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$277M hospital proposed for Johns Island
Trident Medical Center has submitted a Certificate of Need to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to build a $277 million hospital on Johns Island. The application is for a 50-bed acute care hospital between Maybank Highway and Cane Slash Road, across from the Live Oak Square development. Projection[...]
Counselors open therapy practice in Charleston area
A therapy practice dedicated to guiding individuals, couples and families through the life stages of conception, pregnancy, postpartum, parenthood, infertility and loss, is expanding into the Lowcountry. With Tennessee offices already established in Nashville and Knoxville, Ready Nest Counseling is setting up practice in Mount P[...]
Foundation donates $50,000 to transform lives of veterans
WarriorWOD, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of veterans, has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence Foundation. The grant, provided as part of the foundation's goal to improve health care quality in the Carolinas, is intended to empower WarriorWOD to extend its m[...]
MUSC Health announces opening of orthopedic urgent care and expansion of services
ORANGEBURG, S.C. – MUSC Health will open its new orthopedic urgent care clinic on Monday, August 21. The new clinic will be located in the former RMC Express Care, inside the hospital’s annex. The current express care clinic will close on Saturday, August 12, and patients requiring express care services will be directed to the […]
MUSC names new chief information officer
CHARLESTON, S.C. – After a national search process, Todd Leach has accepted the role of enterprise chief information officer (CIO) for Information Solutions and will begin his service on July 31. He will oversee a team of technology specialists, providing a mission-aligned vision, leadership and services in support of the inst[...]
Fun Fins swim program launches in Colleton and Dorchester Counties this summer
Charleston, SC – Across Colleton and Dorchester Counties, seven organizations are partnering together to launch the new Fun Fins swim program this summer. The partnership unites the Summerville Family YMCA, Colleton County Parks & Recreation, Dorchester County Parks & Recreation, Colleton Medical Center, Summerville Medical Center, Colleton County School District, and Dorchester School District 4 […][...]
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[...]
$48M Charleston mental health center is state’s first in 30 years
On June 6, Trident Medical Center is set to open Live Oak Mental Health & Wellness, a $47.5 million state-of-the-art mental health hospital in Ladson, the state’s newest free-standing mental health hospital in more than 30 years. Live Oak Mental Health & Wellness will open with 60 beds, with plans already in[...]
Bon Secours secures $94M for Charleston, Greenville projects
Bon Secours Mercy Health Inc. has secured $94.42 million in bond financing through the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority to finance capital expenditures in Berkeley, Charleston and Greenville counties. These Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, which were issued in connection with new bond issues in Ohio and Virgi[...]
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 [...]
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 […]
Trident Medical Center Announces $140M in Capital Investments
Charleston, SC – In 2025 Trident Medical Center will celebrate its 50th anniversary. For Christina Oh, Trident Health President and CEO, today’s announcement of the hospital’s more than $140M in capital investments tells only one part of the hospital’s nearly half-century commitment to serving patients in the Lowcountry [...]
