Select Health associates complete Darkness to Light training
July 14, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Thirty-five associates from Select Health of South Carolina’s Integrated Healthcare Management team completed Darkness to Light (D2L) Stewards of Children® training where they learned how to prevent,…
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Select Health Recognizes PASOs for Improving Community Health
July 14, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – PASOs, an organization that helps the Latino community and service providers work together to build strong and healthy families, is the first agency to be recognized as…
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Select Health Recognizes Sumter Family Health Center for Improving Community Health
July 14, 2015
SUMTER, SC – Sumter Family Health Center is the first provider to be recognized as part of Select Health of South Carolina’s “Got Health” campaign, which encourages and recognizes First…
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A statement from Dr. David Cole, President of the Medical University of South Carolina, regarding the removal of the Confederate flag
July 9, 2015
A statement from Dr. David Cole, President of the Medical University of South Carolina, regarding the removal of the Confederate flag: “The South Carolina Legislature’s action this week to remove…
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Germain Dermatology Welcomes Award-Winning Mohs Surgeon to Practice
July 7, 2015
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Germain Dermatology of Mount Pleasant, S.C. announces the addition of Joseph McGowan IV, M.D., Mohs Micrographic and Dermatologic Surgeon, to its practice located at 612 Seacoast…
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MEDcare Urgent Care Earns High Marks With The UCAOA
July 1, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – MEDcare Urgent Care, a physician-directed and privately-owned healthcare provider in South Carolina, has achieved the UCAOA (Urgent Care Association of America) Accreditation designation. MEDcare Urgent Care is now…
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Darlington County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Advocate Honored during SC Campaign’s Annual Conference
June 24, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Darnell McPherson—Executive Director of Darlington County First Steps—was honored as the 2015 recipient of the Murray L. Vincent Outstanding Prevention Professional Award during the South Carolina Campaign…
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Camp Happy Days Hosts Annual Summer Camp for Children Battling Cancer June 28 – July 4
June 17, 2015
Camp Happy Days Presents Annual Summer Camp Themed “Seize the Moment” CHARLESTON, SC – Starting next Sunday, June 28 through Saturday, July 4, Camp Happy Days welcomes over 220…
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Taskforce Releases Recommendations for Improvements to Long-Term Care in South Carolina
June 10, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Recommendations to reshape South Carolina’s long-term care system have been released by a statewide taskforce convened by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health. These recommendations…
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MUSC Children’s Hospital keeps national status as one of the best
June 10, 2015
Annual U.S. News & World Report rankings cite cardiology program for 9th time CHARLESTON, SC – MUSC Children’s Hospital has again been ranked as a “best hospital” for children’s heart…
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Taskforce Releases Recommendations for Improvements to Long-Term Care in South Carolina
June 10, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Recommendations to reshape South Carolina’s long-term care system have been released by a statewide taskforce convened by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health. These recommendations…
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Trident Health’s Advanced Wound Care Centers Achieve International Accreditation
June 4, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – The Advanced Wound Care Centers at Trident and Summerville Medical Centers have each earned a clinical hyperbaric medicine facility accreditation demonstrating their commitment to patient care and facility…
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HCA Names Coastal Carolina Bariatric Center Number One in Patient Satisfaction Four Years in a Row
June 3, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – The Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) announced this week that the Coastal Carolina Bariatric Center has been recognized among more than 1,350 practices within HCA as the number…
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A Conversation With Health Sciences South Carolina CEO Dr. Helga Rippen
June 2, 2015
On Tuesday of this week, Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) was awarded a $15.3 million grant from Charlotte-based philanthropy organization, The Duke Endowment, to support the transformation of health in…
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A Conversation With Health Sciences South Carolina CEO Dr. Helga Rippen
June 2, 2015
On Tuesday of this week, Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) was awarded a $15.3 million grant from Charlotte-based philanthropy organization, The Duke Endowment, to support the transformation of health in…
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The Duke Endowment Awards $15.3 Million to Health Sciences South Carolina to Advance South Carolina-North Carolina Health Collaborative
June 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina and North Carolina have many things in common: southern heritage, a love of good food and family, beautiful beaches and mountains. The two states also…
