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Health

Apr 30, 2021

Reedy River Run returns with United Community Bank sponsorship

The 43rd Reedy River Run is back on the calendar for Sep. 6 with a new title sponsor.

Apr 27, 2021

Greenville life science company targets PPE for nonprofits

As South Carolina continues its rollout of vaccines across the state, the push for personal protective equipment looks quite different than it did a year ago.

Apr 19, 2021

Union donors bolster rural health care initaitives

A recent study named Union County the least generous county in the state. A few Union philanthropists are working to turn this rank around.

Apr 15, 2021

BlueCross BlueShield gifts $3.7M grant to minority medical students

Minority medical students will have a chance to cash into a $45,000 annual scholarship at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville for the next 10 years thanks to a recent grant from The BlueCross BlueShield.

Apr 14, 2021

New $10.6M research initiative seeks genetic answers to disease

The National Institutes of Health has tasked Clemson University with unlocking genetic codes through a new $10.6 million grant to establish the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Human Genetics

Apr 13, 2021

Prisma Health terminates acquisition of Midlands health facilities

Citing a complex regulatory path, Prisma Health and LifePoint Health withdrew from a March 2020 agreement that would have added Providence Health and KershawHealth to Prisma's Midlands portfolio.

Apr 9, 2021

Bon Secours tops out new emergency department

Bon Secours St. Francis celebrated a milestone Thursday in its emergency care construction project at St. Francis Downtown when a small group of hospital staff gathered for a topping-off ceremony.

Apr 9, 2021

Greenville lab honored for nation’s highest COVID-19 testing capacity

This time last year, Greenville’s Diversified Medical Healthcare Laboratory geared up to process more than 1 million COVID-19 tests during 2020 as the first lab validated for COVID-19 testing.

Apr 7, 2021

SCBio CEO steps down to launch Vikor-affiliated startup

SCBio CEO Sam Konduros calls his time with SCBio a “four-year honeymoon,” but new opportunities for the life science lynchpin lie on the horizon.

Apr 6, 2021

Bon Secours makes 5-year investment in CommunityWorks

The hospital system will invest $750,000 in Greenville’s CommunityWorks as part of the Bon Secours Community Investment Program to help underserved families in the Upstate.

Apr 5, 2021

Senior primary care company opens 1st S.C. clinic

Oak Street Health, a primary care center network for adults on Medicare, moved into its new location at 6119 White Horse Road in Greenville on March 31.

Apr 1, 2021

Governor issues executive order to safeguard medical supply chains

As the result of a longtime push among South Carolina officials for reshoring the medical supply chain, Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order he said will strengthen the Commerce Department's efforts.