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A well-known doctor in Sumter is joining the corporate board of directors for Prisma Health. The health care system, which owns and operates Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, recently announced the election of Clay Lowder, MD, and S. Richard Hagins to …

Jay Lucas to begin new role July 25

An experimental project operating out of Enontekiö Airport in the northwest corner of Finland is set to test the viability of using electric airplanes to fly routes across the wider Lapland region. "When someone from Enontekiö leaves for Rovaniemi, the journey takes at least four hours by car, bu

The trial period will initially begin with the use of renewable aviation fuel, but will later switch to using electric aircraft.

ABC Columbia Feb 4, 2021 1:33 PM EST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– On Thursday, Prisma Health announced a new program that will allow those who need kidney transplants to have the procedure without leaving town. According to Prisma, in 2019 30% of all kidney transplant patients had to leave the state. Officials say that while they are starting with kidneys, Prisma will also move on to other organ transplants such as the liver and pancreas based on demand. The hospital group says beginning later this y...

Prisma Health administers its 100,000th COVID-19 vaccine in SC Feb 1, 2021 11:36 AM EST COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Prisma Health announced that it delivered its 100,000th dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. Prisma says they have administered the most Pfizer vaccines in the state, nearly 30% of the 341,250 delivered to the state. “Last week, South Carolina was recognized as one of the top 10 states in the country for using its available supply of vaccine. This was accomplished by working ...

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...