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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DHEC, MUSC announce plan for possible Ebola patients
October 16, 2014The Medical University of South Carolina will accept patients as needed CHARLESTON, SC – The medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced…
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‘Opening Doors’ aims to keep best & brightest in medical school
October 16, 2014Historic scholarship campaign looks to raise $20 million dollars over next three years. CHARLESTON, SC – For the first time since its founding in 1824, the MUSC College of…
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October 15, 2014
Thursday, Nov. 3- Saturday, Nov. 6 Carolina Dental Alliance (CDA), your local network of Upstate dentists, is partnering with the Head & Neck Cancer Alliance and Gibbs Cancer Center…
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Ob Hospitalist Group Included in Inc.500/5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies
October 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) earned the position of 1745 on the 2014 Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. This is OBHG’s second consecutive year to…
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Trident Health To Open New Behavioral Health Unit
October 14, 2014$3.9 million unit set to open October 23 CHARLESTON, SC – On Tuesday October 21 at 4:00 p.m., Trident Health will hold a ribbon cutting for its new behavioral health unit, “Lowcountry Transitions…
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BlueChoice Medicaid to Host Family Events in 5 SC Cities
October 14, 2014
BlueChoice® HealthPlan Medicaid invites families to free fitness and baby health fairs in Columbia, Greenville, Kingstree, Spartanburg and Walterboro this month. Company representatives will be on hand to provide…
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Trident Health To Open New Behavioral Health Unit
October 14, 2014$3.9 million unit set to open October 23 CHARLESTON, SC – On Tuesday October 21 at 4:00 p.m., Trident Health will hold a ribbon cutting for its new behavioral health unit, “Lowcountry Transitions…
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PCLS Announces Expansion of Cardiovascular Pharmacogenetic Testing Menu
October 12, 2014Physicians Choice Laboratory Services (PCLS) announces the expansion of its cardiovascular pharmacogenetics menu, which enables healthcare providers to individualize therapeutic treatments for improved patient outcomes. With PCLS’s evidence-based results, healthcare…
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Bobbitt Completes First Priority Medical Transport Expansion
October 10, 2014CAYCE, SC – Bobbitt Design Build recently completed construction on a new 6,700-square-foot office building, as well as a 3,000-square-foot interior and exterior renovation of existing space, for First Priority…
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MEDcare Urgent Care Centers Now Accept Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plans
October 10, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – MEDcare Urgent Care Centers, an independently-owned, physician-directed urgent care provider in South Carolina, is proud to announce all Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans are accepted in every MEDcare…
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Bobbitt Completes First Priority Medical Transport Expansion
October 10, 2014
CAYCE, SC – Bobbitt Design Build recently completed construction on a new 6,700-square-foot office building, as well as a 3,000-square-foot interior and exterior renovation of existing space, for First Priority…
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Mammography Van Coming to Columbia Metropolitan Airport
October 9, 2014Monday, October 20th In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Delta Air Lines is coordinating with Palmetto Health Baptist to bring their mammography van to Columbia Metropolitan Airport…
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The Hearth Center for Eating Disorders
October 9, 2014MidlandsBiz Podcast Series’ mission is to support leadership in Giving Back, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Continuous Education, the Knowledge Economy and the Arts. Thanks to our Sponsors: The Hearth Center for Eating Disorders…
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South Carolina Peanut Board Announces New Website to Answer Peanut Allergy Questions
October 9, 2014PeanutAllergyFacts.org offers resources for families, schools, professionals COLUMBIA, SC – As the school year gets underway, many districts face challenges on how to best manage peanut and other food allergies…
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Author Ted A. Kirchharr to Lead Discussion on Affordable Care Act and How it Affects Small Businesses
October 8, 2014Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 1800 Main Street from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. United Way of the Midlands will host a free breakfast for small businesses on the Affordable Care…
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Senior seminar series to focus on pre-planning a funeral
October 7, 2014Monday, October 20, 2014 ~ GREENVILLE, SC – An informative session on pre-planning a funeral is the subject of a luncheon aimed at seniors later this month. Buncombe Street United…
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Greenville Health System Celebrates Addition of Oconee Medical Campus
October 2, 2014
Hospital’s new name is Oconee Memorial Hospital SENECA, SC – Greenville Health System celebrated the addition of its eighth hospital campus Wednesday with several events at the newly renamed…
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Lexington Medical Center Welcomes Daniel Shumpert, MD
October 1, 2014Physician Will Practice at Lexington Family Practice Irmo IRMO, SC – Lexington Medical Center is proud to welcome Daniel Shumpert, MD, to the hospital’s network of care. He joins the…
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Orthopaedic Associates Welcomes Spine Specialist Dr. Chi Lim to its Team
October 1, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – Orthopaedic Associates, PA (OA) announced that Dr. Chi Lim recently joined its practice of nine physicians. Dr. Lim is a fellowship-trained spine specialist, focusing on the treatment of spine…
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Lupus Foundation of America Announces 2014-15 Pediatric Lupus Research Grantee & First-Ever LIFELINE Grant Program™ Recipients
