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Midlands nurses ‘exhausted’ as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise in SC By Emily Wakeman | January 14, 2021 at 9:00 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 9:00 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - In the face of record-breaking COVID-19 hospitalizations in South Carolina this week, hospitals across the state are reaching breaking points when it comes to the number of beds available and the staff to man those beds. On Thursday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Contro...

Health officials urge public to adhere to guidelines, asks for patience with vaccine rollout Marcus Navarro, Greenville News © MATT BURKHARTT/Staff The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine sits ready to be administered by CVS, to over 70 people including residents and staff at Patewood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Greenville, Monday, Dec 28, 2020, for round one of three. The residents will be the first at a long-term facility in South Carolina to receive the vaccine. State hea...

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Legal challenge could hamper Prismas plan to buy three LifePoint hospitals Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images Prisma Healths plan to buy three hospitals from for-profit LifePoint Health is facing a legal challenge, the health systems CEO revealed Monday at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Prisma, South Carolinas largest health system, announced in early 2020 plans to acquire two hospital systems from Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint: Camden, S.C.-based KershawHealth and Columb...

ABC Columbia Dec 30, 2020 6:16 PM EST COLOMBIA (WOLO): As covid-19 infections spread at alarming rates across South Carolina, local leaders and health officials held a virtual press conference Wednesday to urge South Carolinians to stay home this New Year’s Eve. Since Christmas day, more than 11-thousand new coronavirus cases have been reported in South Carolina and more than 120 deaths. And as those cases rise, so too are the number of hospitalizations. Prisma Health President and CEO, Mark...

Greenville New Years Eve party plans change amid COVID surge Zoe Nicholson and Lillia Callum-Penso, Greenville News This article has been updated to add additional context to comments by Skylor Hoffman. Mayor Knox White has asked for state law enforcement to help Greenville police enforce COVID-19 rules on mask wearing, alcohol consumption and capacity limits on New Years Eve — a move that comes as hospital beds across the Upstate fill and frontline workers are strained. D...