The ‘BelkGives on the Go’ Mobile Mammography Center, a 39-foot-long, state-of-the-art screening center on wheels, will stop at the Belk store in Summerville, SC on Saturday, September 26th to offer free, convenient mammogram screenings. Women age 40 and over with no breast concerns, who have not had a mammogram in the last 12 months and have a primary care physician are […]

Fishing in South Carolina is a summer hobby for many people, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has updated the fish consumption advisory to help the public identify which fish are safe to eat and which fish to avoid. “Our website has a state map with the latest advisories, information, a booklet, and other materials free […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—The community is coming together to plan a benefit ride on May 30th to help two teen girls battling some major health issues. Sixteen-year-old Kayla Elizabeth Harris is currently is a fight for her life. She is battling leukemia. “She is loving, caring, smart, enthusiastic, always smiling, tries to find the good in everyone and everything even leukemia,” […]

In the spring 2015 Hospital Safety Scores report released recently by The Leapfrog Group, Trident Medical Center earned a letter grade of “A” and Summerville Medical Center earned a “B” for the third consecutive report. The Leapfrog Group is a non-profit organization committed to driving quality, safety and transparency in the U.S. health system. Data is released twice each year. […]

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), the South Carolina Birth Outcomes Initiative (SCBOI), the South Carolina Neonatology Consortium and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) have teamed up to open South Carolina’s first Mother’s Milk Bank to improve the health of the state’s most vulnerable infants.  “When members of the health community team up with […]

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is seeking the public’s help in preventing the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile virus and chikungunya virus. “Anyone can help us identify and track the arrival of West Nile virus by submitting dead blue jays, crows, house sparrows, and house finches for testing,” said Chris Evans, a Ph.D. entomologist […]

Kevin Scoggin has been named Summerville Medical Center’s (SMC) first Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Scoggin will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to ensure operational objectives and results are in accordance with strategic hospital needs. He will provide leadership in the day-to-day operations of SMC, build strategic partnerships within the organization to execute business strategies and will […]

On Friday, April 3rd, Trident Health will take part in an Ebola preparedness drill from 5– 9 a.m. In coordination with Joint Base Charleston and Health South, the event will allow the health system’s frontline patient-contact staff to practice how to properly receive, isolate and implement proper infection control practices for potential Ebola patients, as well as how to properly […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County First Steps and the Berkeley-Dorchester Head Start programs were awarded a $1,500 grant by The Cooper River Bridge Fund to organize and host the Berkeley County Youth Dash on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Berkeley Intermediate School. Parents with children five years old and younger who attend the Youth Dash will have the opportunity to participate […]

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is partnering with participating veterinarians across the state to help residents protect their pets and themselves against rabies. “Participating veterinarians will conduct rabies clinics to vaccinate dogs, cats and ferrets against this fatal disease,” said Sandra Craig of DHEC’s Bureau of Environmental Health Services. “Vaccination fees in these clinics will not exceed […]