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.
The South Carolina Spine Center is offering a special “Back to Golf” education program April 19, 23, 30 designed to help individuals with back or neck pain learn more about how to resume daily activities, including a return to the golf course.
The American Heart Association has named Self Regional one of its 2014 Gold ‘Fit-Friendly Worksites’ as recognition for “going above and beyond” when it comes to employee health through walking programs, walking routes and offering healthy choices in dining options.
Self Regional Healthcare, Clemson, and the Greenwood Genetic Center have announced a groundbreaking partnership to create a national hub for human genetics research.
World Golf Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez will attend the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation’s Mid-Winter Ball in Greenwood to award a Pro-Am golf experience package to one lucky bidder at the ball’s silent auction.
The Lakelands community is projected to receive $1.3 million in 2014 from grants funded by Self Regional Healthcare towards community health and wellness. In January, the committee awarded more than $400,000 of the $1.3 million to six local organizations.
A $10,000 contribution from Countybank and Greenwood Capital and Associates has been accepted for the SRH Foundation Mid-Winter Ball benefiting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Limited tickets are still available for this year’s event.
Express Medical Care•Laurens, a new urgent care healthcare practice in Laurens County, opened to patients on January 6, 2014. Urgent care focuses on delivering non-emergency medical services on weekends and when doctor’s offices are usually closed.
Three future respiratory therapists have each been awarded scholarships from the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation to help fund their studies at Piedmont Technical College.