Wendy Watkins, Founder and President of Upstate Nutrition Consultants, Adds CSG to List of Professional Credentials
June 5, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – June 3, 2011 – Wendy Watkins, Founder and President of Upstate Nutrition Consultants, Inc., has passed the intensive exam required to become Board Certified as a Specialist…
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New SmartState Endowed Chair to develop cancer drugs in S.C.
May 26, 2011Top scientist will be based at S.C. College of Pharmacy, help lead state’s Cancer Drug Discovery Center of Economic Excellence SOUTH CAROLINA, SC – May 26, 2011 – One of…
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AnMed Health to celebrate Cancer Survivors Day June 12
May 26, 2011Survivors Day celebrates life after cancer ANDERSON, SC – May 26, 2011 – On June 12, hundreds of Upstate cancer survivors will join family, friends and AnMed Health’s staff for…
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Assisted Living and Nursing Home Costs Rising Faster Nationally than in South Carolina, Finds Genworth's Annual Cost of Care Survey
May 11, 2011Competition among Long Term Care Providers Creates Greater Negotiating Power for Consumers RICHMOND, VA – May 11, 2011 – According to Genworth’s 2011 Cost of Care Survey, assisted living and…
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Southern Home Medical Launches New Web-Hosted Compliance and Client Service Solution
May 11, 2011Backstage Solutions Suite to Accelerate Growth Across Encore Franchisees LYMAN, SC – May 11, 2011 – Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. (PinkSheets: SHOM), a holding company providing healthcare services, staffing…
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Teddy Bear Clinic helps children’s medical fears to disappear
May 9, 2011ANDERSON, SC – May 5, 2011 – Teddy bears and other stuffed animals will receive a free check-up at the 5th annual AnMed Health Teddy Bear Clinic. The event will…
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Ernest Health, Inc, Announces Plans to Build 40-Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Spartanburg
May 9, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – May 5, 2011 – The ECONOMIC FUTURES GROUP announced today that Ernest Health, Inc. (EHI) plans to construct and operate a 40 bed freestanding rehabilitation hospital pending…
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Southern Home Medical Equipment Reports Significant Growth from Encore Franchisees
May 9, 2011Franchises in Pennsylvania and South Carolina exemplify franchisees’ success LYMAN, SC – May 5, 2011 – Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SHOM), a Holding Company providing healthcare services, healthcare…
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Avoid health calamity when traveling internationally
May 4, 2011ANDERSON, SC – May 4, 2011 – AnMed Health Family Medicine Center is now offering special consultations for international travelers and missionaries. According to the Office of Travel and Tourism…
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Southern Home Medical Equipment Launches Respi-Care Respiratory Therapy Program
April 20, 2011Specialized Treatment Programs Are In High Demand As The Population Ages LYMAN, SC – April 19, 2011 – Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SHOM), a Holding Company providing healthcare…
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Greenville EyeCare Marks Celebration of Newly Renovated Offices and Optical Center
April 14, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – April 14, 2011 – Greenville EyeCare Associates, a provider of comprehensive eye healthcare services, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony and daily trunk shows during a week-long…
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AnMed Health earns certification from The Joint Commission
April 13, 2011ANDERSON, SC – April 13, 2011 – After undergoing an onsite evaluation and demonstrating compliance with nationally developed standards for stroke care, AnMed Health has again earned The Joint Commission’s…
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RNs receive South Carolina’s highest nursing honor
April 11, 2011ANDERSON, SC – April 8, 2011 – This weekend, three AnMed Health nurses will be recognized among the state’s best. Martha Rush, surgery nurse manager at the AnMed Health North…
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Self Regional to open new Cancer Center in April
April 11, 2011GREENWOOD, SC – April 11, 2011 – An open house introducing Self Regional Healthcare’s newly constructed Cancer Center to the public will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12…
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Southern Home Medical Equipment Reports Increased Revenues With Profitability for 2010
April 9, 2011Balance Sheet Reflects Reduction Of Debt Resulting From Two Years Of Consolidation And Operational Improvements LYMAN, SC – April 4, 2011 – Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SHOM), a…
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Southern Home Medical Equipment Appoints Jerry Overcash to the Board of Directors
March 24, 2011LYMAN, SC – March 22, 2011 – Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SHOM), a Holding Company providing healthcare services, healthcare professionals and equipment to medical institutions, today announced…
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Greenwood Genetic Center’s Saul Appointed to Chair Committee on Genetics
February 22, 2011GREENWOOD, SC – February 22, 2011 – Dr. Robert A. Saul, Senior Clinical Geneticist at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC), has been appointed to chair the American Academy of Pediatrics…
