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SCDHEC launches new phone line for vaccine information …

WebBy Chris Trainor. Updated January 29, 2021 1:10 PM. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control has started a new phone line to provide information …

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Best hospitals in South Carolina

WebJuly 28, 2020 4:09 PM. The latest South Carolina hospital rankings are out, and some of the best providers also received national acclaim. The Palmetto State’s top-ranked hospital …

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Lexington Medical Center is on best hospitals in SC …

WebUpdated July 28, 2021 2:07 PM. A ranking of the top hospitals in South Carolina was released this week, and only one medical facility in the Midlands was included among the …

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Demand for these health care jobs is increasing most in …

WebMedical Technology Schools found the health care positions adding the most jobs in each state from 2020 to 2030 using Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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Here’s where to find mental health help in North Carolina

WebNarcotics Anonymous 24-hour hotline can be reached at 980-200-9349. Anuvia addiction treatment services in Charlotte can be reached at 704-376-7447. Atrium …

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New medical center for seniors opens in north Columbia …

WebNorth Columbia gets much-needed medical center in area where services are sparse. A new Dedicated Senior Medical Center opened at 5900 North Main St. …

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Anti-trans bathroom provision in the Senate $13.8 billion …

WebClosely mirroring bills that have attempted to move their way into the SC House and Senate, a provision passed in the Senate budget Wednesday that prevents …

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Physician, healthcare workforce shortages in SC aided by …

WebIn 2021 — the latest available data — 41 of 46 counties in the state are experiencing a shortage of health professionals, according to the South Carolina …

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Lexington SC hospital has A safety grade as other scores …

WebSince 2012, the Leapfrog Group has published Hospital Safety Scores twice a year — once in the spring and once during the fall — to create transparency in the U.S. …

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Hospitals in Columbia, Lexington among safest in SC: Report The …

WebAbout 200,000 people die every year from hospital errors, injuries, accidents, and infections, the watchdog group said.

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MUSC renames Columbia, SC hospitals in deal with Providence

WebMUSC — one of the oldest medical schools in the South after being founded in 1824 as a small private college — bought two Providence Health hospitals in …

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Columbia hospitals restrict visits over flu The State

WebThe Prisma Health hospital system announced new restrictions on its Columbia-area hospitals this week. Starting Wednesday, Prisma Health hospitals are …

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SC won’t change coronavirus plans after WHO declares pandemic

WebSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said the state would not be changing the state’s strategy when it comes to combating the coronarivus in the wake of the World …

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New plan to break up DHEC emerges; agency to be created

WebThe state Department of Health and Environmental Control would be dissolved. A new plan emerged Tuesday as senators discussed the matter.

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South Carolina hospital gets new blood pressure treatment The …

WebThe Columbia hospital is the first in the Midlands to offer an innovative one-time treatment option that can lower blood pressure, according to a Prisma Health press …

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South Carolina healthcare among worst in US, ranking shows

WebJune 23, 2023 6:00 AM. A doctor talks to a patient. Kanizphoto Getty Images/iStockphoto. South Carolina ranks 37th in the U.S. in overall healthcare performance and among the …

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NAACP claims SC Mental Health discriminates against Blacks The …

WebNearly 89 percent of patients with open cases at the Department of Mental Health are Black, according to the agency. More than half of the patients and employees …

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Senate seeks to help wealthy seaside landowners avoid fines The …

WebThe state Senate has taken steps to help affluent oceanfront landowners avoid penalties for building seawalls on South Carolina beaches, voting for a measure this …

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Plans to break up SC DHEC moving forward, despite questions

WebIf you want a better system of protecting environment and public health, legislators say they have the plan. Break up DHEC, some 50 years after the agency was …

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Market, health facility coming in 23-acre Columbia project

WebA new farmers market with commercial kitchens, an affordable senior living community, a sheriff’s office substation and more are on the way as part of a 23-acre …

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SC Senate opts not to allow colleges to raise tuition by 2% The …

WebThe House budget included $57.5 million for the state’s colleges and universities to freeze tuition rates. House and Senate budget writers will have to negotiate the final …

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SC’s Nephron slammed by Canada agency for problems with …

WebBristow Marchant. 803-771-8405. Bristow Marchant covers local government, schools and community in Lexington County for The State. He graduated from the …

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