Prisma Health changing COVID-19 testing hours due to drop in demand
Feb 26, 2021 1:19 PM EST
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Prisma Health says they are changing the hours for their COVID-19 testing due to a drop in demand. Beginning Monday, Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia will shift from testing all weekdays, to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Prisma says the community-based testing site at Columbia Place Mall has now closed as well.
There are still hundreds of sites you can get tested at throughout the state. To find a testing site near you, visit scdhec.gov/covid19/covid-19-testing-locations.
Beloved Lexington 4 bus driver seriously injured in stabbing after offering man a ride
Beloved Lexington 4 bus driver seriously injured in stabbing after offering man a ride By Caroline Coleburn | January 26, 2021 at 7:21 PM EST - Updated January 27 at 11:25 AM
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A Lexington School District Four bus driver remains in serious condition after being stabbed multiple times, by simply offering a man a ride.
Lexington County Sheriffâs Department says Mark Wannamaker picked up 25-year-old Marshal Hogston of Swansea at the BP Gas Station on South Main Street in Gaston Saturday afternoon.
Not long after, they say Hogston stole Wannamakerâs car, stabbed him, and dropped him off in front of a home in the 300 block of Havenwood Drive.
The Food Network has pulled the 20th season of the competition show “Worst Cooks in America” after its winner was arrested in the death of a child.
South Carolina authorities charged Ariel Robinson, 29, and Jerry Robinson, 34, last week with homicide by child abuse in the death of their 3-year-old adopted daughter, Victoria Smith, Deadline reported Saturday. According to Deadline, the cooking channel has removed Season 20 of “Worst Cooks in America,” which saw Ariel Robinson take home the top prize, from several platforms.
The season, which ran last summer, is no longer available to stream on the Discovery+, Hulu or YouTube. And episode recaps for Season 20 of the series, which sees a group of “kitchen disasters” compete for a $25,000 cash reward over several weeks, have also been scrubbed from the Food Network website.
Prisma Health starts vaccinating staff as part of Phase 1A rollout
Prisma Health will start vaccinating staff Tuesday By Caroline Coleburn | December 15, 2020 at 12:01 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 8:13 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Prisma Health received 9,750 doses of the Pfizer vaccine Tuesday morning, according to a hospital spokeswoman, who says employee vaccinations began around noon.
Officials with Prisma Health are discussing the hospital system s efforts related to the vaccine. > https://bit.ly/3aj22Hh Get the earliest breaking news alerts on your phone with the WIS 10 News app http://bit.ly/2Zz44uFPosted by WIS TV on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
S.C. Stays Silent as Other States Reveal Vaccine Plans South Carolina has refused to name the 15 receiving sites, making it unclear when health-care centers will receive the vaccines for distributions. Some believe the state is keeping the plan quiet to mitigate security risks. Sam Ogozalek, The Island Packet | December 14, 2020 | Analysis
(TNS) North Carolina residents know exactly which hospitals will get doses first from the state s initial supply of coronavirus vaccines.
N.C. officials on Thursday released a list of 53 medical centers and health care systems that will soon receive shipments of Pfizer and BioNTech s COVID-19 vaccine, which federal regulators are expected to approve for emergency use this weekend.