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The Duke Endowment Awards $15.3 Million to Health Sciences South Carolina to Advance South Carolina-North Carolina Health Collaborative
June 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina and North Carolina have many things in common: southern heritage, a love of good food and family, beautiful beaches and mountains. The two states also…
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MUSC researcher part of new White House BRAIN effort
May 26, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – For the second time, Joseph A. Helpern, Ph.D., MUSC Department of Radiology and Radiological Science professor and vice chairman for research and professor of neurosciences will participate…
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Surgeon garners appointment at largest federal funding source
May 21, 2015MUSC Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Appointed Chair of NIH Review Committee . CHARLESOTN, SC – John Ikonomidis, M.D., Ph.D., chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC),…
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Charleston businessman gives $25 million to build new hospital
May 14, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has announced a $25 million gift from Charleston businessman Shawn Jenkins to help build the new MUSC Children’s Hospital and…
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Weight Management Center offers first telehealth program
May 11, 2015
South Carolinians granted easier access to evidence-based weight loss programs COLUMBIA, SC – It’s that time again… when people become bombarded with images of perfect bodies in bikinis and swim…
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Ballast Point Ventures completes two portfolio company exits
May 10, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Ballast Point Ventures is pleased to announce successful exits from two of its portfolio companies. KBI Biopharma, headquartered in Durham, NC, and with facilities in Research Triangle…
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South Carolina Launches First Mother’s Milk Bank in State
May 2, 2015
North Charleston Facility to Provide Breast Milk to Sickest Babies in South Carolina NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), the South Carolina Birth Outcomes Initiative (SCBOI),…
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Trident Health Receives Top Grades in Patient Safety
May 2, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – In the spring 2015 Hospital Safety Scores report released recently by The Leapfrog Group, Trident Medical Center earned a letter grade of “A” and Summerville Medical Center earned…
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FRD and CIE launch MUSC initiative with Innovative Device Challenge
May 2, 2015
May 7 event to offer guidance on developing medical devices and is open to public CHARLESTON, SC – An initiative to develop and patent medical devices from technology at the…
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Trident Health Earns Echocardiography Accreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
May 2, 2015N. CHARLESTON, SC – Trident, Summerville and Moncks Corner Medical Centers have each been granted a three-year term of accreditation in Echocardiography in the areas of Adult Transthoracic and Adult Transesophageal…
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US Surgeon General to address MUSC graduates
April 27, 2015Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy serving as 2015 commencement speaker CHARLESTON, SC – Approximately 600 graduates will hear newly-appointed U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., the speaker…
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Komen Lowcountry Affiliate Announces 2015-17 Board of Directors
April 13, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – The Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen® has announced its 2015-17 board of directors. The board functions to advise, assist and aid in efforts to support breast cancer education and…
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Summerville Medical Center Welcomes First Chief Operating Officer
April 13, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Kevin Scoggin has been named Summerville Medical Center’s (SMC) first Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Scoggin will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to ensure operational…
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Gov. Haley Proclaims April 16 Healthcare Decisions Day
April 13, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – In observance of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), April 16, the SC Bar is leading a local initiative to increase awareness and understanding of advance care planning…
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Weight Loss Supplements Part 3: CLA (conjugated linoleic acid)
April 10, 2015
By Anna Catherine Caldwell Elite Nutrition & Performance Alright, so we’ve talked about Green Tea Extract and Coffee Bean Extract as two of the millions of supplements that promise…
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Trident Health Celebrates Employees at Annual Service Awards Banquet
April 7, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Five employees were recognized for 40 years of continuous, full-time service at Trident Health’s annual Service Awards Banquet recently, while two others took home the most prestigious awards…
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Christian Soura visits Select Health of South Carolina
April 3, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Christian Soura, director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, recently visited the North Charleston headquarters of Select Health of South Carolina in January…
