COLUMBIA, S.C – January 22, 2008 – Anadolu Medical Center, a 209-bed, state-of-the-art facility located on the outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey, has joined the overseas hospital network of Columbia, S.C.-based Companion…

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COLUMBIA, SC – January 21, 2008 – Lori August has been promoted from her position as director of performance improvement to assistant vice president of quality management for Sisters of Charity…

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COLUMBIA, SC – January 15, 2008 – Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals has named Stephen Creech, Jr., CHE, vice president of cardiovascular services.  Creech will be responsible for the clinical…

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West Columbia, SC – January 7, 2008 – The Lexington Medical Center Foundation has named two new members to its board of directors. Athena Leventis joins the 19 -member board…

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COLUMBIA, SC – January 3, 2008 – Dr. David Lee is pleased to announce that Dr. William Kirkley has joined the medical staff at Carolina Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine. Kirkley,…

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COLUMBIA, SC – December 12, 207 – The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation recently made grant awards totaling $2,886,791 to community groups serving health care needs in South Carolina.…

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Columbia, S.C. – December 11, 2007 – Companion Global Healthcare Inc. announced today that Blackrock Clinic of Dublin, Ireland, has become the second facility to join its network of accredited…

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COLUMBIA, SC – December 13, 2007 – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina announced today that David Gwin has joined its large accounts unit as director of the Columbia regional office. In…

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COLUMBIA, SC – December 4, 2007 – Irmo High School received a $660 check from Doctors Care in November – the largest contribution among 20 Midlands’ schools that participated in…

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COLUMBIA, SC – November 26, 2007 – Providence Orthopaedic & Neuro Spine Institute welcomes Usama A. Gabr, M.D., to Providence Spine Center.  Dr. Gabr is an accredited physiatrist, a medical…

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COLUMBIA, SC – November 21, 2007 – Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals recently acquired Peterson & Plante Internal Medicine Associates.  Peterson & Plante was established in 1993 by Dr. Alan C.…

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COLUMBIA, SC – November 20, 2007 – Moore Clinic is proud to announce the addition of Craig M. Burnworth, M.D. to the staff. Dr. Burnworth is a board-certified Family Practice…

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COLUMBIA, SC – November 20, 2007 – Moore Clinic is proud to announce the addition of Aran M. O’Malley, M.D. to the staff. Dr. O’Malley specializes in Sports Medicine. A University…

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Columbia, SC- November 16, 2007- Students from Riverside High School in Greenville County take the lead in week two of the Healthy SC School Video Contest. At noon today, voters…

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COLUMBIA, SC – November 12, 2007- First Lady Jenny Sanford announced Healthy Intervention as the weekly winner of the Healthy SC School Video Contest.  The ’09 Productions’ team at Garret…

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COLUMBIA, LEXINGTON, SC –November 7, 2007 – MIRCI (Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc.) is pleased to announce Stephanie Bolden Williams, CPA as its new Director of Finance and Administration and Elizabeth Bates…

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COLUMBIA, SC – November 1, 2007— More than 50 of the State’s top nutrition researchers ranging in specialties from physical activity, diabetes, and childhood obesity to cancer chemoprevention, dietary supplements…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – November 1, 2007 – 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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COLUMBIA, S.C. – October 19, 2007 – 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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COLUMBIA, SC- October 18, 2007— First Lady Jenny Sanford and State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex joined together on the State House steps to issue South Carolina students (ages 13…

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COLUMBIA, SC – October 12, 2007 – October is National Breast Cancer Month.  Here are 10 Steps that may decrease your cancer risk. by Dr. Ann Kulze- Just Wellness, LLC www.dranns10steps.com…

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COLUMBIA, SC – October 3, 2007 – Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals recently named Staff Pharmacist Melanie Derden Nurse Support Associate of the Year.  Derden processes physician orders, provides drug…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 28, 2007 – 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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COLUMBIA, SC – September 25, 2007 – Midlands’ businesses are encouraged to participate in the upcoming Columbia Bicycle and Pedestrian Week, Monday, October 8 through Friday, October 12. There are…

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Columbia, S.C. – September 21, 2007 – 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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COLUMBIA, SC – September 19, 2007 – The South Carolina Society for Respiratory Care recently named Jakki Grimball of BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina as Respiratory Care Practitioner of the…

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Columbia, SC – September 14, 2007 – 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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Charleston, SC – August 31, 2007 – South Carolina’s First Lady, Jenny Sanford, announced today that her Healthy South Carolina Challenge has joined the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease in…

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Columbia, S.C. – August 31, 2007 – 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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Columbia, SC – August 29, 2007 – South Carolina’s First Lady, Jenny Sanford, and her Healthy South Carolina Challenge joins forces with the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) to advance…

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Columbia, S.C. August 27, 2007 – Palmetto GBA, one of the nation’s largest Medicare contractors, has been honored for providing outstanding service to health care providers through its Web site,…

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COLUMBIA, SC – AUGUST 22, 2007 – The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has hired Allison Cowherd as its project coordinator. In this position, she will be responsible…

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Columbia, SC – August 20, 2007 – Q2Administrators, LLC (Q2A) has been awarded a contract from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue its role in administering…

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Columbia, S.C. – August 17, 2007 – 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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Columbia, SC – August 16, 2007 – Pamela Williams, RN, has been promoted to assistant vice president of nursing for Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals.  In her new position, she…

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Columbia, SC – August 9, 2007 – The Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals announces the installation of its new board of trustees.  The members are as follows, with elected officers listed…

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Columbia, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Salkehatchie has honored BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina executive Jim Hart with its 2007 Friend of the Campus award. Hart, a BlueCross…

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Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals; Harper, Hellams, and Paige; and Zero Gravity Project recently received a Silver Telly award for the Providence HeartBeat show that aired in 2005 featuring the…

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M. Stevenson Smith, the CEO and chairman of Wilbur Smith Associates (WSA), a full-service transportation and infrastructure consulting firm, has been appointed to the board of trustees of Sisters of…

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Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals inducted four physicians into the Society of St. Luke, a program that celebrates and honors selected members of the medical staff, at a ceremony on…

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Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals inducted four physicians into the Society of St. Luke, a program that celebrates and honors selected members of the medical staff, at a ceremony on…

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Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals inducted four physicians into the Society of St. Luke, a program that celebrates and honors selected members of the medical staff, at a ceremony on…

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(COLUMBIA, S.C., MAY 16, 2007) –  The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is pleased to announce that Patricia J. Moore-Pastides, MPH has been elected to its board of trustees. In…

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(COLUMBIA, S.C., MAY 16, 2007) –  The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is pleased to announce that Roy Tucker, Jr. has been elected to its board of trustees.…

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(COLUMBIA, S.C., MAY 16, 2007) –  The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is pleased to announce that Tobin Cassels, Thomas P. Otis, Patricia J. Moore-Pastides, MPH and Roy…

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(COLUMBIA, S.C., MAY 16, 2007) –  The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is pleased to announce that Tobin Cassels has been elected to its board of trustees. In…

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(COLUMBIA, S.C., MAY 16, 2007) –  The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is pleased to announce that Thomas P. Otis has been elected to its board of trustees. In addition…

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