Resident Programs

Greenville Hospital System is one of the Southeast’s leading healthcare providers, nationally recognized for advanced technology, innovative research, and teaching excellence. The system's five campuses include a Level I trauma center, three acute-care hospitals, and numerous outpatient facilities.

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Greenville Hospital System

  • A 781-bed regional referral center, Greenville Hospital System draws patients from northwest South Carolina and also significant numbers from northeast Georgia and western North Carolina
  • Greenville Memorial Hospital, the system's flagship, is the largest acute care hospital in South Carolina, serving over 1 million people each year
  • As part of a university medical center, Greenville Memorial Hospital is a satellite teaching campus for third- and fourth-year medical students from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine; GHS also has a teaching affiliation with the Medical University of South Carolina
  • Greenville Hospital System research highlights include the following:
    • The region’s only dedicated Oncology Research Institute
    • Biomedical research collaborative partnership with Clemson University
    • More than 500 active clinical and research trials
  • A high-volume health network provides the exposure and experience that residents seek: In fiscal year 2002, the following occurred at GHS:
    • 44,708 patients admitted
    • More than 40,000 procedures performed
    • 1.2 million patients in outpatient clinics treated
  • Greenville Hospital System offers the largest cardiovascular program in South Carolina, performing more procedures than any other health system in the state
    • In FY 2002, 14,508 vascular procedures and 7,373 cardiac catheterizations were performed
  • Greenville Hospital System also has the largest women’s program in the state
    • In FY 2002, more than 5,600 babies were delivered and 3,500 gynecologic procedures were performed
  • The largest children’s program in the state, Greenville Hospital System Children’s Hospital provides comprehensive care to over 80,000 patients every year
    • Nationally recognized Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
    • The Upstate’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
    • The Upstate’s only Children’s Emergency Center

GHS Landmarks

  • One of the first in the United States to offer videoscopic saphenous vein harvesting
  • One of the first in the United States to perform octopus bypass surgery
  • First in South Carolina to use Biosense, which maps heart rhythm problems
  • First in South Carolina to use the chili tip cooled ablation system to correct heart rhythm problems
  • First in the Upstate to offer minimally invasive CABG
  • First in the Upstate to use intravascular ultrasound
  • First in the region to offer Center for Joint Replacement
  • First and only in the Upstate to offer orthopaedic oncologist
  • First and only in the region to offer fellowship-trained, board-certified urogynecologist
  • First in the region to offer 4D ultrasound
  • Developed the first fused cellular vaccine to treat patients with melanoma and renal cell cancers
  • Pioneered advanced surgery to administer chemotherapy directly into the liver
  • Developed a technique to bath patients’ tissue and organs with chemotherapy agents during certain surgeries
  • One of three centers in the U.S. that researched a permanent sterilization device, now on the marketAssisted-pregnancy rates are nearly double national average
  • Offers one of the few high-risk delivery units in Southeast
  • Offers more than 30 pediatric subspecialties, including Greenville’s only pediatric hematology/oncology specialists
  • Premier Level 1 trauma center in region

Residency Program Information

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