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Select Health of South Carolina Participates in Principal for a Day Program
April 3, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Executives from Select Health of South Carolina have participated in the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Principal for a Day program since 2011. On March 5…
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Charleston Veterinary Referral Center (CVRC) Expands Acclaimed Surgery Department
April 1, 2015
Board certified surgeon Samantha Nelson joins premier advanced-care referral and emergency hospital on April 1 CHARLESTON, SC – The Charleston Veterinary Referral Center (CVRC) – a premier advanced-care veterinary hospital in…
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MUSC, Aeterna Zentaris sign discovery library transfer agreement
March 31, 2015MUSC scientists to use compound library to search for new treatments CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS, TSX: AEZ) (the “Company”)…
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Treats 1,000th Patient with Gamma Knife Technology
March 25, 2015
Multidisciplinary program provides neuroscience and radiation oncology expertise to patients CHARLESTON, SC – The Neurosciences Gamma Knife Center, a service of Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina,…
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Vitamin D Project Aims to Improve Birth Outcomes in Charleston and Columbia
March 25, 2015
Vitamin D testing, monitoring and supplements to be available to pregnant women at no cost CHARLESTON and COLUMBIA, SC — GrassrootsHealth, an international nonprofit public health promotion organization, will launch its…
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Dr. John Kelley becomes the nation’s first PT to earn “Physical Therapy” Certification in ImPACT® Concussion Care Management
March 23, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Dr. John Kelley, DPT, MTC, ATC, the director and owner of Private Therapy Services Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center, has helped put Charleston in the news for…
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MUSC excited, hopeful with show of legislative support for new hospital and telemedicine funding
March 13, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – STATEMENT Our state legislators want pediatric health care to be the best it can be for South Carolina’s children. We are thrilled and thankful that they have…
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MUSC trauma center achieves highest national designation
March 10, 2015American College of Surgeons verifies program for second time CHARLESTON, SC – After another extensive review by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)…
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Mt. Pleasant Home to Unique Health and Wellness Store
March 9, 2015
Helping the Low Country Stay Healthy Mt. PLEASANT, SC – A new unique retail store, Eucalyptus Wellness Company, opened its doors, March 2nd in the low country. Eucalyptus Wellness is located at…
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Trident Health Recognizes Outstanding Individuals with HCA Awards of Distinction
March 4, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Trident Health recently recognized nine individuals with the annual HCA Awards of Distinction both at Trident and Summerville Medical Centers. Six outstanding individuals earned the Frist Humanitarian…
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MUSC researcher wins inaugural award at International Stroke Conference
March 3, 2015Wuwei (Wayne) Feng, M.D., honored for work on stroke rehabilitation CHARLESTON, SC – Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) clinical researcher Wuwei (Wayne) Feng, M.D., Neurology assistant professor, received…
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Researchers find new therapy benefits stroke patients
March 2, 2015Overall mortality rate drops from 2 in 10 deaths to 1 in 10 deaths from stroke CHARLESTON, SC – Researchers have completed an international randomized controlled trial showing that…
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MUSC Approved for $2.6 million by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
February 25, 2015
Researchers to tackle lower back pain affecting millions of Americans CHARLESTON, SC – A research team at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)’s College of Health Professions has been…
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AmeriHealth Caritas Announces Leadership Changes for its South Carolina Medicaid Plan
February 25, 2015
Rebecca Engelman Returning to Select Health as Market President CHARLESTON, SC – AmeriHealth Caritas, a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other health care solutions for those most in…
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Trident Health Responds to Berkeley County Court Ruling
February 18, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Trident Health CEO Todd Gallati has issued a statement regarding this morning’s court ruling by the South Carolina Court of Appeals which favors two Certificate of Need…
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Children’s Hospital rolls out largest fundraising effort in history
February 18, 2015Darius and Beth Rucker ask community to join in effort to build new hospital CHARLESTON, SC – During the 5th Darius Rucker Big Band Concert Feb. 17, Rucker announced a…
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First Choice Member Scholarship Applications Due March 15
February 11, 2015NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – 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…
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