Lash Group Plans York County National Headquarters, Bringing 2,400 Jobs
June 16, 2014
Healthcare Company And Developers Plan Up To $90 Million Phased Investment YORK COUNTY, SC – The Lash Group, Inc., a healthcare service provider and subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC), today…
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Lash Group Plans York County National Headquarters, Bringing 2,400 Jobs
June 16, 2014
Healthcare Company And Developers Plan Up To $90 Million Phased Investment YORK COUNTY, SC – The Lash Group, Inc., a healthcare service provider and subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC), today…
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New Medical Office Building to Kick Off Commercial Development at Carnes Crossroads
June 16, 2014
SUMMERVILLE, SC- Roper St. Francis healthcare has unveiled the plans for its new medical office building here at Carnes Crossroads! The 60,000-square foot building will be home to medical offices…
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Summerville Medical Center to build $8 Million Medical Office Building
June 13, 2014
SUMMERVILLE, SC – On Wednesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. Summerville Medical Center (SMC) will break ground on a 40,000 square foot medical office building. The two-story medical office building will be connected…
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Children’s Hospital Keeps National Status as One of the Best
June 11, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – MUSC Children’s Hospital has again been ranked as a “best hospital” for children’s heart and nephrology programs in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014-15 edition of America’s Best Children’s…
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Dr. Carla Kmett Danielson to Receive Inaugural Mid-Career Innovator Award in Honor of Dr. Alan Marlatt
June 11, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Carla Kmett Danielson, Ph.D., an associate professor and director of training at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVC) in the Department of Psychiatry &…
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Trident Medical Center honored with Mission: Lifeline quality achievement award
June 10, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Trident Medical Center has received the Mission: Lifeline®Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the…
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Delta Dental’s “Land Of Smiles” Characters Motivate Charleston Area Students To Adopt Healthy Oral And Overall Habits
June 9, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Tooth decay is the leading chronic infectious disease among children in our nation. It causes pain and can interfere with a child’s ability to eat, speak, smile and concentrate,…
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MUSC Waring Library Wins Online Resource Award
June 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Waring Historical Library received 2014 Online Resource Award from the Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences…
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MUSC Waring Library Completes NFPF Grant
June 2, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Waring Historical Library announced the completion of its second National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) basic preservation grant that preserved Mechanical…
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Study finds duct procedure does not help certain patients
May 28, 2014Endoscopic procedure does not reduce disability due to pain following gallbladder removal CHARLESTON, SC – In certain patients with abdominal pain after gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy), undergoing an endoscopic procedure involving the…
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TrueHypnosis Opens In Charleston
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Mozart is said to have composed an opera while doing it, and Albert Einstein apparently enjoyed it daily … hypnosis. For centuries, hypnosis has helped people get…
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Appreciation Week Spotlights Providers
May 20, 2014N. CHARLESTON, SC – Trident, Summerville and Moncks Corner Medical Centers are celebrating EMS Appreciation Week. On Wednesday, May 21, EMS providers are asked to join an appreciation event at Summerville or Moncks…
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The Rally Foundation Awards MUSC $20,000 Childhood Cancer Research Grant
May 16, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research (Rally), a national non-profit organization, is proud to award a $20,000 Rally for Research Grant to The Medical University of South…
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Revolutionary procedure offers hope for patients with severe asthma
May 14, 2014
Trident Health offers free healthy conversation event NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Severe asthma impacts up to 2.5 million Americans. For many, that means staying on the sidelines, not only when…
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VA-DoD Joint Venture Wins Federal Executive Team Award
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Lowcountry Federal Healthcare Alliance won the Federal Employee of the Year Team Award today for its collaboration to provide shared health care services to Veterans and…
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SCCP executive dean moves on, campus deans take reins
May 13, 2014
Dr. Joseph DiPiro assumes dean position at Virginia Commonwealth University CHARLESTON, SC – After nine years of service to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the University of…
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MUSC Commencement set for Friday, May 16 at 9 a.m.
