Lexington Medical Center Nurse Receives Osteoporosis Proclamation
May 22, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC – May 22, 2009 – Lexington Medical Center nurse Angie Fontana received a proclamation at the South Carolina State House on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 11:30…
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This Week’s Healthy SC Challenge Tips
May 15, 2009First Family Encourages Healthy Changes in Nutrition, Exercise and Tobacco Use COLUMBIA,SC – May 15, 2009 – The Healthy SC Challenge is the Sanford family’s effort to get all South Carolinians…
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Most Americans Would Consider Splitting Pills to Save Money if Medicine Remains Safe and Effective, Survey Shows
May 14, 2009Economic downturn is spurring consumers to re-evaluate health spending; 27 percent are not taking prescription medicines as directed Pill-splitting can be a safe way to save money on certain medicines…
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Lexington Medical Center Nurses to Receive Thank You from U.S. Air Force
May 14, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC – May 14, 2009 – A group of Lexington Medical Center nurses will receive a special thank you from members of the United States Air Force on Monday,…
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Providence Hospitals Receives Chest Pain Center Accreditation
May 13, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2009 – Providence Hospitals recently received full Cycle II accreditation with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPS). The Society…
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Designer Oakley Sunglasses Now Available at Envision Family EyeCare, Lexington SC
May 13, 2009LEXINGTON , SC – May 12, 2009 – People seeking the right sunglasses to fit their vision and eye protection needs no longer have to settle for unstylish shades. Envision…
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George Drafts Receives Stilwell Award from Lexington Medical Center
May 13, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC – May 13, 2009 – The Lexington County Health Services District Board of Directors honored George Drafts on May 12th with the Lexington Medical Center Foundation’s highest award, the…
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Berkeley Country Sees Higher Percentage Improvement in Overall Health Smoking Rates Decline while BMI and Physical Activity Rates Increase Across State
May 13, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 13 , 2009 – First Lady Jenny Sanford announced today that Berkeley County has a higher percentage improvement in overall health than all other SC counties…
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Providence Hospitals Nurse Receives Prestigious Statewide Award
May 7, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2009 – Providence Hospitals nurse Laura Herbert has received statewide recognition as Palmetto Gold winner. The South Carolina Nurses Foundation presents Palmetto Gold awards to…
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Creative Smiles from Northeast Columbia, SC Launches New Web Site
May 6, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2009 – Creative Smiles is excited to announce the launch of its new website to better serve the Northeast Columbia, SC area. The new website…
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South Carolina Dermatologists Win Tennis Fans' Attention With Free Skin Cancer Checks and Sun Safety Tips
May 6, 2009Physicians catch high percentage of skin cancers at Women’s Dermatologic Society outreach at Family Circle Cup CHARLESTON, SC – May 6, 2009 – As champions of sun safety and skin…
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Health Sciences South Carolina Welcomes Pate to Policy Steering Committee
May 5, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2009 – Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) has named Russell R. Pate, PhD, to its Policy Steering Committee, representing the University of South Carolina. Dr. Pate…
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Lexington Medical Center Receives Approval for Emergency Angioplasty
May 5, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Amy 5, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has approved Lexington Medical Center’s Certificate of Need (CON) application to perform…
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SC Optometrists Introduce Comprehensive Eye Care for the Ages
May 4, 2009Brings Pediatric Eye Care and Contacts to Child Vision Marketplace LEXINGTON, SC – May 4, 2009 – Eye care is a concern for many Americans. As time goes by, more…
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Providence Hospitals Announces 2009 Society of St. Luke Physicians
April 30, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2009 – Providence Hospitals inducted two physicians into the Society of St. Luke, a program that celebrates and honors selected members of the Providence medical staff,…
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Scienceuticals Adds Director of Marketing, Jennifer M. Heisler
April 30, 2009Local Beauty Product Manufacturer Increasing Staff at Summerville Facility SUMMERVILLE, SC – April 30, 2009 – Scienceuticals, a leading beauty product manufacturer, announced today the appointment of Jennifer M. Heisler…
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Lexington Medical Center Foundation VP Joins Scott Hannon Memorial Foundation Board of Directors
April 29, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC – April 29, 2009 – Anthony J. Meyer, vice president of the Lexington Medical Center Foundation, is a new member of the Scott Hannon Memorial Foundation board…
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Lexington Medical Center Wins Earth Day Award
April 27, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC – April 27, 2009 – Lexington Medical Center is a winner of the first South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Earth Day awards. DHEC recognized…
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Lexington Medical Center Celebrates Volunteers
