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Grand Strand Health opens Murrells Inlet ER
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. — Grand Strand Health welcomed community members, local leaders, first responders and health care professionals Wednesday evening for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house of its new Murrells Inlet ER. The new facility, located at 4533 Wesley Road, Murrells Inlet, expands access to emergency care for...
dillonnews.org
The George Agency Expanding To Dillon; Opening August 1, 2026
We are excited to announce the expansion of The George Agency with the opening of The George Agency of Dillon on August 1, 2026. Since 1983, our mission has been simple: provide honest advice, exceptional service, and long-term relationships for the individuals, families, seniors, and businesses we are privileged to serve across South Carolina. We’re excited to continue that tradition in the Dillon community.
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A first for the Carolinas: Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District earns national EMS accreditation
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — The Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District is the first fire-based Emergency Medical Services agency in North and South Carolina to earn a national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services. This achievement signifies the district has met or exceeded the highest industry...
wpde.com
McLeod Regional opens pediatric behavioral health crisis unit in Florence
FLORENCE COUNTY S.C. (WPDE) — A new pediatric behavioral health crisis stabilization unit at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence is open. The unit specializes in pediatric patients who are suffering from acute psychiatric crisis. The hospital will use a model called EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing)....
dillonnews.org
CareSouth Carolina Welcomes Tabitha Hennagan to Full-Time Role at Latta Office
LATTA, S.C. — CareSouth Carolina is pleased to announce that Tabitha Hennagan, Ed.D., LPC, is now seeing patients full-time at the organization’s Latta office, expanding access to behavioral health services for residents throughout Dillon County and the surrounding communities. Hennagan joined the organization three and a half years...
Collinsville Daily News
Neurosurgeon Launches $1,000 Scholarship to Support Future Healthcare Leaders
FLORENCE, S.C. - June 19, 2026 - Dr. Larry Davidson, a board-certified neurosurgeon with more than 30 years of experience treating complex spinal and neurological conditions, has announced the establishment of the Dr. Larry Davidson Scholarship. The annual $1,000 award is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are confirmed and enrolled with the goal of becoming physicians. Applications are accepted through March 31, 2027, and can be submitted at drlarrydavidsonscholarship.com. The scholarship reflects Dr. Davidson’s belief that financial barriers should never stand between a motivated student and a career in medicine. After spending decades in the operating room and watching healthcare evolve in remarkable ways, he wants to extend that same sense of possibility to the next generation of clinicians and scientists. The award is designed to ease the weight of rising tuition costs while encouraging students to stay the course on what can be a long and demanding path. About the Scholarship Applicants must submit a 400- to 600-word essay responding to the following prompt: Neurosurgeons often help patients facing life-changing conditions. Why is compassion an important part of healthcare, science, or leadership, and how do you plan to use compassion in your future profession? The essay prompt
wpde.com
Careteam Plus serves Conway and Pawleys Island with primary, pediatric and women’s care
(WPDE) — The community healthcare center has offices in Conway and Pawleys Island. They provide primary care, pediatric care and women's health services to insured and uninsured patients with sliding-scale payment plans. Careteam Plus offers Women's Health Day events with free mammograms and Pap smear screenings. They also offer...
The Post and Courier
She used to speed injured patients to the hospital. Now she will be operating on them.
Sometimes, bright students leave high school on a rocket trajectory into college and then medical school as they fulfill their lifelong dream of becoming a doctor. For others, it's a longer road through unexpected places. Kelsey Glover of Murrells Inlet is a prime example of the second path. She attended the College of Charleston on an academic scholarship — the only way she could have afforded it — but at the time only had vague notions of becoming a writer and wanting to help people. “When I graduated from high school, I really had no direction,” Glover said. Her roommate wanted to take a fr...
WMBF
Conway Medical Center nears completion of multi-million dollar hurricane upgrades
CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - Conway Medical Center is nearing the end of a year-long project to make all of the windows in the hospital hurricane-proof. The new windows are impact-resistant and can withstand winds up to 150 miles per hour. The hospital is also replacing the entire roof. This is...
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2 South Carolina Caregivers Apprehended For Leaving In-Need Residents Abandoned
Two former assisted living facility employees are facing felony charges after state investigators determined they allegedly left vulnerable adults unsupervised, resulting in unmonitored medical emergencies. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said that the Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud Unit (VAMPF), in collaboration with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office,...