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Approximately 870 graduates will receive degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina’s six colleges during commencement exercises scheduled for Friday, May 16, at 9 a.m. at…
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Berg and Medical University of South Carolina Announce First of Its Kind Collaboration to Discover Lupus Biomarker
May 12, 2014FRAMINGHAM, MA and CHARLESTON, SC – May 12, 2014 – Berg and the Medical University of South Carolina today announced a strategic partnership, designed to identify new therapeutic pathways and potential biomarkers to…
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Dorchester County Emergency Medical Service receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Award
May 5, 2014SUMMERVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Dorchester County EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® and success in implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who suffer…
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Trident Health Urges Community to be Aware of Stroke Symptoms
May 5, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – May is National Stroke Awareness Month. In order to help the community understand the risk factors and symptoms of stroke, a leading…
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6 Tips for a Stress-Free Lunch Break from Relaxation Experts at Upstream
March 13, 20146 Tips for a Stress-Free Lunch Break from Relaxation Experts at Upstream Why your health depends on taking a mindful break from the corporate grind March 12, 2014 – COLUMBIA,…
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Dr. Edward O’Bryan Joins Staff at Nason Medical Center
January 23, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – January 23, 2014 – Edward C. O’Bryan, III, M.D., has been added to the medical staff of Nason Medical Center as an urgent/emergency care physician, it…
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Nason Medical Center Adds To Top Management
January 14, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – January 14, 2104 – The board of directors of Nason Medical Center today announced the appointment of three executives to senior management positions with the growing urgent…
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Charleston ENT Introduces New Tech Solution for One-Sided Deafness
October 11, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – October 13, 2013 – Charleston ENT doctors and audiologist Natalie Bickley recently teamed up with a local dentist to fit a Lowcountry man, deaf in one ear,…
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Roger McGee Joins Nason Medical Center as Compliance Officer
August 1, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – August 1, 2013 – Decorated Navy veteran and medical executive Roger McGee has been selected as Compliance Officer at Nason Medical Center. The announcement was made by…
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Jeffrey Gersbach, MD, Joins Nason Medical Center
July 12, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – July 12, 2013 – Veteran emergency physician Jeffrey C. Gersbach is the newest addition to the medical staff at Nason Medical Center, it was announced today by…
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Hearing and Balance Institute Opens At Charleston ENT
April 1, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – April 2, 2013 – Physicians at Charleston Ear, Nose & Throat Associates are pleased to announce the opening of The Hearing and Balance Institute at Charleston ENT,…
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First Pediatric Ophthalmology Private Practice Opens in Lowcountry
March 29, 2013LADSON, SC – March 29, 2013 – The first private practice in the Lowcountry dedicated solely to pediatric ophthalmology has opened in Ladson. Ophthalmologist Dr. Ron Teed, formerly of the…
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Dr. Oma Hester Joins Charleston Ear, Nose & Throat
February 26, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – February 26, 2013 – Charleston Ear, Nose & Throat Associates announced the addition of Thomas Oma Hester, MD, FACS to their medical staff. Dr. Hester, a board-certified…
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Dr. Ronald McVcar joins Charleston ENT
January 18, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – January 20, 2013 – Ronald J. McVicar, DO, FACS has joined the physicians and staff of Charleston Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, the state’s largest independent ENT…
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Emergency Physicians Glover And Orville Join Nason Medical Center
January 10, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – January 10, 2013 – Dr. Neil Glover and Dr. Stephen W. Orville have been added to the Nason Medical Center staff of Emergency Medicine physicians, bringing its…
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Charleston ENT Opens New, “Green” Center In West Ashley
December 7, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – December 7, 2012 – Charleston Ear, Nose & Throat Associates announces the December 3rd opening of their tenth office in the Lowcountry. Located at 2295 Henry Tecklenburg…
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Craig Kilgore is New CEO of Charleston Ear, Nose & Throat
November 27, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – November 27, 2012 – Craig M. Kilgore, CMPE, has been selected as Chief Executive Officer of Charleston Ear, Nose and Throat Associates, the largest independent otolaryngology and audiology group…
