Newberry Hospital’s Joint Replacement Program Earns Second “Gold Seal of Approval” from The Joint Commission
December 9, 2014
NEWBERRY, SC – Already recognized by Healthgrades® as being among the top ten percent in the nation for joint replacement surgery, Newberry Hospital has earned another accolade, receiving its second straight…
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Specialty Pharmaceutical Distributor BDI Pharma Officially Opens National Distribution Center in Texas
December 8, 2014Company increases cold chain capacity to more than double with newly licensed facility near DFW Airport. COLUMBIA, SC – BDI Pharma, Inc. announced the licensure of a new national distribution center…
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Senior Resources Launches “Share the Love” Holiday Card Campaign to Support Meals On Wheels During the Holidays
December 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Senior Resources launches its “Share the Love” holiday card campaign to raise funds and awareness of senior hunger issues during the holidays. Each holiday season offers the…
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Dr. Vince Vismara and Dr. Andrea Pezzella to Chair American Heart Association’s 25th Anniversary Midlands Heart Ball
December 8, 2014Saturday, February 14, 2014 ~ COLUMBIA, SC – The American Heart Association announced Dr. Vince Vismara and Dr. Andrea Pezzella as co-chairs for the 25th Anniversary Midlands Heart Ball. The annual, black-tie…
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Statewide Health Care Coalition Elects Officers; Set to Pre-file Comprehensive Reform Legislation
December 8, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The Coalition for Access to Health Care (CAHC) works “to ensure that patients have access to the quality, licensed health care professionals of their choice.” The Coalition’s Executive Board…
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Newberry Hospital Names 38-Year Veteran As Its New CEO
December 5, 2014NEWBERRY, SC – Newberry Hospital is pleased to announce that Bruce Baldwin, a 38-year veteran of the healthcare industry, has been chosen as the hospital’s new chief executive officer (CEO).…
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Flu Season Strategy: Protecting Your Business and Your Health
December 4, 2014By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose and Dr. Surb Guram, MD We all know that it’s no fun getting the flu. Sufferers endure aches, fever, fatigue, and sweats,…
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Miller-Valentine Completes Renovation of Consultants in Gastroenterology
December 4, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC- Miller-Valentine Construction recently completed renovations to the Consultants in Gastroenterology medical building located in West Columbia. Included in the renovation was the expansion of the clinical and procedural waiting…
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Upstate physician network to transform health care
December 3, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – More than 1,800 healthcare providers across nine upstate counties have partnered together to form MyHealth First Network (MyHFN), a physician-led network designed to improve care and address…
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Private Therapy Services celebrates 12 years in business One year at new expanded location West Ashley
December 2, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Private Therapy Services (PTS) Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center celebrates their 12th anniversary in December, with the successful opening just over a year ago at an expanded…
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Woodlands at Furman hosting Festival of Trees
November 30, 2014Thursday, December 11, 2014 ~ GREENVILLE, SC – The Woodlands at Furman will once again be opening its doors to the community with its annual Festival of Trees. The Thursday,…
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Coalition Builds New Playground in One Day for Spartanburg’s Southside Community
November 26, 2014First Choice Fit® playground encourages families to stay fit and healthy SPARTANBURG, SC – Select Health of South Carolina and AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership today led more than 75 volunteers as they…
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MUSC researchers part of terminated NIH sickle cell study
November 26, 2014New therapy shows promising results, offers paradigm shift for high-risk patients CHARLESTON, SC – A study involving MUSC sickle cell anemia researchers Robert Adams, M.D., and Sherron M. Jackson, M.D.,…
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Capella Healthcare and Medical University of South Carolina partner, form new collaborative initiative
November 25, 2014
Midlands HealthONE Network formed to expand care, meet industry demands HARTSVILLE, SC – Capella Healthcare and MUSC Health have announced the development of a clinically integrated network and a…
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St. Francis Cancer Center Holds Blessing Ceremony and Dedication
November 24, 2014
The Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone presides over ceremony GREENVILLE, SC – The newly constructed St. Francis Cancer Center at ST. FRANCIS millennium campus held a blessing ceremony on Tuesday,…
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Providence Hospital receives Society of Thoracic Surgeons top rating for 16th time in a row
November 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded its highest overall rating of three stars to Providence Hospitals for the 16th time in a row. Providence has…
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Providence Hospital receives Society of Thoracic Surgeons top rating for 16th time in a row