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HHS Recognizes South Carolina Hospitals with Highest Organ Donation Rates
January 24, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – January 20, 2011 – Six South Carolina hospitals received awards from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in November of 2010, for their success in…
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Co-Promotion of a New Medical Device for Female Infertility Announced
January 19, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – January 19, 2011 – Norgenix Pharmaceuticals, LLC (www.norgenixpharma.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Spartanburg-based J M Smith Corporation, and Fertility Focus Limited (www.fertility-focus.com) today announced a partnership…
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Greenville optometrist opens new Woodruff Road office
January 19, 2011Southerlin Family Eye Care welcomed community at yesterday’s open house GREENVILLE, SC – January 19, 2011 – Local optometrist Stephanie Southerlin opened the doors of Southerlin Family Eye Care yesterday…
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Greenville EyeCare Adds Ortiz as Spanish Translator for Patients Seeking Healthy Vision
January 5, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – January 5, 2011 – Greenville EyeCare Associates, a provider of comprehensive eye healthcare services, proudly announces that Donna Ortiz has joined the customer care team to serve…
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Physician Network welcomes three new practices
January 3, 2011ANDERSON, SC – January 3, 2011 – Cardiology Associates of Anderson, Carolina Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Consultants and Lakeside Family Medicine today joined the AnMed Health Physician Network. Cardiology Associates…
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AnMed Health flu shot policy upheld
December 12, 2010ANDERSON, SC – December 10, 2010 – An Anderson County judge has upheld a policy that requires workers to get a flu vaccine. In a hearing Thursday afternoon, Judge Cordell…
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AnMed Health names vice president for advancement
December 2, 2010ANDERSON, SC – December 2, 2010 – AnMed Health is pleased to announce that Michael Cunningham has been promoted to vice president for advancement. Cunningham was hired in July 2009…
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Hospital Earns S.C. Governor’s Quality Award
November 22, 2010GREENWOOD, SC – November 22, 2010 – Self Regional Healthcare has received the state’s highest award for quality, earning the South Carolina Governor’s Quality Award. The award recognizes organizations for…
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Asthmania Academy earns national certification
November 17, 2010ANDERSON, SC – November 17, 2010 – AnMed Health’s Asthmania Academy is one of the first programs of its kind to receive ASME certification from the American Association for Respiratory…
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AnMed Health honored by S.C. Governor’s Quality Forum
November 2, 2010ANDERSON, SC – November 2, 2010 – AnMed Health received a Bronze Award from the South Carolina Governor’s Quality Forum. The award is given to organizations whose progress toward implementing…
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Greenville EyeCare Welcomes Alex Hipp to Optical Team
October 26, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – October 26, 2010 – Greenville EyeCare Associates, a provider of comprehensive eye healthcare services, announces the addition of Alex Hipp to the optical team at the eye…
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AnMed Health Wins an ASTD “BEST Award”
October 12, 2010Awards Recognize Organizational Commitment to World-Class Employee Learning ANDERSON, SC – October 12, 2010 – AnMed Health is proud to announce that it ranked 15th in the American Society for…
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AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital wins national award
October 8, 2010ANDERSON, SC – October 8, 2010 – AnMed Health Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate entity of AnMed Health and HealthSouth Corporation, recently received the Hospital of the Year Award during HealthSouth’s…
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The New Morning Foundation Expands Its Staff
October 7, 2010MT. PLEASANT,SC – October 7, 2010 – The New Morning Foundation is pleased toannounce the addition of three staff members. Karen Starks and SondraBloxam will serve as Community Outreach Coordinators…
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Self Regional Healthcare Becomes First in the Southeast to Treat Spine Patients Using Advanced Integrated Operating Room Technology
October 6, 2010GREENWOOD,SC – October 6, 2010 – Surgeons at Self Regional Healthcare’s SouthCarolina Spine Center in Greenwood, SC are now treating patients with avariety of spinal conditions in its new advanced…
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Health Sciences South Carolina announces new affiliates AnMed Health, McLeod Health, Self Regional Healthcare
September 2, 2010COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE, SC – September 2, 2010 – Nation’s first statewide health collaborative grows exponentially; three new affiliates will work with HSSC to improve public health and boost state’s…
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Self Regional CEO Nominated for National IT Award
August 17, 2010GREENWOOD, SC – August 17, 2010 – Jim Pfeffier, President and CEO ofSelf Regional Healthcare, is one of 82 healthcare leaders nationwide tobe recognized for information technology achievement. Modern Healthcare,…
