After a three-month-long, grueling stay in the hospital battling a life-threatening case of bacterial meningitis, Brock Borton finally returned home Wednesday.
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Construction Underway To Expand Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital
PICTURED: Roper St. Francis Berkeley in Summerville, S.C. (CREDIT: Roper St. Francis Healthcare) BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Construction is currently underway at Roper St. Francis Healthcare Berkeley Hospital as part of a new expansion project. The hospital will more than double in size to accommodate the booming population, hospital officials recently explained via social media. The expansion project includes doubling […]
Roper To Provide Free High School Sports Physicals In Berkeley County
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Teams of Roper St. Francis Healthcare physicians, physical therapists and athletic trainers are volunteering their time and skills to help hundreds of public and private high school athletes from Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties. Roper St. Francis Healthcare is supporting local high school sports by hosting 16 free sports health clinics at high schools around the […]
Kennedy Center, BCLS Launch Safe Drug-Disposal Initiative
Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The Kennedy Center Prevention Department has teamed up with the Berkeley County Library System (BCLS) to provide free Deterra® drug-disposal pouches at each of their seven locations and mobile library. The initiative officially launched Wednesday with the help of a Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnership for Success grant made availably through the […]
MUSC Children’s Health Pediatrics Celebrates Moncks Corner Ribbon Cutting
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Berkeley County, Town of Moncks Corner leaders and public safety officials recently celebrated the unveiling of the new MUSC Children’s Health Pediatrics facility in Moncks Corner with Dr. Joseph West and Dr. Luke Emmanuel Edmondson. Dr. West and his pediatric primary care practice of more than 40 years, Moncks Corner Pediatrics, officially joined MUSC as MUSC […]
Community Rallies Behind Moncks Corner Family After Toddler Loses COVID-19 Battle
The Berkeley County community is rallying behind a Moncks Corner couple who lost their toddler to COVID-19 this week.
DHEC Assesses Damages, Offers Health and Safety Reminders Following Hurricane Ian
Following Hurricane Ian’s landfall in South Carolina, DHEC is working with state and local partners to assess related damages and impacts across the state.
2 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed In South Carolina, DHEC Says
One case is in a person in the Midlands region and the other is a person in the Lowcountry region.
SC’s Fetal Heartbeat Law Now In Effect Following Roe V. Wade Ruling
South Carolina’s law outlaws abortions after the point at which a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Berkeley County Children As Young As 6 Months Old Soon Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccines
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Children in Berkeley County as young as six months old will soon be eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the Moderna and the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include use in children down to 6 months of age. “Many parents, […]
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