With tens of thousands of lives hanging in the balance, getting the word out about the importance of organ donations is a never-ending and critically important job, according to Tracy Moore, CEO and executive director of Donate Life South Carolina. “Right now, 120 thousand Americans are waiting on the list for a transplant,” said Moore. … Read more
With a smile as wide as the Cooper River, 82-year-old Clara Faye Fulton firmly held a sign saying she was the 500th patient at Trident Medical Center to have an innovative minimally invasive heart procedure. The implanted device will reduce her risk for stroke, one of South Carolina’s leading causes of death and disability. The … Read more
Coastal Vascular & Vein Center is proud to take the lead in offering a new, less invasive and less risky procedure to clear out carotid arteries. Known in the medical community as transcarotid artery revascularization, or TCAR, the procedure was initially only offered to high-risk patients. However, in May 2022, the Food and Drug Administration … Read more
When Grace Shorter and her husband moved from Virginia to the Lowcountry 16 years ago, Grace had just retired from a career in banking and knew she would still need something to keep her busy. She wanted to be around people, so she initially accepted a role with the nonprofit Meals on Wheels. Then, realizing … Read more
Nationally-Ranked Heart Care at Trident Medical Center For 30 years, Dottie Blatchford, RN, has had a front-row seat to Trident Medical Center’s heart program. What she sees today as the Cardiac Procedures Recovery Unit supervisor is a large group of experienced and skilled cardiac specialists working together to care for patients from the Lowcountry and … Read more
Paul Cardall is an 11-time Billboard-topping pianist with millions of fans in more than 160 countries around the world. He’s also a medical miracle, born with half a functioning heart in the 1970s, when the concept of open heart surgery, especially for children, was in its infancy. “At the time, pretty much all children born … Read more