September 30, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – The Lupus Foundation of America, the only national force dedicated to solving the cruel mystery of lupus, announced four grants that will allow lupus investigators to continue…
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Dutch Fork Animal Hospital at Okra Strut 2014
September 29, 2014IRMO, SC – Dutch Fork Animal Hospital of Irmo, SC came out in force at this year’s Okra Strut Festival. Every year Dutch Fork Animal Hospital’s staff members come to…
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Five new directors elected to MUSC Foundation board; Board officers elected
September 29, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina Foundation (MUSCF) has elected five new members: John T. Cahill, Cleveland A. Christophe, Retired U.S. Army Col. Mike Heath, Harold W. Jablon,…
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Greenwood Genetic Center Celebrates 40th Anniversary
September 29, 2014
Event celebrates the rich history and promising future of GGC GREENWOOD, SC – Faculty, board members and friends of the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) gathered Thursday evening at the Greenwood Federal…
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Dutch Fork Animal Hospital at Okra Strut 2014
September 29, 2014IRMO, SC – Dutch Fork Animal Hospital of Irmo, SC came out in force at this year’s Okra Strut Festival. Every year Dutch Fork Animal Hospital’s staff members come to…
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Heart Surgeries and Procedures Continue at Lexington Medical Center
September 26, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – This week, a court ruling instructed Lexington Medical Center to close its third catheterization lab and second open heart surgery operating room. Acting in complete compliance, we…
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South Carolina Unveils Statewide Obesity Action Plan
September 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Director Catherine Templeton and the South Carolina Obesity Council, today unveiled the state’s first-ever obesity action plan, SCaledown.org. A…
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California-based Company Honors the Shenal Family’s Passion for Race the Helix
September 24, 2014Affymetrix donates $5,000 to GGC Foundation GREENWOOD, SC – Race the Helix, an annual 5K race and 1 mile run/walk to benefit the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) Foundation received a major…
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Making a Better Manikin
September 22, 2014
FRD announces product launch of technology from MUSC Healthcare Simulation Center to improve training for labor and delivery CHARLESTON, S.C. – Promising technology born at the Medical University of South Carolina…
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Chase After a Cure donates $130,000 to MUSC for childhood cancer research
September 21, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Local nonprofit Chase After a Cure presented a donation of $130,000 to the Medical University of South Carolina for pediatric cancer research. Since its founding in 2009,…
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MUSC Waring Library announces paper competition winners
September 21, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Waring Historical Library at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) announced the winners of the 2014 W. Curtis Worthington, Jr. Research Paper Competition. First prize in the…
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National Cancer Institute Awards KIYATEC Nearly $2M to Advance Predictive Cancer Diagnostics
September 18, 2014
Contract Funds 3D Breast Cancer, 3D Brain Cancer Micro-Tumor Development GREENVILLE, SC – KIYATEC announced today that it has been awarded a $1.975 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II…
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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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Hysterectomy without the Scars
September 12, 2014
September 11, 2014 ~ Dr. Ron Givens Performs Charleston’s First Robotic-Assisted Single-Site Hysterectomy Surgery SUMMERVILLE, SC –The South Carolina Institute for Robotic Surgery has expanded its use of robotic-assisted surgery to…
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$1 million gift provides seed fund to grow Children’s Hospital
September 8, 2014
CH leader and wife give initial funding – with anonymous additional $1 million match given at Monday’s announcement GREENVILLE, SC – Bill Schmidt, the avuncular medical director of the Greenville Health System…
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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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MUSC part of new treatment discovery for heart failure patients
September 4, 2014New heart failure medicine touted as best advance in more than a decade CHARLESTON, SC – Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers played a vital role in the landmark…
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MUSC Weight Management Center offering FREE 10-week lifestyle change weight loss program to community
September 4, 2014L.E.A.N. for Life, a FREE 10-week weight loss class lead by MUSC students and supervised by MUSC Weight Management Center staff, aims to help lower-income residents lose weight and get healthier…
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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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10-x Group to provide PR & Content Marketing for Ob Hospitalist Group
September 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) recently appointed Greenville SC-based 10-x Group as a PR/Content Consultant. Rollins and her team will be producing strategic analysis, public relations and content…
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Jeffrey M. Griffin Joins St. Francis Cardiovascular & Thoracic Associates
September 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – St. Francis Cardiovascular & Thoracic Associates is pleased to announce the addition of Jeffrey M. Griffin to their medical team. Griffin earned his Doctor of Medicine from…
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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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