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[...]
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 [...]
LRADAC hosting Town Hall Meetings to Prevent Underage Drinking and Substance Use
As part of Alcohol Awareness Month, LRADAC’s Prevention Team will host Town Hall Meetings in Richland and Lexington Counties to help educate the public on ways to prevent underage drinking and substance use. Both meetings will create an open conversation about the impact of underage drinking, youth substance use, and menta[...]
Prisma Health announces nine 2023 Women of Impact
In recognition of Women’s History Month, Prisma Health recently announced the nominees and top honorees in its 2023 Women of Impact observance. This year, team members submitted record 103 nominations to recognize eighty-nine of their peers or leaders, women who went beyond their work roles and responsibilities to advance [...]
Career cancer fighter to lead Prisma Heath Cancer Institute
Dr. Julian Kim has been appointed president of the Prisma Health Cancer Institute. He will oversee the health care system’s comprehensive cancer program, which is the largest in the state.
Prisma Health announces Julian Kim, MD, as new Cancer Institute president
GREENVILLE, S.C.— Julian Kim, MD, has been appointed president of the Prisma Health Cancer Institute. In this role, he will oversee the health care system’s comprehensive cancer program which is the largest in the state with 11 cancer clinic sites across South Carolina. The Institute is a regional leader in cancer research w[...]
New Rankings Show Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Beaufort County ranks the healthiest in South Carolina and Allendale is the least healthy county in the state, according to new County Health Rankings data from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI). The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) serves as the lead [...]
MBM Partner, Stanley Myers, Named to Hospital Board
Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) is excited to announce that Partner, Stanley Myers, has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors for Lexington Medical Center. It was only two years ago that Myers was commissioned as an Infantry Officer and then appointed as a Judge Advocate General. As a judge, he serves many roles […]
Veterinarians Encouraged to Offer Low-Cost Rabies Clinics
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Each spring, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) encourages pet owners to take their pets to a veterinarian for routine care and vaccinations. To help make rabies vaccines easily accessible, DHEC is rallying behind several veterinary partners in support of the free or low-cost rabies vaccination clinics they’re […]
Prisma Health Dentistry is awarded grant from Delta Dental of South Carolina to assist in serving special needs patients
Columbia, S.C.— The Prisma Health Dentistry Department, which includes a comprehensive dental practice as well as well as a residency program and outreach, has been awarded an approximately $95,800 grant from Delta Dental of South Carolina to expand services and accessibility for special needs patients at one of its Columbia o[...]
Lexington Medical Center and USC to break ground on new nursing facility
Lexington Medical Center and the University of South Carolina will break ground next week on a new building to train nurses on the hospital campus in West Columbia
Prisma Health develops program to help pair Black mothers with doulas with support of the TD Charitable Foundation
GREENVILLE, SC – With support of the TD Charitable Foundation, Prisma Health is developing a program to improve maternal and birth outcomes for Black mothers by pairing them with doulas for support through the birthing process. The innovative pilot program is funded by a $125,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the ch[...]