Smith Named to Welvista Board
September 17, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Emerson Smith, a sociologist, health care speaker and president of Metromark Market Research, Inc. and Metromark Health Care Research Center in Columbia, has been named to the…
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Smith Named to Welvista Board
September 17, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Emerson Smith, a sociologist, health care speaker and president of Metromark Market Research, Inc. and Metromark Health Care Research Center in Columbia, has been named to the…
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Trident Cancer Center Completes $6 Million Expansion
September 16, 2014Mayor Keith Summey, Representative Jenny Horne to highlight opening event N. Charleston, SC – On Thursday September 18 at 4:30 p.m., Trident Cancer Center will hold a ribbon cutting for its new…
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Jessica Smoake Joins Palmetto Health Foundation
September 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Palmetto Health Foundation is pleased to announce Jessica Smoake has been named Development Coordinator for Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital at the Foundation. Smoake was most recently Marketing coordinator at…
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Public, Private Entities Join to Advance New Health Care Model in South Carolina
September 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Health care organizations in South Carolina today announce the formation of a public-private collaboration called the Patient-Centered Medical Home Alliance to promote the new model of primary…
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More than 1,400 Patients Receive Free Dental Care at Two-Day Clinic; Value of Services Estimated Over $1.2 Million
September 8, 2014
ROCK HILL, SC – An estimated 1,412 patients received more than $1.2 million in free dental services at the sixth annual Dental Access Days event held on August 8 and…
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More than 1,400 Patients Receive Free Dental Care at Two-Day Clinic; Value of Services Estimated Over $1.2 Million
September 8, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – An estimated 1,412 patients received more than $1.2 million in free dental services at the sixth annual Dental Access Days event held on August 8 and 9…
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Kelly Perritt Joins Providence Hospitals as Marketing & Communications Director
September 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Kelly Perritt will join Providence Hospitals as marketing and communications director beginning Sept. 8. In this role, she will coordinate all internal and external communications, including online strategies,…
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Kelly Perritt Joins Providence Hospitals as Marketing & Communications Director
September 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Kelly Perritt will join Providence Hospitals as marketing and communications director beginning Sept. 8. In this role, she will coordinate all internal and external communications, including online strategies,…
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Dr. Diana McGovern, Internist, Joins South Carolina Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Care
September 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Care (SCVSEC), a specialty veterinary practice with 24-hour emergency care, announces that Diana McGovern, BVMS, MRCVS, has joined the practice. Dr. McGovern…
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Free Art Classes for Cancer Patients
September 3, 2014
“Healing Icons” at Lexington Medical Center WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to offer “Healing Icons,” a series of free art classes for community members who have…
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Lexington Medical Center Welcomes Dr. James Brandon Emery
September 3, 2014
Pediatrician Joins Lexington Pediatric Practice WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome James Brandon Emery, MD, FAAP, to its network of care. Dr. Emery will join…
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Eddie Williams III, MD and Huong Thi Phan, MD Join The Columbia Medical Group
September 3, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome Eddie M. Williams III, MD and Huong Thi Phan, MD to The Columbia Medical Group, a Lexington Medical Center…
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Providence Home Care of South Carolina expanding in South Carolina
September 3, 2014$2.9 million investment expected to create 167 new jobs GREENVILLE, SC – Providence Home Care of SC, a healthcare services provider, is expanding its South Carolina presence due to increased demand…
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Providence Home Care of South Carolina expanding in South Carolina
September 3, 2014$2.9 million investment expected to create 167 new jobs GREENVILLE, SC – Providence Home Care of SC, a healthcare services provider, is expanding its South Carolina presence due to increased demand…
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UCI Medical Affiliates Names Senior VP of Center Operations
September 2, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Mike Mayden has been hired as senior vice president of center operations for UCI Medical Affiliates, headquartered in Columbia. The company employs more than 1,000 people in…
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2014 South Carolina Health Professions Data Book Now Available
August 25, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and Planning has just released a new edition of their South Carolina Health Professions Data Book. This statistical reference book assembles information from…
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Specialty Pharmaceutical Distributor BDI Pharma Opening New National Distribution Center in Texas
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – BDI Pharma, Inc. is in the final stages of construction and licensing for a new distribution center located in Irving, Texas. Operations are slated to begin as early…
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Two cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis confirmed in S.C.
