Roger O. Beardmore, Psy.D., Melissa Pearce, M.D.,…
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O2 Fitness Clubs to offer free weekend of fitness to keep South Carolina hearts beating
February 20, 2017O2 Fitness Clubs will offer a free weekend of fitness February 24-26 to celebrate and promote Lowcountry heart health during American Heart Month. Heart disease is the leading cause of…
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O2 Fitness Clubs to offer free weekend of fitness to keep South Carolina hearts beating
February 20, 2017
O2 Fitness Clubs will offer a free weekend of fitness February 24-26 to celebrate and promote Lowcountry heart health during American Heart Month. Heart disease is the leading cause of…
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FirstString research wins Tibbetts award from US Small Business Administration
February 15, 2017The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded the Tibbetts Award to FirstString Research at a ceremony in the White House on Jan. 10. The Tibbetts Award honors Small Business Innovation…
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Medically underserved citizens now have help in Pickens County SC and Tri-City area
February 13, 2017
Foothills Community Health Care, (FCHC), is growing with our new location is in Easley, SC. Our first location is in Clemson, SC and has been serving residents in Pickens, Oconee,…
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MUSC trustees review mid-year reports and adopt three recommendations of review council
February 10, 2017The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Board of Trustees held its regular scheduled meeting and received reports on topics that included its legislative update, financial status, philanthropic gifts, research…
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National Academy of Inventors, MUSC recognize new fellow
February 9, 2017Craig Beeson, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy professor and metabolics core director, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election to…
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Study finds tube placement may not be necessary for treating upper GI bleeds
February 7, 2017A study published in the February issue of General Internal Medicine suggests that for many of the millions of patients treated annually in hospitals for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, there…
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Matt Klein joins MUSC as chief information security officer
February 6, 2017
Matt Klein has joined MUSC as the new Chief Information Security Officer for Information Solutions. He brings 20 years of experience to the organization, having served as an IT and…
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North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, CVB Partners with the American Heart Association
February 5, 2017
February celebrates National American Heart Month and what better way to spread awareness than to launch the newly developed “Healthy for Good” initiative? The North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce,…
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Kids Teeth reminds parents that baby teeth matter too
January 23, 2017
How many times have parents said, “But they’re just baby teeth.” Pediatric dentists find a common tendency among parents to dismiss those early baby teeth as unimportant simply because they…
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MUSC recruits renowned cancer researcher to direct Hollings Cancer Center
January 12, 2017
The Medical University of South Carolina has named Gustavo W. Leone, Ph.D., director of the Hollings Cancer Center (HCC). His appointment to South Carolina’s only National Cancer Institute-designated (NCI) center…
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DHEC offers free resources to help South Carolinians quit tobacco use in the New Year
January 2, 2017
The New Year offers the perfect opportunity for tobacco users to quit and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is helping tobacco users kick the habit, for…
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DHEC offers free resources to help South Carolinians quit tobacco use in the New Year
January 2, 2017
The New Year offers the perfect opportunity for tobacco users to quit and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is helping tobacco users kick the habit, for…
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Scott Sloan receives Outstanding Service Award
December 28, 2016
Scott Sloan, Administrative Assistant with Careteam+, has received the 2016 Pee Dee Public Health Region Outstanding Service Award for his Outstanding Performance in Disease Intervention. This marks the first time…
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Armadale Capital leads $316M FHA insured loan financing for new Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital & Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion
December 20, 2016On November 17, 2016, FHA hospital lender Armadale Capital (New York, NY) closed a $316 million Section 241/242 FHA-insured mortgage loan for MUSC Medical Center (also known as Medical University…
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MUSC secures $30 million in new gifts and pledges.
December 9, 2016The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Board of Trustees received positive business operations and financial reports during its regular, scheduled meeting on December 9, including from Jim Fisher, vice…
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O2 Fitness promotes Prath Bruton to Regional Fitness Director
December 9, 2016
O2 Fitness Clubs, the Lowcountry’s largest fitness provider with 11 locations and more than 20,000 members, has promoted Prath Bruton to Regional Fitness Director. Bruton joined O2 Fitness in 2014…
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O2 Fitness promotes Prath Bruton to Regional Fitness Director
December 8, 2016O2 Fitness Clubs, the Lowcountry’s largest fitness provider with 11 locations and more than 20,000 members, has promoted Prath Bruton to Regional Fitness Director. Bruton joined O2 Fitness in 2014…
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Home-based, telemental health care delivers better quality of life for veterans
November 29, 2016Home-based telemental health care for depression is well received by patients and delivers as good a quality of life as in-person visits, according to the results of a clinical trial…
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MUSC Weight Management Center study finds losses with commercial model can lead to overall health gains
November 16, 2016
Weight Watchers program model evaluated for patients with diabetes Patients with diabetes, who have struggled to achieve lasting weight loss, now have study evidence that suggests an adapted, well-known weight…
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SimTunes working to improve maternal and fetal mortality in military hospitals, safety for Ebola health care providers
November 16, 2016
MUSC SmartState Center for Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety, Health Care Simulation of South Carolina spinoff company’s contracts valued at $11M SimTunes, LLC, has commenced work on two contracts valued…
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MUSC and SC Technical College System sign agreement promising more access and affordability for South Carolina students
November 14, 2016MUSC and the SC Technical College System signed a historical memorandum of understanding designed to increase access to higher education for students across the state and provide a cost-effective alternative…
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MUSC and SC Technical College System sign agreement promising more access and affordability for South Carolina students
November 14, 2016
MUSC and the SC Technical College System signed a historical memorandum of understanding designed to increase access to higher education for students across the state and provide a cost-effective alternative…
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center sponsors 6th Annual Community Compass Project
November 10, 2016This Health Awareness Event entitled “Dialogue and Dining: Building a Healthy Community” features cancer prevention experts, and a performance by actress, director, writer, and theater professor Joy Vandervort-Cobb The sixth…
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Financial assistance increases as health insurance premiums increase
October 31, 2016
South Carolinians will be relieved to know that the Affordable Care Act protects consumers as it was designed to do with financial assistance increasing along with premiums. 8 out of…
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Significant progress made in SC Behavioral Health Services and Supports
October 31, 2016The South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health (IMPH) released the first annual Progress Report presenting a status update on each recommendation from May 2015’s Behavioral Health Taskforce report,…
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Significant progress made in SC Behavioral Health Services and Supports
October 31, 2016
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health (IMPH) released the first annual Progress Report presenting a status update on each recommendation from May 2015’s Behavioral Health Taskforce report,…
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DHEC and BCN partners working together to help more women access breast cancer screenings
October 26, 2016With Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming to a close, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the Best Chance Network (BCN) are taking this opportunity to remind…
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Fellow Amy Crockett, MD, wins $100,000 McNulty Prize for Liberty Fellowship Project improving birth outcomes
October 26, 2016The Aspen Institute and Trustee Anne Welsh McNulty today announced Dr. Amy Crockett as the recipient of the ninth annual John P. McNulty Prize for her Liberty Fellowship project –…
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You can dress him up, but Trump is Trump
October 24, 2016
By Kathleen Parker If Beltway insiders and other East Coast elites ever wondered why so many Americans prefer Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton, all they need do is watch…
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You can dress him up, but Trump is Trump
October 24, 2016
By Kathleen Parker If Beltway insiders and other East Coast elites ever wondered why so many Americans prefer Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton, all they need do is watch…
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