The public is invited to participate in this marrow registry event. The process takes 15 minutes and requires a cheek swab. Blood cancers like leukemia or other diseases such as sickle cell anemia may require a marrow transplant for survival. Having more individuals on the registry provides a greater chance for a match.
The Community Outreach Committee has selected five local nonprofits to receive a total of $143,000 to provide a safe haven for homeless individuals, expand the Girls on the Run program, visit limited-income new moms at home, establish wireless communication between ambulances and Emergency Care, and more.
Camp porcupine is Self Regional Healthcare’s camp for children with Type I and Type II diabetes. It takes place June 16-20, 2014 at Greenwood Family YMCA.
Greenwood Genetic Center, Clemson University Begin Collaboration on Projects. Five of the first projects to be funded focus on the understanding and treatment of autism spectrum disorders, while two proposals were combined to study improved diagnostics for hereditary cancers.
Self Regional Healthcare, a not-for-profit healthcare system serving the 250,000 residents of the Lakelands region, is now a seven-time Gallup Great Workplace Award recipient.
Starting this week, visitors to Self Regional Medical Center may need to access services and visit patients at the Medical Center using an alternate entrance. Direct access to the Patient Tower from the Epting Street entrance will be closed due to construction.
Hundreds of local eighth grade girls and boys will participate in a hands-on golf instruction with 14 Symetra Tour professional golfers and PGA-certified teaching professionals as part of the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women’s Health Classic.
The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) recognized Self Regional Healthcare as a recipient of the SC “Certified Zero Harm Award” for excellent performance in patient safety.
The boards of five of South Carolina’s largest health systems have approved the formation of a healthcare collaborative to drive down healthcare costs. The founding members of Initiant Healthcare Collaborative include Greenville Health System, Greenville; McLeod Health, Florence; MUSC Health, Charleston; Palmetto Health, Columbia; and Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood.
Organizers of the state’s only LPGA-qualifying tournament announce the charitable recipients of the fundraising golf tournament to support women’s health and other community initiatives in the Lakelands region.