August 18, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina’s state veterinarian Friday announced that two cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) have been confirmed in the state. A horse that died in Darlington County and…
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Greenwood Genetic Center Welcomes New Laboratory Director
August 13, 2014
GREENWOOD, SC – The Greenwood Genetic Center welcomes Melanie Jones, PhD, as Assistant Director of the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory. Dr. Jones earned a doctorate in Human and Molecular Genetics at Virginia…
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Greenwood Genetic Center Welcomes New Laboratory Director
August 13, 2014GREENWOOD, SC – The Greenwood Genetic Center welcomes Melanie Jones, PhD, as Assistant Director of the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory. Dr. Jones earned a doctorate in Human and Molecular Genetics at Virginia…
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Hundreds receive free medical and vision care in the Midlands
August 9, 2014SC Mission 2014 Midlands Comes to a Close COLUMBIA, SC – The fourth consecutive year of SC Mission 2014 Midlands ended today at Noon. The two-day medical event hosted at the…
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Bon Secours Medical Group Adds Three New Physicians
August 4, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Bon Secours Medical Group is pleased to announce the addition of three doctors to its local physician network: Carolina Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) welcomes Hans T. Carlson, MD, to…
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Lexington Medical Center Foundation Host Awards Presentation for Healthcare Scholarship Recipients
August 1, 2014
LEXINGTON, SC – For more than 20 years, the Lexington Medical Center Foundation has cared for the future of healthcare by providing scholarships to students who have been accepted into…
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Lexington Medical Center Hosts Partners Program Participant Graduation
August 1, 2014
LEXINGTON, SC – On Friday, July 25th, the Lexington Medical Center’s Partners Program participants graduated from this year’s summer internship, and were treated to an afternoon celebration. Now in its…
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Lexington Medical Center Earns Two Gold Web Health Awards
July 31, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center has won two prestigious “Gold” awards for its responsive website in the 15th annual Web Health Awards contest, a national competition hosted by the…
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Lexington Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation Manager Earns Prestigious Fellowship
July 25, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – John Leech, manager of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Lexington Medical Center, has become a Fellow of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). The organization…
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CharlestonPharma represents the Low Country in Warsaw
July 24, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Two South Carolina companies were on the program recently at the BioForum 2014, an annual biotechnology meeting in Lodz, Poland, with scientists coming primarily from Central and…
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UofSC School of Medicine, Palmetto Health Stroke Center Join Stroke Trial Network
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Palmetto Health have joined the National Institutes of Health Stroke Trials Network (NIH Stroke Net), a network of…
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Mimi Sadik Memorial Scholarship at Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy Inspires Pharmacy Education
July 22, 2014CLINTON, SC – Presbyterian College has announced that Dr. Farid Sadik, a pharmacist and current PC professor, along with his family, has endowed a $25,000 scholarship in memory of Sadik’s…
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Mimi Sadik Memorial Scholarship at Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy Inspires Pharmacy Education
July 22, 2014CLINTON, SC – Presbyterian College has announced that Dr. Farid Sadik, a pharmacist and current PC professor, along with his family, has endowed a $25,000 scholarship in memory of Sadik’s…
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Dr. Eva Imperial Joins Spring Valley Family Practice
July 21, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Eva Imperial, MD has joined the board-certified physicians and highly skilled staff at Spring Valley Family Practice to provide continuing, comprehensive health care for patients of all…
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New Lab is Leap Forward for Personalized Medicine
July 17, 2014Long before he was an accomplished neuroscientist, Dr. Francis G. Spinale was just another medical student doing his internship. What he saw in those early days, though, would lead to…
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Lexington Medical Center Welcomes Naveed Iqbal, MD to Lexington Endocrindology
July 17, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome Naveed Iqbal, MD to the hospital’s network of care. Dr. Iqbal has joined Lexington Endocrinology to provide comprehensive medical care…
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Behavioral Health Services Association of South Carolina Elects 2014-2015 Officers
