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Jun 23, 2023

Lexington Medical Center Begins Partners Program 2023

West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center’s Partners Program is underway for the summer of 2023. This summer internship is designed for high school students in Lexington and Richland Counties who are interested in careers in health care. Thanks to funding from the Lexington Medical Center Foundation, the Partners Progra[...]

Jun 23, 2023

Prisma Health Board of Directors welcomes S. Richard Hagins and Clay Lowder, MD

Prisma Health announced the election of S. Richard Hagins and Clay Lowder, MD, to its corporate board of directors. S. Richard Hagins served the U.S. for 23 years as a naval officer before settling in Greenville in 2000, where he founded facility service company US&S Inc. in 2003. His past community involvement includes serv[...]

May 30, 2023

Columbia organization turns to tech to tackle health, social needs

The organization is teaming up with a New York-based software company in using tech to help address health and social needs that stretch beyond the hospital walls.

May 24, 2023

MUSC Health Midlands names new chief operating officer

Tyler Sherrill has been named the new Chief Operating Officer of MUSC Health’s Midlands Division, effective later this summer

May 23, 2023

Jill Smith + Associates Celebrates 20 Years of Modern Mental Health Care in the Midlands

The woman-owned talk therapy group has served more than 7,000 clients over the past two decades Jill Smith + Associates Counseling — the premier counseling practice in the greater Columbia, S.C. region — celebrates its 20th anniversary serving the Midlands with modern mental health care. Founded in 2003, the woman-owned psyc[...]

May 22, 2023

In-Store Book Launch With Lauren McDuffie

Buxton Books is proud to host popular cookbook author and blogger Lauren McDuffie for an in-store book launch of Southern Lights: Easier, Lighter, and Better-For-You Recipes from the South. The new book includes more than 100 recipes that are a fresh take on Southern cooking, reimagining the classics through a better-for-you len[...]

May 19, 2023

South Carolina Healthy Business Challenge expands to Midlands

The South Carolina Healthy Business Challenge also has a presence in the Lowcountry and the Upstate.

May 8, 2023

MUSC Health Midlands Division names new CEO

Littlejohn comes to MUSC Health from Community Health Systems in North Carolina where he served as network CEO

May 8, 2023

Afaxys Names Pamela Shepherd New Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Afaxys, LLC, a socially conscious healthcare company focused on serving patients in the community and public health system, announced today that Pamela (Pam) Shepherd, has been named Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Shepherd will serve as Treasurer of the company, a member of the Executive Team and [...]

May 8, 2023

Roper St. Francis Healthcare Hospitals earn top safety ratings

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Every hospital at Roper St. Francis Healthcare earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade for patient safety in The Leapfrog Group ratings released today. Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, Roper Hospital, Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital and Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant received the highest marks possible for protecting patients from preventable harm […]

May 4, 2023

Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery Director Receives Prestigious AAOE Award

Columbia, SC – Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery is pleased to announce that Ruschell Gladden, Director of Patient Access, is the recipient of the 2023 Practice Professional of the Year Award from the American Alliance of Orthopedic Executives (AAOE). This award recognizes the commitment of an AAOE member who, as the le[...]

Apr 27, 2023

The Ritedose Corporation Begins production of Drug to Alleviate National Medication Shortage

Columbia, S.C.— The Ritedose Corporation (Ritedose), an industry leader in pharmaceutical development, aseptic cGMP manufacturing and 503B outsourcing solutions, has begun production of a particular form of Albuterol Sulfate that the FDA has listed in short supply in the United States. It will be available in May. Ritedose is [...]