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Emergency physicians Thomas Hilliard, M.D. and Bjorn Miller, M.D. join Nason Medical Center
October 11, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – October 11, 2012 – Dr. Thomas Hilliard and Dr. Bjorn Miller have joined Nason Medical Center as Emergency Medicine physicians, bringing its staff of board certified doctors…
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Dr Amanda Seay of Park West Dentistry Named One of the Top 25 Women in Dentistry
September 27, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – September 27, 2012 – Amanda Seay, DDS, of Park West Dentistry has been named one of Dental Products Report’s Top 25 Women in Dentistry. Dental Products Report,…
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Kirk Matenaer Earns Long-Term Care Certification
August 31, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – August 31, 2012 – Kirk Matenaer of Franklin & Associates Inc. has earned his Certified in Long-Term Care (CLTC) designation. Matenaer specializes in long-term care and related…
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Trident Health Performs 2000th Robotic Surgery
August 27, 2012Becomes an Observation Training Site for Hospitals throughout the Southeast U.S. N. CHARLESTON, SC – August 27, 2012 – On July 31, Trident Health’s South Carolina Institute for Robotic Surgery performed…
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Neurovascular Laboratory, Medical University of South Carolina, receives Vascular Testing accreditation by the IAC
August 20, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – August 20, 2012 – Cardiovascular diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. On average, one American dies every 39 seconds of cardiovascular…
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MUSC first to report effective medication treatment for marijuana cessation
August 17, 2012Use of over-the-counter supplement paired with therapy addresses addiction in adolescent patients, adult studies forthcoming CHARLESTON, SC – August 16, 2012 – Breaking new ground, a…
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4th Burger Prostate Challenge Golf Tournament Funds Navigator for Roper St. Francis
August 15, 2012Helping Prostate Cancer Patients Navigate from Diagnosis to RecoveryCHARLESTON, SC – August 15, 2012 – Roper St. Francis Healthcare announced that a new service will be available to patients being…
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Trident Health Receives American Heart Association Platinum Award
August 13, 2012N. CHARLESTON, SC – August 13, 2012 – Trident Health has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s Get With the Guidelines (GWTG) Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2012. Trident…
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Ivy Farr McIntyre wins 2012 W. Curtis Worthington, Jr., research paper competition
August 9, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – August 9, 2012 – The Waring Historical Library at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) announced the winner of the 2012 W. Curtis Worthington, Jr. Research…
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Eliminating geography: Pediatric telemed for nearby hospitals, smart phones as health hubs
August 8, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – August 6, 2012 – The world has gone digital and Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers are looking to this new normal for inspiration in solving…
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Emergency Physician Dr. Gary Headden Joins Nason Medical Center
August 8, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – August 8, 2012 – Dr. Gary Headden has joined Nason Medical Center as an Emergency Medicine physician. He becomes the eighth board certified physician at Nason. Currently…
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Nurse Director Joins Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
August 6, 2012MYRTLE BEACH, SC – August 6, 2012 – Lora Lafferty, RN, has joined Grand Strand Regional Medical Center as nurse director of 1 East nursing unit. Lora previously served as…
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UnitedHealthcare Designates Five Quality Programs at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
July 30, 2012MYRTLE BEACH, SC – July 30, 2012 – Grand Strand Regional has received five UnitedHealth Premium specialty center designations from United Healthcare in recognition of quality care. Designations are in:…
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Summerville Medical Center Opens State’s First Dedicated OB Hospitalist Program
July 25, 2012SUMMERVILLE, SC – July 25, 2012 – Summerville Medical Center (SMC) has introduced its new OB/GYN Hospitalist Program, which provides 24/7 obstetrics and gynecology onsite coverage at the hospital. SMC…
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Two Lowcountry Healthcare Centers Added to AHCA National Quality Award Program
July 20, 2012NORCROSS, GA – July 20, 2012 – UHS-Pruitt Corporation announced today that six of its healthcare centers were recently honored with American Health Care Association (AHCA) National Quality Awards. Each…
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MUSC begins Resveratrol Study for Alzeimer’s Disease
July 19, 2012Could this compound found in red wine and red grapes change the course of Alzheimer’s? CHARLESTON, SC – July 20, 2012 – Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is one…
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