Health

The hospital purchased an ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation system last month and has been performing surgeries with it for the past few weeks. One doctor says it reduces the amount of radiation exposure and the chance for human error. … Read More

Atrium Health, Bon Secours Health System Inc. and the Medical Society of South Carolina, the three entities that founded Roper St. Francis Healthcare about 20 years ago, are reinvesting in the health system. … Read More

The medical center has submitted certificates of need to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control for a behavioral health facility in North Charleston and an emergency department on James Island. … Read More

The Blue Zones Project, a national wellness program inspired by the longest-living communities in the world, has chosen Charleston as a potential community to work with. Local organizers have 45 days to secure the needed funding. … Read More

Researchers at Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina designed a prototype of an operating room meant to improve doctors’ efficiency and to increase safety for patients. It is housed at the Clemson Design Cente … Read More