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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Rhythmlink International, LLC to expand Richland County facility
June 18, 2014$1.4 million investment to build new automated manufacturing packaging line and cleanroom COLUMBIA, SC – Rhythmlink International, LLC, a medical device manufacturing company, is expanding its Richland County facility at 1140…
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Rhythmlink International, LLC to expand Richland County facility
June 18, 2014
$1.4 million investment to build new automated manufacturing packaging line and cleanroom COLUMBIA, SC – Rhythmlink International, LLC, a medical device manufacturing company, is expanding its Richland County facility at 1140…
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The Lash Group Plans New Charlotte Region HQ To Accommodate Rapid Growth
June 16, 2014Fort Mill Campus at Kingsley to be Developed with Childress Klein and The Springs Company CHARLOTTE, NC – The Lash Group, Inc., a subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC), in partnership with Childress…
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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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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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Dementia Specialist Certification
June 16, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Lourie Center is hosting “Dementia Dialogues”, a free five-part learning experience designed to educate individuals who care for persons who exhibit signs and symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s…
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What A Difference Experience Makes: Celebrating the Lives Changed by TAVR
June 16, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Since 1974, the teams at Providence Heart & Vascular Institute have touched more than 130,000 hearts through open-heart surgeries, cardiac catheterizations, and for the last year, TAVR: transcatheter aortic…
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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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Innovative Incontinence Care promotes better sleep and reduces the number of falls
June 5, 2014ROCK HILL, SC – After five years of continuous refinement, Dignity Continence Solutions now creates permanent behavior change that supports natural sleep patterns and improves outcomes. Clinicians know that incontinence…
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Alzheimer’s Association Blondes Vs. Brunettes® Kicks Offs In Columbia
June 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – June 14, 2014– The Alzheimer’s Association will host its inaugural Blondes vs. Brunettes flag football game on June 14, 2014 at Hammond School in Columbia. The two teams…
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Free Medical Care Available in Columbia at SC Mission 2014 Midlands
June 4, 2014
WEST COLUMBIA, SC – For the fourth consecutive year, Columbia will be home to a two-day event that will provide free medical and eye care to people in need throughout the Midlands. SC…
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Lexington Medical Center Foundation receives Comporium sponsorship
June 2, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – In April, the Lexington Medical Center Foundation welcomed Comporium as a returning Corporate Sponsor for 2014. Comporium has been an active partner of the Foundation since 2008…
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Wine on The River
June 2, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Saturday, August 23, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM – The Lexington Medical Center Foundation’s Women of Hope will host the annual “Wine on the River” at Stone…
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Join Our Heroes and Take Control of your Health: Columbia Fire Department Partners with Palmetto Health for “Heroes’ Challenge”
May 29, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Today, Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins and the Columbia Fire Department in partnership with Palmetto Health announced the 2014 “Heroes’ Challenge” during the month of May and June. …
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Palmetto Place Kids Announces New Board Officers and Members
May 27, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter is pleased to announce the 2014 – 2015 Board Officers, and the new board members joining this year. Marie Dieckmann of CBRE will…
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What is Cancer Equity? EngenuitySC’s Science Café with Dr. Chanita Hughes-Halbert, June 10, 2014 at Speakeasy
May 27, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Did you know that prostate cancer mortality rates in South Carolina are three times greater in African Americans than Caucasians? Or that African American women succumb to…
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Upstream Summer 2014 Mindfulness Class Series
May 27, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – With Columbia’s longer-than-average winter finally coming to a close, the bright, sunny days of another Famously Hot summer are on the horizon. The clearer skies can do wonders…
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Palmetto Health Elects 2014 Board Officers
May 27, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The Palmetto Health board of directors elected the following officers: James E. “Rick” Wheeler, vice president of M-D MetalSource, chairman (pictured right); William L. “Freedie” Freeman III,…
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