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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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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MUSC, UNC-CH testing diabetes outreach facilitated by iPad technology
August 26, 2014Researchers aim to reduce hospital readmission for patients in rural Bamberg County CHARLESTON, SC – The South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research (SCTR) Institute at the Medical University of…
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Health Ministry Empowerment Tour Makes First-Ever Stop in Moncks Corner
August 25, 2014
Event highlighted by inspiring speakers and healthy lifestyle seminars MONCKS CORNER, SC – The 13th annual Health Ministry Empowerment Tour begins Saturday, Sept. 6, at Berkeley High School in Moncks Corner, marking…
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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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Ob Hospitalist Group Announces Several Life Saving Milestones
August 14, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG), the nation’s leading dedicated OB/GYN hospitalist provider and the original architect of the Obstetric Emergency Department (OBED) announced several milestones for their life-saving enterprise…
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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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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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Bon Secours St. Francis Health System Partners with iOnGreenville Mobile Apps
August 11, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Apple, Inc. has approved a new update to the popular iOnGreenville mobile iPhone app to add comprehensive information for Bon Secours St. Francis Health System with…
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Unveils New Cancer-Fighting Technology
August 11, 2014TrueBeam STx expands radiation oncology services, offers patients shorter treatment time CHARLESTON, SC – New technology installed at the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center offers patients a nonsurgical, specialized form…
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Dicki Kennedy, Animal Rehab & Conditioning Center, Achieves Certifications in Animal Chiropractic and Canine Massage
August 11, 2014
SIMPSONVILLE, SC – Dicki Kennedy, owner and founder of Animal Rehab and Conditioning Center, the first veterinary rehab clinic in the Upstate, has received additional certifications in animal chiropractic and canine massage.…
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Hollings Cancer Center Celebrates State’s Increases in HPV Vaccine Use
August 11, 2014Officials Note Ongoing Challenges in Vaccination Numbers CHARLESTON, SC – The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released late July their National Immunization Survey for Teens (NIS-Teen) data showing that Human Papillomavirus…
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Vascular Surgery Associates Laboratory Receives Vascular Testing
August 11, 2014
Accreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) GREENVILLE, SC – Cardiovascular diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. On average, one American dies every 39 seconds of…
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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 St. Francis Health System Named Among “2014 Most Wired”
August 5, 2014
MARRIOTTSVILLE, MD – Bon Secours St. Francis Health System (Greenville, S.C.), its parent organization, Bon Secours Health System, and two other Bon Secours health systems have been recognized among the nation’s Most…
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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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GHS Cancer Institute receives $6.7 million grant from NIH
August 3, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Health System’s Cancer Institute has been awarded $6.7 million to conduct clinical trials and research studies aimed at improving patient outcomes and reducing health disparities. GHS…
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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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Bon Secours St. Francis Health System Names Chief Medical Officer
July 30, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Saria Carter Saccocio, MD, FAAFP, MHA, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Senior Vice President/Medical Affairs forBon Secours St. Francis Health System. “The selection of Dr. Saccocio…
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AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership Safe Playground Build Program Reaches Spartanburg with Select Health of South Carolina’s First Choice FitSM Playground
July 29, 2014
Area businesses and organizations invited to partner with project SPARTANBURG, SC – Select Health of South Carolina and AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership will build a First Choice FitSMplayground adjacent to the C.C.…
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Spartanburg Regional Foundation Grant Provides for Medical Equipment
July 28, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – New equipment will enable nurses at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind to respond to medical emergencies more quickly thanks to a grant from…
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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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CharlestonPharma represents the Low Country in Warsaw
July 24, 2014
CHARLESTON, 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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Clemson Seniors Have New Level of Personalized Fitness Options
July 23, 2014CLEMSON, SC — Clemson Downs Retirement Community has announced it is investing heavily in the active lifestyles of its residents by hiring a wellness director with broad experience in crafting personalized fitness…
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Trident Breast Care Center Named South Carolina’s Only Center of Excellence
July 23, 2014N. CHARLESTON, SC – Trident Breast Care Center has recently been recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program™ (NQMBC™). This distinguished…
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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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ECCO Launches Partners in HealthCare to Serve Low-income and Uninsured
July 15, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) announces Partners in HealthCare, a new initiative serving low-income, uninsured adults that offers access to health care at no cost to the patient. In collaboration…
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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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Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center Receives National Cancer Institute Designation Renewal
July 14, 2014Hollings Cancer Center One of Only 68 U.S. Cancer Centers with NCI Designation and Only NCI-Designated Center in South Carolina CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings…
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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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Select Health Wins Aster Award for Excellence in Communication
July 14, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Select Health of South Carolina, the state’s oldest and largest Medicaid managed care organization, won Silver honors in the 2014 Aster Awards competition, one of the largest…
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Southern Eye Associates Welcomes New Optometrist
July 14, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Southern Eye Associates is proud to announce and welcome Dr. Craig A. O’Dell as its newest optometrist. Dr. O’Dell earned his biology degree and Doctorate of Optometry at…
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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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Dr. Sande Triponey Joins Greenville Natural Health Center
July 10, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Dr. Sande Triponey, LAc, AP, has joined the staff of Greenville Natural Health Canter. A licensed acupuncture physician, Triponey specializes in the treatment of chronic pain, anxiety and…
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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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