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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 …

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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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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 …

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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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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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South Carolina healthcare among worst in US, ranking …

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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Hospitals in Columbia, Lexington among safest in SC: …

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

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

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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SC representatives propose consolidated health care agency The …

WEBJanuary 24, 2024 9:17 AM. South Carolina representatives are proposing a consolidation of state agencies into the new Executive Office of Health and Policy. File photo Getty …

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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

WEBGov. McMaster: SC not changing coronavirus plan after WHO declares ‘pandemic’. Dr. Lee Norman, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and …

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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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Should folks wear masks in South Carolina as flu spikes

WEBRogelio V. Solis AP. South Carolinians who still have masks from the COVID-19 pandemic days may want to consider using them again in certain situations, health …

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19 South Carolina counties under air quality alert The State

WEBThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control issued an air quality alert for 19 counties Thursday morning that is set to last until 10 a.m on …

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SC state employee move to Colonial Life Boulevard called off The …

WEBState officials have to go back to the drawing board after a planned location for roughly 975 state employees fell through, even though the state and the property …

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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 …

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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 …

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