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Behavioral Health Services Association of South Carolina (BHSA) announces their Board of Directors for 2014-2015. Randy Cole, Chief Executive Officer of the Circle Park Behavioral Health Services serving…
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Palmetto Health Named “Most Wired” for the Seventh Time
July 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – For the seventh time, Palmetto Health is being recognized as one of the “Most Wired” organizations by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Palmetto Health is the only Midlands…
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Palmetto Health Named “Most Wired” for the Seventh Time
July 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – For the seventh time, Palmetto Health is being recognized as one of the “Most Wired” organizations by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Palmetto Health is the only Midlands…
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Lexington Medical Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Doula Program
July 9, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its first-of-its-kind doula program. A doula is a birth coach who offers mothers comfort and reassurance during labor…
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Drew Wellness Center Partners with Healthways SilverSneakers to Offer Senior Fitness Program
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia’s Charles R. Drew Wellness Center has partnered with Healthways SilverSneakers in offering senior citizens a fitness club membership at Drew Wellness Center through…
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Lexington Medical Center Earns Highest Rating Possible for Heart Program and Achieves Chest Pain Accreditation
July 9, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center’s cardiovascular program has earned the highest designation given to hospitals – a three-star rating for heart surgery – from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons…
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Ashley Dusenbury Promoted to Assistant Vice President of Public Relations at Palmetto Health Foundation
July 9, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Palmetto Health Foundation is pleased to announce Ashley M. Dusenbury, APR has been promoted to assistant vice president of Public Relations at Palmetto Health Foundation. Dusenbury, most recently…
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A Conversation with Dr. Leslie Pitner, Owner of Pitner Orthodontics
June 30, 2014
MidlandsBiz: Talk about your educational background. Dr. Leslie Pitner: I was one of those people that probably liked school a little too much. For my undergraduate degree, I went to…
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Chapin Native Lauren Powell Joins Little Mountain Family Health
June 26, 2014LITTLE MOUNTAIN, SC – For Lauren Powell, a family nurse practitioner, the opportunity to join the Little Mountain Family Health Center as one of the practice’s primary care giver was…
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Healthy Learners Announces New Board of Trustee Members
June 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Healthy Learners announces the addition of Sharon Reynolds Earle, Ed.D., Taranda M. Frost, MBA, James L. Gallieshaw, and Lite Nartey, Ph.D. to the Healthy Learners Board of…
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SC BlueChoice Offers New Group Health Plan Rewarding Employee Engagement
June 24, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – As employers seek strategies to manage rising health care costs, BlueChoice® HealthPlan of South Carolina is offering a new product combining incentives for employees who use Patient-Centered Medical…
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SC BlueChoice Offers New Group Health Plan Rewarding Employee Engagement
June 24, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – As employers seek strategies to manage rising health care costs, BlueChoice® HealthPlan of South Carolina is offering a new product combining incentives for employees who use Patient-Centered Medical…
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Palmetto Health and YMCA of Columbia Join Forces to Improve Community Health
June 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Palmetto Health and the YMCA of Columbia are starting a new journey together, focused on improving the health and wellness of residents across the Midlands region. This…
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Palmetto Health and YMCA of Columbia Join Forces to Improve Community Health
June 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Palmetto Health and the YMCA of Columbia are starting a new journey together, focused on improving the health and wellness of residents across the Midlands region. This…
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Lexington Medical Center Foundation Annual Healthcare Scholarships
June 23, 2014
LEXINGTON, SC – For more than 20 years, the Lexington Medical Center Foundation has cared for the future of health care by providing scholarships to students who have been accepted…
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Experienced medical professional joins Free Medical Clinic as Executive Director
June 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Free Medical Clinic Board of Directors has named Freddie Strange, Jr., MA, RRT as Executive Director. Strange will work to advance the clinic’s mission of providing…
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