MUSC trustees hear about Hurricane Matthew’s impact, clinical operations, children’s hospital progress
October 18, 2016The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Board of Trustees heard high praise from administrators regarding MUSC’s operations during Hurricane Matthew at its regular, scheduled meeting October 14. In addition,…
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Carolina Orthopaedics donates furniture to senior center
October 17, 2016
Carolina Orthopaedics, based in Murrells Inlet, S.C., and providing comprehensive orthopaedic care to the Grand Strand community, recently donated a number of furniture items to the South Santee Senior &…
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SC Institute of Medicine & Public Health welcomes Dr. Nathaniel J. Patterson as Director
October 17, 2016The South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health is pleased to welcome Nathaniel J. (Nate) Patterson, DrPH, MHA as its new director. Dr. Patterson joins the Institute from the…
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SC Institute of Medicine & Public Health welcomes Dr. Nathaniel J. Patterson as Director
October 17, 2016
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health is pleased to welcome Nathaniel J. (Nate) Patterson, DrPH, MHA as its new director. Dr. Patterson joins the Institute from the…
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The Alcohol Guide for this Holiday Season
October 14, 2016
By Sean Vander Veer RD, LD, CPT Elite Nutrition & Performance What are the best and the worst alcoholic drinks when watching our weight? First the obvious: Alcohol is…
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The Alcohol Guide for this Holiday Season
October 14, 2016
By Sean Vander Veer RD, LD, CPT Elite Nutrition & Performance What are the best and the worst alcoholic drinks when watching our weight? First the obvious: Alcohol is…
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2016 Progress Report – Creating Direction: A Guide for Improving Long-Term Care in South Carolina
October 4, 2016The South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health (IMPH) has released the first Progress Report presenting a status update on recommendations from June 2015’s Long-Term Care Taskforce report “Creating…
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2016 Progress Report – Creating Direction: A Guide for Improving Long-Term Care in South Carolina
October 4, 2016
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health (IMPH) has released the first Progress Report presenting a status update on recommendations from June 2015’s Long-Term Care Taskforce report “Creating…
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First Choice by Select Health rated the top medicaid plan in South Carolina
October 3, 2016
First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina, a member of the AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies, is the top-rated Medicaid health plan in the state for the second consecutive…
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Now accepting cadet and student applicants for new Swain Department of Nursing
October 3, 2016South Carolina Board of Nursing gives the go ahead to Citadel’s program for Jan. 2017 start The Citadel is now accepting applications for its new Swain Department of Nursing program…
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MUSC, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina reach deal for network coverage
October 3, 2016
BCBSSC exchange and BlueChoice HealthPlan Medicaid plan include MUSC in networks Oct. 1 MUSC Health services are now available to more BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina members as the organizations…
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MUSC, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina reach deal for network coverage
October 3, 2016
BCBSSC exchange and BlueChoice HealthPlan Medicaid plan include MUSC in networks Oct. 1 MUSC Health services are now available to more BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina members as the organizations…
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Mansfield joins MUSC Health executive leadership team
October 2, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC – Jerry A. Mansfield, Ph.D., RN, was recently named MUSC Health executive chief nursing officer and chief patient experience officer, assuming his new role in August. He joins…
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Chase After a Cure donates $100,000 to MUSC for Childhood Cancer Research
October 2, 2016
Chase After a Cure presented a check for $100,000 to pediatric oncologist Dr. Jacqueline Kraveka and her team at the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital on Sept. 26.…
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Paul joins MUSC Health as chief people officer
October 2, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC – Darrick T. Paul was recently named MUSC Health chief people officer (CPO) and assumed his new role Sept. 4. He joins the MUSC Health executive leadership team, bringing…
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National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation awards pilot project grants
September 28, 2016The National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation (NC NM4R) at the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Health Professions (CHP) has awarded five grants for pilot projects regarding neuromodulation…
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Doctors Care now offers low-cost hearing exams, hearing aid discounts
September 26, 2016Doctors Care urgent care, the largest urgent care provider group in South Carolina, has partnered with TruHearing to begin offering low-cost hearing exams and name-brand hearing aids at significantly discounted…