November 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded its highest overall rating of three stars to Providence Hospitals for the 16th time in a row. Providence has…
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GHS physician named to national graduate medical education board
November 18, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – David Forstein, DO, a reproductive endocrinologist with Greenville Health System’s Fertility Center of the Carolinas and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of South…
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Celebrating 25 Years of Festival of Trees Nov. 22-23
November 18, 2014Nov. 22-23 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center | Proceeds benefit Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital Palmetto Health Foundation marks 25 years of bringing holiday cheer to the Midlands with Festival…
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Pelham Medical Center, Senior Action Partner to Impact Diabetes
November 18, 2014
GREER, SC – Pelham Medical Center (PMC) and Senior Action are collaborating to bring diabetes awareness and education to the Upstate. PMC and Senior Action are kicking off the Impact…
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Pelham Medical Center, Senior Action Partner to Impact Diabetes
November 17, 2014
GREER, SC – Pelham Medical Center (PMC) and Senior Action are collaborating to bring diabetes awareness and education to the Upstate. PMC and Senior Action are kicking off the Impact…
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Community Health Fair To Celebrate First Choice Fit® Playground Build in Spartanburg
November 17, 2014
Area providers to bring health screenings and information to Southside community SPARTANBURG, SC – First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina will present a community health fair from 8:00 a.m.…
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Providence Orthopedic Hospital Earns Top Rankings from National Consumer Group
November 17, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Providence Orthopedic Hospital has been recognized by Healthgrades as among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for orthopedic care, one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery™ for…
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Providence Hospital cardiac care recognized with 5-Star Ratings from national group
November 17, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Providence Hospital has received a 5-Star Rating for the quality of its Coronary Bypass Surgery, Valve Surgery and Pacemaker Procedures from Healthgrades, the leading online resource for…
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FRD introduces e-commerce platform for copyrighted works and software
November 17, 2014MUSC content can be purchased online through simple transactions CHARLESTON, SC – MUSC Foundation for Research Development (FRD) has launched an e-commerce platform that serves as a portal through…
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Providence Orthopedic Hospital Earns Top Rankings from National Consumer Group
November 17, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Providence Orthopedic Hospital has been recognized by Healthgrades as among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for orthopedic care, one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery™ for…
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Providence Hospital cardiac care recognized with 5-Star Ratings from national group
November 17, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Providence Hospital has received a 5-Star Rating for the quality of its Coronary Bypass Surgery, Valve Surgery and Pacemaker Procedures from Healthgrades, the leading online resource for…
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The Joint Commission Names Trident Health to Nation’s Top Hospital List
November 13, 2014
Less than 3% of hospitals nationwide earned this designation four straight years NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – For the fourth year in a row, Trident Health has been recognized as a…
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Bon Secours St. Francis Earns ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® Recognition from The Joint Commission
November 13, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Bon Secours St. Francis Health System announced that ST. FRANCIS downtown hospital has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® the United States.…
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Bon Secours St. Francis Health System CEO Mark Nantz Takes on New Role in Maryland
November 13, 2014
Bon Secours Health System Announces Mark Nantz as Market Leader for Bon Secours St. Francis (SC) and Bon Secours Charity (NY)/ Executive Vice President for Enterprise Strategic Initiatives Bon Secours Health System,…
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Greenville Technical College Offers Free OB Ultrasounds to the Public
November 13, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at Greenville Technical College is offering appointments to the public for free OB ultrasounds at the Barton campus on Wednesdays from January…
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New DHEC Licensing Laws Target In-Home Service Providers
November 12, 2014Elite Home Care is only Upstate provider to be licensed by the state GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released new regulations and…
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Greenville Technical College Offers Free OB Ultrasounds to the Public
November 12, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at Greenville Technical College is offering appointments to the public for free OB ultrasounds at the Barton campus on Wednesdays from January…
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Results from the Woodlands at Furman Challenge