April 21, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC _ April 21, 2009 – Lexington Medical Center is celebrating National Volunteer Week by honoring its 400 hospital volunteers with a luncheon, awards ceremony and special recognition.…
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Healthy SC Challenge
April 17, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 17, 2009 – The Healthy SC Challenge is the Sanford family’s effort to get all South Carolinians to do just a little more to live a healthier…
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Hollings Cancer Center to Lead National Study for Advanced Liver Cancer Patients
April 16, 2009Hard-to-Treat Hepatocellular Carcinoma a Global Killer Linked to Hepatitis C CHARLESTON, SC – April 15, 2009 – The Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) will lead a…
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Lexington Medical Center’s Cancer Support Group to Hold Yard Sale
April 14, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC – April 14, 2009 – Lexington Medical Center’s cancer support group will hold a yard sale on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 to raise money to support cancer…
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South Carolina Dermatologists Will Serve Tennis Fans With Free Skin Checks and Sun Safety Tips
April 14, 2009Women’s Dermatologic Society physicians to volunteer at Family Circle Cup amidst rising melanoma rates in younger women CHARLESTON, SC – April 14, 2009 – At a time when skin cancer…
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First Family Encourages Healthy Changes in Nutrition, Exercise and Tobacco Use
April 13, 2009This Week’s Healthy SC Challenge Tips COLUMBIA, SC – April 13, 2009 – The Healthy SC Challenge is the Sanford family’s effort to get all South Carolinians to do just…
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Columbia, Greenville, Charleston Set for National Walk @ Lunch Day Events
April 11, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 11, 2009 – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is expanding its celebration of National Walk @ Lunch Day(R) this year to include community walks in Columbia,…
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Autism Software Developer Announces Hiring of Susan DuRant as Director of Education
April 8, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 8, 2009 – Accelerations Educational Software (AES), a leading provider of software for individuals with autism and other related disorders, is pleased to announce the addition…
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Lori Hamilton, Wife of NASCAR Legend Bobby Hamilton, Urges Public to Attend Free Cancer Screenings During Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week
April 8, 2009Free oral cancer screenings also being held at select NASCAR races this year CHARLESTON, SC – April 8, 2009 – For the second year in a row, Lori Hamilton, wife of…
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S.C. BlueCross and Palmetto Primary Care Physicians Launch Medical Home Pilot Project
April 6, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 6, 2009 – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and Palmetto Primary Care Physicians this month are initiating a year-long patient-centered medical home pilot project that could become a…
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This Week's Healthy SC Challenge Tips
April 5, 2009Columbia, SC – April 3, 2009 – The Healthy SC Challenge is the Sanford family’s effort to get all South Carolinians to do just a little more to live a…
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Michelle E. Edwards promoted to Senior Vice President /Chief Information Officer for Palmetto Health
April 3, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 3, 2009 – Michelle Edwards has recently been promoted to senior vice president/chief information officer of Information Technology for Palmetto Health. Edwards, the CIO since February…
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Anna Brant Kay promoted to Vice President of Physician Practices at Palmetto Health
April 3, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 3, 2009 – Anna Kay has recently been promoted to the vice president of Palmetto Health Physician Practices. As vice president, her responsibilities include managing the…
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Deborah J. Tapley promoted to Vice President of Operations for Palmetto Health
April 3, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 3, 2009 – Debbie Tapley has recently been promoted to vice president of Operations for Palmetto Health. Tapley has been a member of the hospital’s professional…
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Jay D. Hamm named vice president of Emergency, Surgical & Trauma Services at Palmetto Health Richland
April 3, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 3, 2009 – Jay Hamm has been named the vice president of emergency, surgical and trauma services at Palmetto Health Richland. Hamm, returns to Columbia from…
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Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital wins Best of the Best at the International Interior Design Association Awards
April 3, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 3, 2009 – The Georgia chapter of the International Interior Design Association recently awarded Palmetto Health’s Children Hospital ‘Best of the Best’ forum design in the…
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TRUMPF Medical Systems Announces New Facility in Berkeley County
April 2, 2009Investment expected to bring 29 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC– April 2, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Charleston Regional Development Alliance and Berkeley County…
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American Heart Association Encourages Walking Activities
April 2, 2009During National Workplace Wellness Week COLUMBIA, SC – April 2, 2009 – In an effort to draw attention to employer-sponsored health promotion and chronic disease prevention, the American Heart Association…
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Global Med Technologies(R) Licenses 90th Site in the Southeastern U.S.