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Colliers International announces new Healthcare Services line for South Carolina, new Director of Healthcare Services
September 26, 2016
William Beaman to lead statewide coordination of Colliers service lines to serve healthcare providers’ real estate needs Colliers International, South Carolina announced the creation of a new service line for…
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Colliers International announces new Healthcare Services line for South Carolina, new Director of Healthcare Services
September 26, 2016
William Beaman to lead statewide coordination of Colliers service lines to serve healthcare providers’ real estate needs Colliers International, South Carolina announced the creation of a new service line for…
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Doctors Care now offers low-cost hearing exams, hearing aid discounts
September 26, 2016
Doctors Care urgent care, the largest urgent care provider group in South Carolina, has partnered with TruHearing to begin offering low-cost hearing exams and name-brand hearing aids at significantly discounted…
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MUSC part of $157M NIH effort to research environmental influences on children’s health
September 22, 2016ECHO program to investigate exposures from conception through early childhood The Medical University of South Carolina and Columbia University, New York, have been awarded more than $1.5 million in fiscal…
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Noted cancer researcher appointed SmartState Endowed Chair of Proteomic Biomarkers at MUSC
September 12, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC – A leader in the development of glycoproteomic technologies for the discovery of novel cancer biomarkers is the new SmartState Endowed Chair of Proteomic Biomarkers at the Medical…
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PharmRight and Zipit Wireless partner to develop connected medication dispensing system
August 29, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC. and GREENVILLE, SC – PharmRight Corporation, a healthcare technology company that empowers people with complex medication regimens to live independently; and Zipit Wireless, a pioneer in connected platform…
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MUSC registers annual economic impact of $3.8 billion in Charleston metro area
August 29, 2016Institution responsible for nearly 28,000 jobs and more than $1.8 billion in income CHARLESTON, SC – Each year, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has an economic impact of…
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HealthSouth and Tidelands Health announce joint venture in South Carolina
August 29, 2016
MURRELLS INLET, SC – HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) and Tidelands Health have formed a joint venture to own and operate Tidelands’ existing inpatient rehabilitation hospital. The hospital is located at…
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HealthSouth and Tidelands Health announce joint venture in South Carolina
August 29, 2016
MURRELLS INLET, SC – HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) and Tidelands Health have formed a joint venture to own and operate Tidelands’ existing inpatient rehabilitation hospital. The hospital is located at…
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Neuroene Therapeutics awarded $225,000 STTR research grant
August 24, 2016Startup rooted in MUSC investigators’ efforts to find new anti-seizure drugs CHARLESTON, SC – Neuroene Therapeutics, a startup company born from unique research by two Medical University of South Carolina…
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MUSC e-visit launches for MUSC Health patients
August 22, 2016 Successful employee pilot program demonstrates time and cost savings CHARLESTON, SC – MUSC patients, who sometimes struggle with getting time off work or a fast appointment for routine illnesses, can now…
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Hai Yao appointed to new Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering
August 22, 2016
A Clemson University professor who plays a key role in bringing together some of South Carolina’s leading minds for bioengineering research is the new Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair in…
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MUSC Center for Telehealth expands school-based programs
August 18, 2016As another school year begins, it’s important that parents in Charleston and Williamsburg counties know that their children now have increased access to health care via their school nurses and…
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O2 Fitness included in Inc. Magazine’s list of top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies
August 18, 2016For the seventh consecutive year, O2 Fitness Clubs has been named one of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies nationally by Inc. magazine. Continued membership development in South Carolina has…
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Class of 2020: Highest number of minority medical students ever
August 18, 2016COM recognized as national leader in recruitment, retention and graduation of African-American medical students CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Medicine (COM) has been…
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O2 Fitness included in Inc. Magazine’s list of top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies
August 18, 2016
For the seventh consecutive year, O2 Fitness Clubs has been named one of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies nationally by Inc. magazine. Continued membership development in South Carolina has…