November 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Almost 40 seniors took part in the Spinx Runfest over the weekend as the Woodlands at Furman moves into the final stages of the racing season. Tina…
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Results from the Woodlands at Furman Challenge
November 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Almost 40 seniors took part in the Spinx Runfest over the weekend as the Woodlands at Furman moves into the final stages of the racing season. Tina…
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David Swain, CEO, Ob Hospitalist Group
November 3, 2014UpstateBizSC Podcast Series’ mission is to support leadership in Giving Back, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Continuous Education, the Knowledge Economy and the Arts. Thanks to our Sponsor: Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) began in 2006…
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Movember, Mustaches and Men
October 30, 2014Trident Health to Hold Free Prostate Cancer Screening & Men’s Health Event NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only…
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ReGenesis Health Care, Inc. Presents An Evening of Thanks
October 30, 2014November 3, 2014, 5-7 p.m. ~ SPARTANBURG, SC – ReGenesis Health Care, Inc. will present An Evening of Thanks, a Thank You Drop-In, taking place at Chapman Cultural Center (Jennifer C. Evins…
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Ob Hospitalist Group Included in South Carolina’s Fastest-Growing Companies List
October 30, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) an SC-based OB/GYN hospitalist provider in the rapidly growing healthcare sector of obstetric hospital medicine, is pleased to announce they were included The…
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GHS details extensive Ebola response plan
October 28, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Health System (GHS) has developed detailed plans to help manage Ebola patients both at GHS hospitals and throughout the Upstate as part of a statewide Ebola…
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South Carolina Doctor Named 2015 Family Physician of the Year
October 27, 2014
Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, earns prestigious national award for dedication to patients and community PROSPERITY, SC – The American Academy of Family Physicians has named Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, the…
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South Carolina Doctor Named 2015 Family Physician of the Year
October 27, 2014
Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, earns prestigious national award for dedication to patients and community PROSPERITY, SC – The American Academy of Family Physicians has named Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, the…
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Newberry Hospital Scores A “Three-Peat” As Healthgrades® Names Its Joint Replacement Program Among Top Ten Percent In Nation
October 23, 2014NEWBERRY, SC – At a time when bigger is perceived as better, Newberry Hospital has proven once again that when it comes to exceptional patient care and quality outcomes, size…
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Dysautonomia Advocacy Board Formed to Combat Little-Known Condition
October 23, 2014
Group to Provide Support and Educational Information CHARLESTON, SC – Inspired by the courage and commitment of a friend suffering from a largely unknown but debilitating condition, a local group has…
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St. Francis Cancer Center at Millennium Opens October 20, 2014
October 22, 2014
Innovative Upstate Outpatient cancer treatment facility melds ‘high tech, high touch’ GREENVILLE, SC – The newly constructed St. Francis Cancer Center at ST. FRANCIS millennium opened its doors to patients Monday,…
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Lou Kennedy, CEO and Owner of Nephron Pharmaceuticals, to Speak at Palmetto Center for Women’s November Women Linking Women Event
October 21, 2014Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 ~ COLUMBIA, SC – Lou Kennedy, the CEO and Owner of Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, will serve as the guest speaker at Palmetto Center for Women’s quarterly Women…
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JEDA Bonds Refinance Roper St. Francis Projects
October 21, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – CareAlliance Health Services, which does business as Roper St. Francis, leveraged $89,925,000 in low-interest, tax-exempt bonds issued by the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) to reduce…
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CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina initiate research collaboration to advance healthcare data analytics
October 20, 2014CAMBRIDGE, MA and COLUMBIA, SC – CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) have entered into a collaborative research agreement to create and implement a centralized Natural Language Processing (NLP)…
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CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina initiate research collaboration to advance healthcare data analytics
October 20, 2014CAMBRIDGE, MA and COLUMBIA, SC – CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) have entered into a collaborative research agreement to create and implement a centralized Natural Language Processing (NLP)…
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Breast Cancer: Understanding the Latest Diagnostics and Treatments
October 20, 2014Monday, October 27 at 6:00 p.m. | Lexington Medical Park 1 Auditorium FREE Physician Lecture at Lexington Medical Center Lexington Medical Center is pleased to present its monthly…
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