March 31, 2009Laurens County Automates Its Blood Bank DENVER, CO – March 31, 2009 – Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. (Global Med), an international healthcare information technology company, today announced that its Wyndgate Technologies(R)…
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The Joint Commission and American Heart Association Announce New Joint Commission Certification to Encourage Exemplary Care in Heart Failure
March 24, 2009Get With The Guidelines SM -Heart Failure Recognition Required COLUMBIA, SC – March 24, 2009 – The Joint Commission, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, announces its new Disease-Specific…
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Specialty Eyewear for “Computer Eye Strain” Known as CVS
March 24, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 24, 2009 – You may not know what it means, but if you look at computer screens for more than a couple of hours a day…
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Welvista Announces $190,000 Congressional Grant Sponsored by Senator Lindsey Graham
March 20, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 20, 2009 –Welvista is pleased to announce the inclusion of a $190,000 federal grant for pharmacy automation in the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus appropriations legislation, signed…
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Elliott Davis, LLC Principal to Speak at Central Savannah River Area Medical Managers Association (CSRA-MMA) Meeting
March 20, 2009Ira Bedenbaugh to Address Local Chapter on Medical Practice and Insurance Company Relationships AUGUSTA, GA – March 20, 2009 – Elliott Davis, LLC, one of the largest accounting, tax and consulting…
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Women's Online Health Resource Maintains Web Recognition
March 19, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – March 19, 2009 – Imaginis.com today announced that it has again received the World Wide Web Health Awards seal of quality from the Health Information Resource Center.…
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Columbia Hits Pavement in First Ever Triathlon
March 17, 2009Columbia Downtown Triathlon to bike and run the city’s streets COLUMBIA, SC – March 17, 2009 – The Columbia Regional Sports Council would like to announce the arrival of the Columbia…
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First Family Encourages Healthy Changes in Nutrition, Exercise and Tobacco Use
March 13, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 13, 2009 – The Healthy SC Challenge is the Sanford family’s effort to get all South Carolinians to do just a little more to live a…
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S.C. BlueCross, S.C. BlueChoice HealthPlan Offer Consumer Tips During Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 11, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 11, 2009 – In observance of National Patient Safety Awareness Week March 8–14, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina say consumers…
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Free Seminars Offered to South Carolina Seniors with Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses
March 10, 2009Care Improvement Plus to Provide Information on Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, Tips for Healthy Living, Free Farmers Market COLUMBIA, SC – March 10, 2009 – A series of free…
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S.C. BlueCross Foundation to Grant More Than $1.3 Million to Support First Time Mothers in Horry County
March 10, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 10, 2009 – The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation will present a grant of $1,379,651 to implement the Nurse-Family Partnership program in Horry County to…
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First Family Encourages Healthy Changes in Nutrition, Exercise and Tobacco Use
March 6, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 6, 2009 – The Healthy SC Challenge is the Sanford family’s effort to get all South Carolinians to do just a little more to live a…
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Resolution Commends Lexington Medical Center and Providence Hospitals
March 6, 2009WEST COLUMBIA, SC – March 6, 2009 – The South Carolina General Assembly has passed a concurrent resolution commending Lexington Medical Center and Providence Hospitals for “collaboratively working to improve…
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Celebrity Chef Marvin Woods will Cook with Kids at Charleston Food and Wine Festival
March 5, 2009Cooking with kids: Chef Marvin Woods shows how to prepare quick, healthy, nutritious meals after school to help manage juvenile diabetes and obesity CHARLESTON, SC – March 3, 2009 –…
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