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Select Health named a Best Place to Work in South Carolina for Ninth Consecutive Year
August 15, 2016
A comprehensive wellness program, robust employee benefits and a strong mission helped Select Health of South Carolina rank as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina for…
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Hollings Cancer Center researcher lands $8M grant to improve cancer outcomes for minority men
August 10, 2016The Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences were awarded an $8 million grant from the National Institute of Minority Health…
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Doctors Care opens newest urgent care location
August 10, 2016MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Columbia based Doctors Care P.A., South Carolina’s largest urgent care company, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest urgent and family care center in Myrtle…
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Doctors Care opens newest urgent care location
August 10, 2016
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Columbia based Doctors Care P.A., South Carolina’s largest urgent care company, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest urgent and family care center in Myrtle…
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David Mahvi, M.D., joins MUSC Health team as oncology chief
August 8, 2016David Mahvi, M.D., has joined the MUSC Health team as the chief of the oncology integrated clinical center of excellence (ICCE). A 1981 graduate of the Medical University of South…
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MUSC ranked again as state’s number one hospital
August 3, 2016MUSC Health only hospital in state to achieve more than one national ranking CHARLESTON, SC – MUSC Health was named by U.S. News & World Report as the number one…
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O2 Fitness announces monthly Athleta fitness series open to public
July 25, 2016O2 Fitness Clubs is teaming up with women’s fitness wear company Athleta to offer a free-to-the-public, in-store fitness series. The 45-minute group exercise classes led by premier O2 Fitness instructors…
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O2 Fitness announces monthly Athleta fitness series open to public
July 25, 2016
O2 Fitness Clubs is teaming up with women’s fitness wear company Athleta to offer a free-to-the-public, in-store fitness series. The 45-minute group exercise classes led by premier O2 Fitness instructors…
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Afaxys, Inc. expands Afaxys Group purchasing organization to national public health community
July 19, 2016
Afaxys GPO survey finds significant unhappiness with procurement processes, 34% find them stressful Afaxys GPO provides public health members with access to MedAssets/Provista, the biggest non-acute-care national GPO Charleston-based Afaxys,…
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Joanne Kaczmarek joins Carolina Orthopaedics as human resource director
July 19, 2016
Carolina Orthopaedics, providing comprehensive orthopaedic services and care to the Grand Strand community, has added Joanne Kaczmarek as human resource director. Kaczmarek, with over 20 years of experience in human…
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MUSC kidney transplant program 17th highest volume in nation
July 12, 2016CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) was recently named for performing the 17th highest number of kidney transplants in the country, as confirmed by data released…
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CuRE pursues development of new dental adhesive with STTR grant
July 11, 2016Charleston-based startup draws on technology from MUSC College of Dental Medicine CHARLESTON, SC – CuRE Innovations, LLC, a startup company founded in 2015 to develop advanced dental materials invented by…
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Telehealth to transform patient care behind bars
July 6, 2016Partnership with SCDC to increase safety, reduce costs for taxpayers The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) and Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health are partnering to provide telehealth…
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WellCare members now have access to Regional HealthPlus in South Carolina
July 4, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – WellCare of South Carolina, a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), announced that Regional HealthPlus joined the health plan’s provider network for Medicaid and Medicare…
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WellCare members now have access to Regional HealthPlus in South Carolina
July 4, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – WellCare of South Carolina, a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), announced that Regional HealthPlus joined the health plan’s provider network for Medicaid and Medicare…
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CMS announces BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan selected for initiative promoting better cancer care
June 29, 2016
As part of today’s Cancer Moonshot Summit hosted by Vice President Joe Biden, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina and BlueChoice®…
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DHEC encourages HIV testing in recognition of National HIV Testing Day
June 26, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – National HIV Testing Day is June 27, 2016, and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is encouraging South Carolinians to get tested. “More than…
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