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If you are signed up for the Cooper Bridge Run, consider these tips from Benita Shaw. The race is right around the corner and it is time to prepare. GENERAL TIPS: The true beginner should consider walk/running. If you haven’t trained well by March, consider just having fun and not worrying about a time. Corrals […]
With the controversy over health care reform swirling around us, we’ve somehow been convinced that health insurance companies know better than doctors. They tell us how often we can be sick, when we are well, when we are allowed to see a doctor and which one to see. We don’t visit a doctor until we […]
Given that a fourth of Charleston’s senior citizens are veterans, it’s hard to wrap your head around the logistics behind providing them with transportation to medical appointments. When you factor in that the service area reaches far beyond Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties and into rural areas, the importance of having a well-oiled system becomes […]
Prenatal care and childbirth plans could be one of the biggest decisions a newly pregnant mother will make. The Charleston area has a myriad of OB-GYN choices and many hospitals with outstanding birth units. But what if a woman wants something different than what is considered to be the normal labor experience? More and more […]
WHY DO YOU THINK CHARLESTON HAS BECOME A REGIONAL MEDICAL HUB? We have become a large training site for medical students as well as nursing students and all kinds of allied health professionals. We also have a large number of residents and fellows, physicians who train for six or seven years in different specialties. When […]
WHY DO YOU THINK CHARLESTON HAS BECOME A REGIONAL MEDICAL HUB? Charleston is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, and local health care providers such as Roper St. Francis are doing all they can to meet patients’ needs. Some of the factors that have led to our national accolades include excellent patient safety […]