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USC, GHS boards give final approval to proposed program expansion
August 9, 2010USC, Palmetto Health to explore additional physician training in Columbia GREENVILLE, SC – August 9, 2010 – The University of South Carolina Boardof Trustees took action Friday (Aug. 6) to…
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Greenville EyeCare Blood Drive Participants Donate “Gift of Life”
July 20, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – July 20, 2010 – In the local community and beyond, blood donors perform daily miracles because lives depend on it. Greenville EyeCare Associates, a provider of comprehensive…
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School Nurses in Greenville Tackle Low Meningitis Vaccination Rates
July 14, 2010Only 25% of Adolescents in South Carolina Are Vaccinated Against Meningococcal Disease, Leaving Many Unprotected GREENVILLE, SC – July 13, 2010 -The South Carolina Association of School Nurses (SCASN) and…
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Former MLB Star Eric Davis Teams Up with S.C. BlueCross, Greenville Drive to “Drive Out Colon Cancer”
June 13, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – June 12, 2010 – Former Major League Baseball All Star and colon cancer survivor Eric Davis will help BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and the Greenville Drive…
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Major Victory for Patients and Pharmacy in South Carolina
June 13, 2010NACDS: Law “Puts Patients First” ALEXANDRIA, VA – June 13, 2010 – Claiming a major victory for pharmacypatients today, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)released a statement upon…
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HearUSA Introduces AARP Hearing Care Program for Americans Aged 50+ in South Carolina Today
June 9, 2010WEST PALM BEACH, Fla – June 9, 2010 – Designed to help millions ofAmericans aged 50+ who have hearing loss, the AARP Hearing Careprogram, provided by HearUSA (AMEX:EAR) , is…
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Jimmy Choo Designer Frames Available Exclusively at Greenville EyeCare Associates
May 11, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – May 11, 2010 – Greenville EyeCare Associates, a provider of comprehensive eye healthcare services, proudly announces they are the Greenville area’s exclusive retailer of the Jimmy Choo…
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Greenville EyeCare Emphasizes Vision Benefits During Healthy Vision Month
May 5, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2010 – Greenville EyeCare Associates, a provider of comprehensive eye healthcare services, is promoting Healthy Vision Month during all of May. Emphasis is being placed…
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Charlotte IVF Specialists: New Jennifer Lopez Movie Reflects Reality of More Single-Mothers-by-Choice
April 15, 2010North Carolina women follow national trend of record levels of solo parenting CHARLOTTE, NC – April 14, 2010 – The latest Jennifer Lopez movie premieres April 23 as the latest…
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Greenwood Genetic Center Receives the 2010 Palmetto Workforce Partnership Award from the South Carolina Employment Securities Commission
April 8, 2010GREENWOOD, SC – April 8, 2010 – Representatives from the GreenwoodGenetic Center today received the 2010 Palmetto Workforce PartnershipAward from the South Carolina Employment Securities Commission. Theorganization was recognized in…
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Greenville EyeCare Associates Hosts Patient Appreciation Month
March 25, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – March 25, 2010 – Greenville EyeCare Associates, a provider of comprehensive eye healthcare services, recently held their annual patient appreciation month during February. For the entire month,…
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Mauldin’s first assisted living community opens doors
March 22, 2010Ribbon cut at NHC’s first assisted living residence inGreenville GREENVILLE, SC – March 19, 2010 – The Palmettos, an affiliate ofNational HealthCare Corporation (NHC), opened its doors as Mauldinofficials cut…
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Self Regional Healthcare Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management for Employed and Affiliated Physicians
February 15, 2010CHICAGO and GREENWOOD, SC – February 8, 2010 – Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) announced today Self Regional Healthcare (Self) has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solution for…
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Faulkner Attains Orthopaedic Nursing Certification
January 13, 2010CONWAY, SC – January 13, 2010 – Jennifer Faulkner, a nurse with Coastal Orthopaedic Associates, PA in Conway, South Carolina has attained her Orthopaedic Nursing Certification (ONC), making her one…
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Health Sciences South Carolina Welcomes Thornburg, Fryar and Mart
December 29, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – December 28, 2009 – Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) is pleased to welcome J. Todd Thornburg, PhD, Katrina Fryar, MBA, PMP, and Derek Mart to its staff.…
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Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. Completes Acquisition of 108,500 SF Medical Office Building in Spartanburg, South Carolina
December 16, 2009SCOTTSDALE, AZ – December 16, 2009 – Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (HTA), a self-managed, non-traded, real estate investment trust, completed the acquisition of a 108,500 SF medical office building…
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