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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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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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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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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Piedmont Natural Gas forms special partnership with The Assault on Mt. Mitchell
March 16, 2017
The Freewheelers Cycling Association of Spartanburg is pleased to announce the 2017 Assaults on Mt. Mitchell and Marion presented by Greenville Health System will be welcoming Piedmont Natural Gas as…
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Interns join Chiropractic Health Center at Sherman College
March 9, 2017Eighteen interns are now ready to see patients at the Sherman College Chiropractic Health Center, a teaching clinic for senior students in their final stage of internship prior to graduation…
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Support GHS Children’s Hospital with pancakes on March 7
March 6, 2017
IHOP’s 12th annual National Pancake Day campaign is coming up March 7 to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, including the Children’s Hospital of Greenville Health System. The restaurant chain’s goal…
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Support GHS Children’s Hospital with pancakes on March 7
March 6, 2017
IHOP’s 12th annual National Pancake Day campaign is coming up March 7 to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, including the Children’s Hospital of Greenville Health System. The restaurant chain’s goal…
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GHS chief nursing officer receives healthcare executive award
March 2, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Michelle Taylor-Smith, vice president of patient care services, chief nursing officer and chief experience officer for Greenville Health System (GHS), received the American College of Healthcare Executives…
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DHEC encourages South Carolinians to take precautions against Zika at home and abroad
March 2, 2017
As springtime approaches, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is urging residents to take precautions now at home or while traveling to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses like Zika.…
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Alan Turfe to lead J M Smith Corporation
March 1, 2017
SPARTANBURG, SC – The Board of Directors of J M Smith Corporation has named A. Alan Turfe as the new CEO and Chairman of the Board, effective March 1, 2017,…
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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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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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Clemson to expand nursing education with GHS to meet skyrocketing health needs
January 30, 2017
National nursing shortage projected in 2020, local effects already being felt In the latest example of its growing collaboration with Greenville Health System (GHS), Clemson University will expand its…
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GHS to expand mental health services, add 19 psychiatric beds
January 26, 2017
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced this week that it has approved Greenville Health System’s Certificate of Need (CON) application for 19 additional psychiatric beds.…
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Interim Healthcare launches in-home hospice services in Oconee County
January 23, 2017
Interim Healthcare, a locally owned and operated agency that specializes in providing high quality, in-home healthcare to Upstate South Carolina residents, has started delivering in-home hospice care to residents of…
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Aflac provides scholarship funds for the USC School of Medicine Greenville
January 23, 2017
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 33 percent of American adults are considered obese. In addition, “obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2…
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Baptist Easley opens new medical facility at Patrick Square
January 17, 2017
Baptist Easley is making high quality care more convenient for the Clemson community with the opening of a new medical facility. Baptist Easley at Patrick Square opens today and features…
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Julie Valentine Center becomes the first child advocacy center in the US to add chaplain to its staff
January 17, 2017
The Julie Valentine Center, a nonprofit organization that provides free, confidential services to sexual assault and child abuse survivors and their families, has become the first child advocacy center in…
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Commerce Club announces new health and wellness series with Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
January 4, 2017
Commerce Club, a member of the ClubCorp family of clubs, announced today that it will partner with Bon Secours St. Francis Health System to develop a new program called Be…
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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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Interim Healthcare selects Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) as agency-of-record
December 27, 2016
Interim Healthcare, an Upstate leader of in-home healthcare services, has chosen Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) as its agency-of-record for comprehensive communication services. JDPR will provide strategic planning, media relations,…
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Hillcrest Memorial Hospital designated an ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence
December 15, 2016
Greenville Health System’s Hillcrest Memorial Hospital in Simpsonville has been designated a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence™ (DICOE) by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Hillcrest is the first and…
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Project Rx expands year-round drug disposal to Greer
December 8, 2016
Upstate residents are estimated to bring home over five million prescriptions per year, and many of those drugs end up in the trash, the toilet, or the wrong hands when…
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Project Rx expands year-round drug disposal to Greer
December 7, 2016
Upstate residents are estimated to bring home over five million prescriptions per year, and many of those drugs end up in the trash, the toilet, or the wrong hands when…
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Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing earns Gold Standard Health Care Certification
November 29, 2016
Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Health Care Staffing Services (HCSS) Certification. This certification demonstrates assurance to providing qualified health care…
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Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing earns Gold Standard Health Care Certification
November 28, 2016
Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Health Care Staffing Services (HCSS) Certification. This certification demonstrates assurance to providing qualified health care…
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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 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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Sherman College earns 2017 Military Friendly® Schools designation
November 11, 2016
Sherman College of Chiropractic has earned the 2017 Military Friendly® Schools designation by Victory Media. First published in 2009, Military Friendly® Schools is the most comprehensive, powerful resource for veterans…
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Interns join Chiropractic Health Center at Sherman College
November 5, 2016
Thirty-eight interns are now ready to see patients at the Sherman College Chiropractic Health Center, a teaching clinic for senior students in their final stage of internship prior to graduation…
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Furman University unveils Institute for the Advancement of Community Health
November 2, 2016Furman University officials announced that a new institute at the university will be dedicated to improving the health of the greater Greenville community. With support from its partnership with Greenville…
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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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Richard J. Hawkins receives Order of the Palmetto
October 28, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – At his retirement celebration this afternoon, Dr. Richard J. Hawkins, founder of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the…
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GHS physician, CenteringPregnancy program recognized with $100K McNulty Prize
October 26, 2016
Dr. Amy Crockett, a maternal-fetal medicine physician with Greenville Health System, was named the winner of the prestigious John P. McNulty Prize for her leadership in reducing preterm births in…
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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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Project Rx expands year-round drug disposal to Oconee
October 19, 2016
Seneca, S.C. – Upstate residents are estimated to bring home over five million prescriptions per year, and many of those drugs end up in the trash, the toilet, or the…
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Project Rx expands year-round drug disposal to Oconee
October 19, 2016
Seneca, S.C. – Upstate residents are estimated to bring home over five million prescriptions per year, and many of those drugs end up in the trash, the toilet, or the…
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